Arte Garagem

Studio Works II

I found an old sunflower sign last month, so have repainted it & decided to call my new studio the ‘Sunflower Studio’! I’ve even picked up some Mexican Sunflower seeds once the season is ready for planting...

Have also been collecting old pallettes to build a deck between the studio & Mr.Rainbow, am looking forward to getting myself out of the mud!

Studio Works

Renovations to my warehouse studio are well & truly underway...

The Studio in its original condition.

A work in progress.

Design plans...

Am picking up new skills along the way.

The clean undercoat.

Outdoor reflections & new door hardware installed par moi!

I had been hoping to have all the works completed & ready for a "Studio Opening" within the first month of moving in, but alas, due to budgetary constraints and a very firm idea on design (this is afterall my first design project without a Client!), I've now been here 2 months & I have still to finish!

Artistic Creations

A winter afternoon of sunshine, found Janelle & I outside my studio painting floor matts for Mr.Rainbow & the Studio.

The rainbow floor matt

For Mr.Rainbow of course!

The bleeding heart floor matt

by Janelle Buckley

For my new studio!

Inspired by some folksy painted floor matts Grandma, Mom & I came across while driving across Canada, these colourful explotions are sealed with a polyurethane finish for durability & ease of cleaning.

It's almost a shame to walk on them!

Scarlet 2012

Current Members Exhibition at Serpentine Gallery

This is the Serpentine’s 6th annual ‘Scarlet’ exhibition.

Opening night was held on June 1, artworks are on display until the end of the month.

This exhibition is about delving into people’s perceptions of sexuality, beauty, love, seduction and lust - concepts that many of us struggle with in today’s world.

Seeing as it is extrememly unlikely that any of you from home will be hoping a plane by then I thought I'd share some of my favorite local artist-friends contributions to the show...

Kristine

Gareth Lindsay Deakin

Heat

Kane Bowman

"Is it love? Is it lust?

These are the things the artists struggle with."

- Sue Alford, Serpentine Gallery Volunteer

Corinne Batt-Rawden

Skin

Janelle Buckley

And last, but certainly not the least, my own contribution!

Le Fetichiste

Jennifer Harnett

Where I am now...

Lismore, Northern NSW
Lismore is a subtropical town, which is the main regional centre of the Northern Rivers in northeastern New South Wales, Australia.

No beaches here!

Am still living inland from the coast, but what Lismore is missing in beaches, it more than makes up for with a thriving arts community!

Art Lifestyle is Powering in LISMORE

My artwork published yet AGAIN!

Mine is the B&W dangerous looking man...

My new love... this little guy seems to have adopted me :)

Now hanging in my studio (the painting, not the man!)

2012 Scarlet - Annual Group Show at the Serpentine Gallery

Look there's that dangerous looking man again!

April Road Trip

Clint 'Dundee'

Had a fun intense week with Clint exploring southern Queensland; Brisbane, Glasshouse Mountains, Maleny, Australia Zoo, Sunny Coast, Caloundra Beach, Buderim, Gold Coast, Burleigh Heads…

Niesha

Followed by a totally spur of the moment art exploration trip to Melbourne with Niesha! It was one of those times where I offered to drop her off at the airport & she said, 'Why don’t you come with me?' OK! Mr.Rainbow was left in Clint's very capable care and off I went!

Returned through Sydney and drove back to where I am now in my new warehouse studio at Gallery 33.3 in Lismore, Northern NSW.

New Studio

My first week here was amazing, there was lots of different artistic events going on, so you can be sure that I took advantage of them all!

Wednesday :: There was an Art Flashmob happening in the town centre, where artists were encouraged to show up & create... Not much of a "mob", but there sure was alot of art & creativity flowing!