The Art of Pain, feature in the Neos Kosmos Good Life
by Penni PappasIt's the story you've now heard many times before, but Penni Pappas felt she needed to feature our 'Good Life' with the excuse of today's official opening of The Greek-Australian Cultural League's Antipodean Palette Exhibition 2014. Although the last seven years have been a gruelling and most stressful time for us, we now believe the worst is over, and it's time to get on with living again... And we're going to do that, the very best we can. View the pdf
The Drawing Wall
What is The Drawing Wall? An excuse to get up off our seats, Takes us away from our screens, Keeps us in touch with drawing and the pencil, A way to remain inspired in our studio, A creative project, A great way to use our blank studio wall, Keeps us thinking, Provides a great working environment, Lots of fun. Building The Drawing Wall You're welcome to watch our progress here on our website. Or you can follow us on facebook, instagram, twitter or via #thedrawingwall Our bookshelves [...]
A Moment in Gertrude, with Aesop Fitzroy
Perfect. I could begin and end this post with that one single word. Honestly, I could not have asked for a better way to celebrate my Gertrude Streetscape etching than with Aesop Smith Street Fitzroy. My work hanging inside 'my' local Aesop store that's in 'my' neighbourhood with 'my' divine Gertrude Street community. There we all were, celebrating a street that is common to all of us, a very unique street and what I would call a very unique community. The creative exchange was felt everywhere, and [...]
Doug Moran National Portrait Prize Semi Finalist
Absolutely gobsmacked at this achievement, and incredibly confused at the same time. Who would have thought a horrifying life changing event could bring so much reward. Nevertheless, I'm going with it and am stoked to be considered for semi finalist. Self Portrait (art and chronic pain) will be heading up to Sydney next week for the next round confirming finalists for the National prize. View all the semi finalists here, read more about the prize here and view the 2012 finalists here. About the portrait A self portrait [...]
The Greek Australian Cultural League of Melbourne (GACLM) Antipodean Palette 2013
... and I'm participating, again! This time with two posters I prepared for The Santorini Biennale of Arts, a fabulous competition calling for posters with the theme, Design A Wish for Greece. Sadly it was dumped without explanation (or refunds) and the lovely Vasy Petros coordinating the Antipodean Palette exhibition asked if I'd exhibit the prematurely retired entries. The exhibition aims to support visual arts in the community and to foster a spirit of cooperation amongst artists from various disciplines. Showcasing the works of 12 artists in a [...]