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.

Framing,skateboard blues & Larry

Howdy,

Damn busy!! Been meaning to get this post up for days...

Anyways, been doin' stuff! Framing, record covers, painting skateboard decks for charity auctions. The later first up. Painted for the annual MOSS charity auction, Nov 12th in St Kilda. I'll put details up soon.
Skateboard Blues. Final & rough.

Okay, the exhibition. Half way done on the framing. Coming in hot. Thanks very much to Rhonda & the great folks at Frames Readymade in down the road East Brunswick.
Lobby in bubble wrap.

 Frames

 Mores Frames

and some Happy Lonesome stuff...(Cds getting pressed right now, vinyl soon!!)

Single cover rough. Out mid November! Launch at Tago Mago Nov 26th.

And a mask from the very soon to be released Happy Lonesome video for 'High in the Noose'. Larry will feature in the next few HL vids.

records & exhibitions

FIRST UP!!! Invitations are printed. Thank you to the Print Department in Richmond! You guys rule.

So, the Happy Lonesome record is nearly done. Last bit of mixing today, then mastering in a couple of weeks. Single out early November, single launch around 25th-26th November (venue yet to be decided). Album launch Jan 22 @ the Tote. More details really soon.

 Just finished the film clip, just a bit of editing to go. Here's the star of the show. Larry.

Costume sketch.

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Some paper mache.

before.

after.

The LP & CD covers.

rough sketch (rough friggin' photo too...sorry, in a hurry...)

and then...

CD cover rough, decided on 2 different cover for CD & LP releases.
rough sketch.

& then...

Also working on the postcard/invite at the moment.

rough...

Got some other stuff going on at the moment too. Stay tuned. Off to the studio....

POST 50!!!!

Howdy! Post 50 hey?

Here's the latest....Actually done my knee skateboarding a few weeks back. Damn....Done pretty well though, first real knee injury after years and years of skateboard action & now aged 42...

Going doubles in a tropical pool sesh on the beach.

Heres' a gig poster.
Been busy in the studio recording the Happy Lonesome record. Finished recording last Sunday. Sounding great. Just mixing, mastering, artwork, video etc to go....

Bit of watercolour & gauche. Gunna possibly be the last HL show before Sean goes off to the States for a month or so. If your in the Austin through September/October (I think-check out Jemma & the Clifton Hillbillies social media) go see them play!!

Should have some album cover roughs'n'stuff up next, maybe some video clip stuff too, making a costume of this guy at the moment for the video. Doing some paper mache.

Invites for the exhibition go out in early September. Again, exhibition-SOMA gallery, Sydney Rd Brunswick November 4th-18th. Opening on the 4th (obviously).

Catch ya when.

Go ride a SKATEBOARD!! & Let's make a record!!!

Hey,

Been real busy of late, so has been a bit between posts.

Tuesday was Go Skateboarding Day. Didn't get to skate much myself as I was working at a skatepark all day!! Bit of transport skateboarding was all.

Here's the new painting. Probably one of the most fun and expressive things to do on a skateboard.
Make some NOISE!!!

Here's the rough for the next. Get a radical notion...

The Happy Lonesome are making a record on the weekend. Can not wait. Expect to see record cover art progress in the upcoming weeks. It'll be based around this guy. A poster I did a few years ago, but haven't really got to use that much.

One idea. Rough. Hopefully have some more in a week or two. Until then!

An Exhibition is booked & the art of skateboarding...

Howdy!

It is finally booked....3 odd years in the making. The 'LET THERE BE GUITAR' exhibition is a happening. Dang! Time to start promoting this thang...
4th - 18th November Soma Gallery, Sydney Road Brunswick.

Next up...Skateboarding.

Been working on a few more paintings.

A tribute to the backyard plywood ramp. Plywood Pirates. Grew up skating backyard ramps. Nothing like it. Can't believe that parents did this for their kids.
 Eggplant, tucking in the knee (Grosso wouldn't be happy...).

 I love skateboarding for transport. Done a million miles plus over the years.

So here's a top FIVE.
Skate Video parts...
No.5
Chris Miller & Eric Jueden, Upland Pipeline. From the Gullwing video 'Molecules of Motion'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWR861WGv3s

No.4
Jason Jessee Santa Cruz 'Risk It' "I love art & I love you..." Coulda put numerous video parts of his up on here...This one is just damn appropriate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5FERBW-7KY

No.3
Jeff Grosso Santa Cruz 'Streets on Fire' Probably my favourite skate video EVER! watched it over & over. SST soundtrack. 16mm. Looks great, sounds great. Funny as. NERVOUS BREAKDOWN!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ymIcc54Zvo

No.2

Hard to put this at number 2, but....look who's number 1 hey. Mark Gonzales. Blind, Video Days. Very close number 2 on the favourite video front as well...Husker Du, Dinosaur...yep.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Rx4gbMN08

No.1

Neil Blender (& Steve Claar) Santa Cruz 'Speed Freaks', yeah, really dig those Santa Cruz videos. Dinosaur Jr.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3JjdAz1Sks

 And last a video that I really love. Not rated greatly in the skateboarding world, but hey...Just check out the session at Fallbrook in the last part, damn!!! This video just makes me feel really good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8PfeBQOFRo

And last. A gig plug. Recording very soon...Then some album art to follow. You remember this guy.