September 4th

On this day, a long time ago, long before I was born, a baby boy was born. He would be the big brother, protector and strong tower. Not so much because of his height, but more because of his heart for people. He was a dad and a granddad to a granddaughter he would never […]

m i c h a e l

Repost…with just over 4 months before I’m back at this date again…3 years later after writing this, and after 3 of the toughest years to get back to a new kind of “normal”. I smile thinking of you. How will this years date be navigated? Watch this space… Each year today comes around. It’s not […]

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It’s that time of the year again where anniversary days are closer together. Happy 59th Michael. That deserves some cake time for sure! I remember trying to take the goofy photo of you sanding back this window for mum in your mask, and how long it took for me to get one with the mask […]

T h e A c c u s e r

**Edited and reposted When I started painting this work I was exploring composition, layout, colour, facial expression and foreshortening. Generally speaking, I had no idea what this would look like as I begun working on it. It took about 2 years to complete once painting started. I usually have several paintings going at the one […]

A N Z A C

This is a photo of my Grandfather. He was an Anzac. His name is written in one of the Anzac books that line the entire outer inner corridors of the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia. You get your name in there as one of the men and women who fought in the First World […]

p e t e r

It’s Easter Friday. Jesus’ trial was the swiftest in history. He is crucified and buried before the end of the day as the Jewish Sabbath fast approaches. This watercolour and gouache painting is inspired by the mostly unknown painting by Swiss artists Eugène Burnand. It is a painting that depicts the incredible expressions on the […]

b r o k e n

“as I sit in my car after viewing the RONE exhibition at the Geelong Gallery, I find myself literally contemplating my life and the what next. I am returning to work in 3 days and I can’t think of anything worse.” WOAH.. I found this quote sitting alone in this blog post. How so much […]

W I T H E R E D

As I looked back over my notes for this artwork, two words stood out “Sunday’s coming”. My thoughts went straight to my favourite Easter Friday sermon by Dr.Tony Campolo. “It’s Friday, but Sunday’s coming”. I have included the link below if you’d like to know what I’m talking about. Withered is heart three, in this […]

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This year’s milestone is one that I would never have asked for. Actually each year, month, week, day, hour, minute, breath….you get the idea. As I start to write this in July for later this year I am concious that this has been in the back of my thoughts more than any other year since […]

t o m b

As I have processed the Easter season over the last few weeks this image came to mind. I was also challanged by doing an Easter image that didn’t include the “usual” imagery. This is where “t o m b” comes into being. Just as I can’t see baby Jesus at Christmas without seeing the cross, […]

e m m a n u e l

“God with us” As the celebrations of Christmas become the focus this time of year, I am reminded of some things. Historically and culturally Jesus is not white. I struggle everytime I see white baby Jesus now that I understand this myself. Jesus was Middle Eastern. Historically visual translations of the bible throughout art history […]

p a s s o v e r

As the series “get us out of here” comes to an end in iso church, I am reminded of how the narrative of the Israelites leaving Egypt talked about over the last few months, has given me fresh insights into “known” scripture. This artwork has developed over the last couple of weeks. Today I’ve been […]

r e d

This artwork continues the “r e d” series. Started sometime ago, it was never going to be completed in a Sunday church service timeframe. Little of my work without some serious planning and stress can do that. A classic over thinker and over planner coupled with epic procrastinating skills, it’s hard to let go of […]

l e t g o

The journey to this work has come from the devotions I’ve read this week, as well as the book of Acts chapter 2 – 4 as I travel through this again, but slower and seeing what images come to mind, and online church. Last week online church was about using what’s in your hand. My […]

r e f l e c t

This artwork draft comes to life as a response to not just iso church today and the series talking about Moses and the Israelites travel plans. It’s also a heart response to my desire to reflect the Creator of the Universe no matter the trials I may face. It seems simple enough, right? But faced […]