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
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very beautiful ! bravo !
delbeke
Beautifully creative!
ARTWITHIN
Beautiful rich warm earth colors. I think the Spirit of the leaves is gorgeous and inspires the need for efforts of renewal. Love the hair with leaves flowing from it, and her body which looks to be part tree trunk or limb. Magnificent work of art. Now, if Brazil would just stop destroying the rain forest, we might be able to transition a little shower. As it is, we have to hurry now. Hugs, Suzanne
corvas
wow fantastic painting,really amazing work,her body,face and hair look fantastic
Mondwin
Marvelous pose and fabulous work!!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
TheAnimaGemini
Fantastic work. Beautyfull clortones and great details. Excellent work.
A_
oh how beautiful! so expressive.
Whimsical
absolutely beautiful!! :-))
Claywoman
This is very beautiful.I think her breasts are too low but is a beautiful painting
thecytron
Interesting composition!
auntietk
This is beautiful and well done. Congratulations on a brilliant piece!
akulla
Beautiful
FUNJOKER
WOW WOW WOW....Bravo....very coool;)*****. good days.
rudiruth
wonderful how she seems to be diving
juca
Marvellous!! Great techcnics!! Perfect oil paint!!
ArtByMel
What a wonderful vision of nature this is!
Kerbad
phenom work
Ace10
Wonderful work,with a great message and good imagination to bring it all together.
JillianElf
Beautiful painting! And a timely theme which you executed with talent and wonder!
glenravo
great work my friend as usual great theme
EhsanA
Excellent
artsiteuk
Excellent work. I hope your making a good living with your great talent.
SecondChoice
wow!
Kafra
Beautiful!!!!
Izabela
Very Beautiful.
titta
This is more than beautiful; it has soul and heart; and my heart&soul are there too!
Caboclo
Beautiful!
morin3000
Wonderful creation, just fantastic colors, what wonderful detail.
Hawk23
Very nice work!!