Wee Charles and the Flying Monkey Bird

She’s had to be patient, but Granny finally at the finishing stages.
Proof of Wee Charles and the Flying Monkey Bird sent for review this afternoon.   Available early in 2019.

Until We Are All Free

Until We Are All Free now available for viewing via Medium

Or link directly via the excellent graphic journalism site: Drawing the Times.   While there, explore the site, the other narratives.

An important informative collection of graphic non-fiction accounts, reported and drawn by a global crew of illustrators, Drawing the Times addresses social, political and cultural issues.

Illustration Awards

Very pleased and honoured Until We Are All Free has been awarded Highly Commended in 6th Australia/New Zealand Illustration Awards 2018.

After an exceptional event three days ago, presenting the graphic narrative with Behrouz Boochani linked from Manus Island, the timing is perfect.  Thank you to all the judges for the recognition.

Until We Are All Free – in conversation

23rd October, 6PM, Byron Bay Theatre

In conversation with Behrouz Boochani – via Skype – and Julianne Schultz (Griffith Review) to discuss No Friend But the Mountains and Until We Are All Free.

in the studio

Dark field monoprints in Mullum.  

… and playing with knives in Kyoto. 

Week carving in Tosai Shimogamo studio – feel of the wood again after many years.     

life – capture and release

Bit of analog work to balance out hours of screen time… weekly life drawing. Free quick charcoal line, random colours reaching for whatever pastel comes to hand, .. and no undo option.

Walls

New Art of the Afterlife: Walls.

Featured in the winter issue of Byron Arts Magazine.
Source a copy from select galleries, shops, cafes and boutique accommodation in Byron Bay, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane – and internationally.
If they’ve been snaffled – happens – or you can’t find one, contact BAM.

plus ça change..

..plus c’est le même chose, as the French – who gave birth to and a gift of what has now become a symbol of the US – would say.

Unearthed from illustration files of five years ago.  When the current president was having ballgown not ballistic discussions with Moscow.

Apologies to Steinberg.

IA @ Collingwood Gallery

Illustrators Australia annual exhibition opening 13th July – all works 9×5..   Affordable, quirky, moving,thoughtful, subversive.  Huge empty white walls need not apply.