ART AWARDS/ACQUISITIONS
2008 Finalist Black Swan portraiture prize in Perth for his portraiture of Warren Anderson
2008 Selected for the Salon de Refuse for his portrait of Martin Sharp
2006 Finalist Robert Jacks Drawing Competition
ART EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE:
2020 Gallows Gallery Perth, WA
2019 Finalist Mosman Art Show, NSW
2018 Yallingup Galleries Gunyulgup, WA
2017 Merricks General Wine Store Gallery, VIC 2016 Michael Commerford Gallery Melbourne, VIC 2016 Yallingup Galleries Gunyulgup WA
2015 Merricks General Wine Store Gallery, VIC 2013 Merricks General Wine Store Gallery, VIC 2012 Merricks General Wine Store Gallery, VIC 2011 Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery Seaforth, NSW 2010 Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery Seaforth, NSW 2009 Milk Factory Gallery Bowral, NSW
2009 Linton and Kay Galleries Perth, WA
2008 Michael Commerford Gallery, NSW
2008 Moree Gallery, NSW
2007 Michael Commerford Gallery, NSW
2006 Michael Commerford Gallery, NSW
2004 Michael Commerford Gallery, NSW
In 2004 I started working with my left hand, although I am right-handed, and found an amazing connection with myself.
My nature seemed to be synchronised with my creativeness emanating from the use of my left hand. Consequently, I have never used my right hand again for my creative endeavours and even write my poetry with my left hand. This has been a blessing for me and I now relish my work as it guides me in my life and helps me to make sense of my own reality.
In my work I try to explain the existence of the soul... ... the truth of who we are ... the spiritual spark that animates the body... this body is of course temporary but the soul exists eternally beyond this life ... the animals I choose are random but most of my paintings I have the subjects looking at you and making a personal connection... the eyes being the ‘window to the soul’ from there I extrapolate into why we are here and how we are connected to this material realm and beyond that the cause of all this