skateboard blues

Hey,

Here's a couple of skateboards I've painted for the MOSS (Melbourne Old School Skateboarders) charity exhibitions. The first one I did last year, the 2nd I've just completed for this years exhibition. Both I've painted while not being able to actually ride a skateboard myself (well, not properly anyways) after a bad knee injury last year. While I have had plenty of stuff to keep me occupied during this time, I really miss it.

anyways.

Skateboard blues no. 1. 2016.

Skateboard blues no.2. 2017

2017 MOSS Deck art show on at the Altman Gallery in Highett Thursday 12th October.

half year report card

Hey!!!

Damn this year has been busy. Here's a couple of posters I painted last week. First real painting for a bit. Also, worked on the James McCann & New Vindictives LP & CD cover design, doing the text paintings & lay outs. Check it....

Some skateboards coming up soon. MOSS exhibition again. Hoping to have another small exhibition by the end of the year. Got quite a few 'Let There Be Guitar' paintings left too. anyone??????

Some water colour.

chicken tattoo by & on Jackson Kite (NV's drummer).

whole LP cover with typo...'Tar on the Lip' NOT 'Tar on the Hip'!!! Doh...

Coming soon....Get down to the Yarra for some mid-winter soul  warming.

and a little one for a few weeks back. Buy a record if ya ain't already got one.

thehappylonesome.bandcamp.com

2017!!

Hey,

Sorry, 3 months in & no post. Missing in action...Things have been busy. Very busy...
Gigs all went well.
Not much painting so far though. Working on it.

Here's something. new Happy Lonesome poster.

Also Larry was out and about down in Brunswick at Record Paradise.

Here's the flyer!

Working on something new soon. Looking forward to it.

2016

Hey,

Sorry again, been a bit. Just a quick one too. Such a full on year. Had some great shit happen on a personal note, some crappy shit on the global front....Here's some of the good stuff of the last 2 months.
Some photos of the exhibition, single launch & a big thanks to everyone for the support! Happy New Year!

empty walls

 full...40 paintings.

main bunch.

Actually ended up with alotta folk there, great night, thanks for coming along n that! Wish I had the photos to prove it...But had other stuff to do.

Sean McMahon plays Woody & Jimmy Reed

Pete Azzopardi plays Bob & Lou

Claire plays Bobbie Gentry & Memphis Minnie

James McCann plays Bo Diddley & Robert Johnson

 the Happy Lonesome single launch at Tago Mago, thanks everyone. Tenderbones, Michael Plater/Roscoe & Popolice ALL were AWESOME! Thanks Rob Wiltshire for the photos great!
Gitcha wahwahs out.

Here da BAND!

ÅND the plug. COME ALONG!!! Final painting of 2016....

UNTIL THE NEW YEAR!

IT IS TOMORROW!!!

hey,

just over 24 hours til opening night. crap!

anyways. check list almost all ticked off. few more things to do. No painting or framing thankfully.

Music on the night's gunna be great. 4 of my favourite guitar slingin' songsters playin' a few of the featured songs. James McCann doing Who Do You Love & Hellhound On My Trail, Claire Birchall doing Ode to Billie Joe & Bumble Bee, Sean McMahon doing Do Re Mi & Bright Lights, Big City AND Pete Azzopardi doing Satellite of Love & Thunder Road.

Got a bunch of prints available for purchase too.  Thanks again Rocket Digital & Print Department!
Check out this A1 foam board print. No need for a frame. For you, 90 bux!

Also, getting very close to a Happy Lonesome single launch. Single available on Wednesday 9th November. Check out bandcamp. Video up same day.

Here's the poster.

See ya at opening night???

ohhhhhhh 7 days.....& a record that'll be.

Hey,

Again, just a quick post. 7 days to go. Getting well nervous and that now. 3 years in the making...

Here's a little re-cap. All 16. And some portraits. Again, there will be 40 odd paintings in all.

Johnny Ramone

Pete Wells

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Also, got the Happy Lonesome CDs back last week & send off to get the vinyl pressed today. OUT SOON! on Night Owl records. Video for 'High in the Noose' out in the next week or so...

The postcard invites (thanks again to the Print Department in Richmond!). Single launch November 26th @ Tago Mago w/ Tenderbones & Popolice. LP out in Jan. 2017.
More about that in the next week or so.

LET THERE BE GUITAR 2 weeks and counting....Plug away...

2 Weeks out from the exhibition. Damn...
Some extra details. Opening night Friday November 4th. 6pm - 9pm. Music on the night by Melbourne guitar slingers: Claire Birchall, Peter Azzopardi, Sean McMahon & James McCann. They'll be playin' stuff featured in the exhibition. Legends of Motorsport & Fraudband play Tago Mago afterwards. Should be a ripper.

All framed up. Thanks again Frames Ready Made down in East Brunswick.

Also, some finished Happy Lonesome single artwork. I'll put the launch poster up next week. Quite a bit coming up. Line up for single launch is looking ace.