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Happy holidays!Don’t eat or drink too much.
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The santa painting was stolen here.

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The good thing about those pathetic art scammers has been that their story never changes. They’re moving from place A to place B, they need some of your wonderful art to hang in their new home, and for some strange reason the stupid woman is always pregnant (God help the world if these people do [...]

Probably the best exhibition I have seen in Australia (coming from a fan of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cezanne). Masterpieces from Paris has 9 Paul Gauguins, 7 Van Goghs and 8 Cezannes. So it’s more than one or two good paintings thrown in with a bunch of weaker paintings like the usual “blockbuster” exhibition. [...]

Since discovering the iPod I now rarely listen to whole albums while I paint as I just create play lists to suit my mood. But some albums just play well all the way through so I still use them in the studio.
Here’s Ten albums that have kept me company during the completion of a painting [...]

Here’s some quotes by fellow Australian artist Leith O’Malley, from an interview here at Art and Art Ed.
“Remember there are not better artists, just better publicists!”Leith O’Malley
“When I am creating art… I have a real sense of excitement and even enlightenment. Just me and the work. It’s still there when a painting is completed but [...]

The Art Calendar magazine is accepting entries for their self portrait magazine cover competition. I’m not sure if artists outside of the United States can enter, but I entered it anyway. Entries are submitted online and it’s free to enter, so it was pretty easy.
Here’s my self portrait entry..
Here’s their blurb..“Entrants will have the chance [...]

People are really good at making excuses and I’m no exception. I try not to accept my excuses though as they’re usually pathetic, just like all of your excuses for not getting off your butt and doing what you really should be doing now.
Here’s my pathetic excuses for not posting lately..

There’s not enough hours in [...]

I was asked a few questions by a student journalist at City University London recently..
1) First of all can you tell me a little bit about your work? What themes do you explore in your art and why? What do you strive to achieve through it?
I basically just paint what I want, how I [...]

I can’t honestly say how useful this application is as I don’t own an iPhone, but it sounds like a good idea. It’s a free application (I believe there is also a pro version for a small fee) available from iTunes which guides you to art museums, exhibitions and galleries around the world. If it [...]

Basquiat is my favorite movie about an artist.
It’s hard to make a good artist look interesting as they’re usually just working.

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