I'm an Australian artist and I predominatly paint or draw but also use photoshop etc to play with photos or to see what may potentionally become a painting and sound out my ideas. As I slowly add more and more images I hope you will give me plenty of feedback.BIO We live in a time where technology has become so advanced that you no longer even need a camera to produce amazing images. For the commercial world technology is the future, for it will embrace this new medium with open arms, however I am constantly amazed at the number of artists that still use traditional mediums and methods simply because they want to.
I am one of those people, who has a compelling desire that borders on an insane obsession to paint and draw. My pictures, although appearing realistic and simple at first glance become more complex the more you delve into the image and also create a story or better still raise questions.
I like to draw the viewer in, trap them with curiosity until they think what the hell is going on here. Sometimes my work is politically motivated, or pure fantasy Sometimes I know exactly what Im going to paint, or I just start and let the trained eye slowly pick that stroke of paint or colour that is forming an interesting direction or composition. I just play on those bits until the story seems to just come out of the brush. The description I feel most comfortable with is
surrealist, as I paint in a realistic manner but the situation may be totally unrealistic. I like the fact that I can create a world that does not exist but comes from imagination. I believe imagination is the key to society because it enables us to see the future and create it or divert it.
My traditional academic and self taught skills, enables me to paint in a manner that is universally understood and the skill and dedication is clearly visible to the viewer, something that is not seen enough these days. My paintings do not need a long, superlative filled pretencious description. I feel so many contemporary paintings are no more than decorative patterns designed to match the curtains. Galleries are filled with this meaningless pumped out decor with very little pride and skill attached, this is simply flooding the art world, purchased solely because the gallery owners say it is good art.
My aim is to bring art back to the people. The people who purchase it not because they know good art or bad art but because they know what they like and can see the human endeavour and desire that went into creating it. This is one of the principal objectives of the Zooid Art Movement of which I am a founding member.
Painting has been and still is a successful way of recording history, but I feel it is also an integral part of human endeavour, the need to achieve excellence in creation.
Graeme W. Balchin
Comments (24)
A_
amazingly beatiful.. i love this theme.
rudiruth
so do I! :)
gunsan
Another woderful tree door. I just LOVE them!
bevchiron
I love these too, the detail & variation in tone in this one is amazing, really beautiful work!
TwistedMentat
Beautiful picture,lovely fantasy theme.
Kath13
Well you know how I feel about your tree images, this one is truly magnificent!
cbender
really a beautiful piece of work! like it a lot!
Skip1871
This is quite simply gorgeous. A beautiful treatment of a great subject. Bravo!
thecytron
Wow! I like it!
ChrissyKotlark
Wonderful drawing! What an amazing tree :)
mmirnii
you know, u cant really say much about things that are perfect, u can just hang them on ur walls and state days at a time, and be like "wow" :) heh. i just still cant believe how u can have so much detail
kimariehere
such a beautiful work this is i love your style so much you are very talented!! WOW!! V
photographex
I love this image. You have captured everything I would hope to imagine in a 3d fantasy tree. This is one thing I would like to create in 3d. This is just awesome!!!
ppetersen
Outstanding details in this, superbly done pencil work...
ktalbot
Trees are great, especially big old gnarly ones like this. Great picture, nice feeling of depth from the top boughs as well.
Belladzines
fantastic!!
Synapse
So impressive, so well balanced...
titta
Beautiful drawing with all those tones and details! And I love trees, and you've such a good eye for them!:-)
ARTWITHIN
An incredible tree and an incredible drawing. Now this is a great tree house. I can see a line of kids waiting to explore it. I love the filtered light shining through the branches. Excellent work of art.
kenmo
Mind blowing image....V
Fidelity2
Ahhh. It is beautiful. It has intricate details. Excellent image.
crrunchyfrog
Lovely image :)
bern
Cool, I like it !
bluestream
a beautiful and very romatic drawing - your work with light and shadows - i like it very much :)