Sunday, October 31, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
My Art History: Pointillism
My Art History: Military Droid II
Thursday, October 28, 2010
My Art History: Chrome-a-Key
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
My Art History: Chevrolet 1925 Superior K
My first commissioned work, and the most labour-intensive so far (20+ hours). It went on to win first prize in the "12-18 Years Pen or Pencil Any Subject" category, as well as overall "Best Art Exhibit" at the 1989 Bendigo Show. Pencils again, but without the ink outlines this time. Photo references used. Age 16.
My Art History: Military Assault Droid
Sunday, October 24, 2010
My Art History: Circuit Electroniques
In 1987 I scored an airbrush for Christmas, after much begging, and soon learned the importance of selecting a painting surface that is compatible with Frisket. In this instance I spent much of my time surgically removing the film from the paper with a scalpel, the scars of which are visibly evident. Ink on paper, age 15.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
My Art History: Reflections
As my drawings became increasingly polished, so did my subject matter; some logo designs on the left, including an Atari/Activision fusion, and on the right is one of several attempts at resolving reflections on a chrome head, as inspired by some mid-'80s computer animations (particularly those of Robert Abel & Associates). Pencil and fineliner on paper, age 15-16.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
My Art History: Plaque Attack
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
My Art History: Egg Eye
One day in 1985 (give or take a year or two), I decided to venture out of my pencilly comfort zone and experiment with blending poster paints to create gradations. At a time when paints were still being used for covering large areas or filling in flat blocks of colour, it felt as though I had made some kind of quantum leap discovery that could propel me years ahead of the curve...
...and then I went straight back to pencils again. : Age 11-12-13...?
...and then I went straight back to pencils again. : Age 11-12-13...?
My Art History: Film Preproduction
Sometime around 1984 I began work on my next movie, which was going to be even more spectacular than the last one I never finished. Pictured here are the hero spaceship featuring retractable spider legs, a diabolical craft equipped with huge rotating sickles for levelling forests, a pilot, an interior and some battle scenes. Age 12-ish.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
My Art History: Hubert's House
Thursday, October 14, 2010
My Art History: Time Machine
My Art History: Scissor Lift Rocket Sled Tank
A design for my epic Super 8 animated Hoth-esque snow battle, which never quite made it into production. Age 8-ish.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
My Art History: Giant 5 Legged Squid
Not really a squid, but I suppose "5 legged octopus" would have made even less sense. Even the cat stepped in to try and help rectify the situation by contributing an extra "leg", while simultaneously providing himself as a scale reference.
Looks like I abandoned the colouring-in phase shortly after discovering that my textas weren't built to cover this kind of surface area. Age 6.
Looks like I abandoned the colouring-in phase shortly after discovering that my textas weren't built to cover this kind of surface area. Age 6.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
My Art History: Piano
Friday, October 8, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
My Art History
No, this is not a design for my next movie.
I always intended to have a place on the site for my drawings/paintings etc, but never seemed to have anything current that I'm authorised to show. So I've decided to raid the archives and start posting some of my earlier works. I might put them up in chronological order, and we can all pretend that I'm improving at a superhumanly accelerated rate!
This is the earliest one I could find with a date on it. Age 3.
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