Jan 19, 2010

Little Old Town



Little Old Town, 2009. (Oil on canvas, 20x30cm)

This is one of the first paintings I did since arriving to Australia. It will be available for sale on Udessi soon!


Little Old Town DETAIL, 2009. (Oil on canvas, 20x30cm)


Little Old Town DETAIL, 2009. (Oil on canvas, 20x30cm)

Jan 13, 2010

Drunk From Bonney Ave


Drunk From Bonney Ave, 2009. (Pencil on paper, watercolor, 27.9x21.6cm)

Another character from my sketchbook, this one is based on a drunk I was often seeing in the Bonney Avenue.


 Drunk From Bonney Ave DETAIL, 2009. (Pencil on paper, watercolor, 27.9x21.6cm) 


Drunk From Bonney Ave DETAIL, 2009. (Pencil on paper, watercolor, 27.9x21.6cm) 


Drunk From Bonney Ave DETAIL, 2009. (Pencil on paper, watercolor, 27.9x21.6cm)

Jan 12, 2010

Isn't She Pretty?


Isn't She Pretty?, 2009 (Pencil on paper, watercolor, 29.7x21cm)

Another drawing based on people I saw while walking down Alexandra Road.



 Isn't She Pretty? DETAIL, 2009 (Pencil on paper, watercolor, 29.7x21cm)


  Isn't She Pretty? DETAIL, 2009 (Pencil on paper, watercolor, 29.7x21cm)


  Isn't She Pretty? DETAIL, 2009 (Pencil on paper, watercolor, 29.7x21cm)

Jan 10, 2010

Shark Island


Shark Island, 2009. (Oil on canvas,122x46cm)

More for the sharks! Go sharks GO!


Shark Island DETAIL, 2009. (Oil on canvas,122x46cm)


Shark Island DETAIL, 2009. (Oil on canvas,122x46cm)

Shark Island DETAIL, 2009. (Oil on canvas,122x46cm)

You Are So F***** Curious!



You Are So F**** Curious, 2009. (Pencil on paper, watercolor 27.9x21.6cm)

Another entry from my sketchbook. This character is based on a woman I saw walking her dog down Alexandra Road.


You Are So F**** Curious DETAIL, 2009. (Pencil on paper, watercolor 27.9x21.6cm) 


You Are So F**** Curious DETAIL, 2009. (Pencil on paper, watercolor 27.9x21.6cm)

Jan 8, 2010

Tarzan's Grip


Tarzan's Grip, 2009. (Oil on canvas panel, collage, 20x25cm)

Another oil painting on canvas panel. Image is built after a man I saw walking barefoot along Bonney Avenue. It was the first time I combined collage and oil painting, and then I painted the logo of Tarzan's Grip on his t-shirt, a glue I used for gluing the collage!

 
Tarzam's Grip DETAIL, 2009. (Oil on canvas panel, collage, 20x25cm)

Boy With a Poop Bag

 
Boy With a Poop Bag, 2009. (Pencil on paper, watercolor, 29.7x21cm)

I used to walk all the way through Bonney Avenue here around the corner in Clayfield, some people may know how long this street is. During one of these walks I've noticed this desperate looking boy thrown out by his parents to walk the dog. He looked so funny and sad in a same time I had to draw him.


Boy With a Poop Bag DETAIL, 2009. (Pencil on paper, watercolor, 29.7x21cm) 


Boy With a Poop Bag DETAIL, 2009. (Pencil on paper, watercolor, 29.7x21cm) 


Boy With a Poop Bag DETAIL, 2009. (Pencil on paper, watercolor, 29.7x21cm)

Jan 6, 2010

Shark tales


Dead Shark sketch, 2009 (Pencil on paper, 21.6x27.9cm)
  
More from the sketchbook... Dedicated to all the sharks of the world that went under a knife or ended up in a net; go veg people, soon there want be anything left in the sea or walking or crawling over the earth!


Dead Shark sketch DETAIL, 2009 (Pencil on paper, 21.6x27.9cm)


Dead Shark sketch DETAIL, 2009 (Pencil on paper, 21.6x27.9cm)


Two Dead Sharks sketch, 2009 (Pencil on paper, 27.9x21.6cm)


Two Dead Sharks sketch DETAIL, 2009 (Pencil on paper, 27.9x21.6cm)


Two Sharks Swimming sketch, 2009. (Pencil on paper, 27.9x21.6cm)


Two Sharks Swimming sketch DETAIL, 2009. (Pencil on paper, 27.9x21.6cm)


Shark Chops sketch, 2009. (Pencil on paper, 27.9x21.6cm)


Shark Chops sketch DETAIL, 2009. (Pencil on paper, 27.9x21.6cm)



Shark Chops sketch DETAIL, 2009. (Pencil on paper, 27.9x21.6cm)


Jan 5, 2010

Three Friends Fishing


Three Friends Fishing, 2009 (Oil on canvas, 30x25cm)

This is a second time I have done a painting of a small pond surrounded by fishing gear and seats for fishermen. It has something that is so typical for my small format paintings in which I like to depict extractions of landscapes: this indefinite feeling of tranquility of a secluded spot abandoned by humans, but with enough elements for us to fear that this tranquility will soon be upset again. Here's a post of a sketch for this painting.


Three Friends Fishing DETAIL, 2009 (Oil on canvas, 30x25cm)


Three Friends Fishing DETAIL, 2009 (Oil on canvas, 30x25cm)


Three Friends Fishing, sketch


 Sketch for Three Friends Fishing, 2009 (Pencil on paper, 21.6x27.9cm)

Here's another entry from my sketchbook,  a drawing of a small pond surrounded by fishing gear.


 Sketch for Three Friends Fishing  DETAIL, 2009 (Pencil on paper, 21.6x27.9cm)

Come On Sweety


Come On Sweety, 2009 (Oil on canvas panel,  20x25cm)

Here's a "Come On Sweety" painting made after this sketch. It all started from a man I saw from my studios window: he was walking and looking back at his dog, and it seemed like he was talking to his pet. In a sketch I changed his haircut and added a bottle to his hand, and then while making a painting out of it I decided to take him away from this world and place him on a pink-white surface and give him a white aureole. Still something was missing until I painted pink dots over it and then everything finally looked perfect! I also wrote "Come on sweety" using coca-cola type.Lately I started enjoying hand-writing on my paintings using various types but with a shaky hand.

 
Come On Sweety DETAIL, 2009 (Oil on canvas panel,  20x25cm)


Come On Sweety DETAIL, 2009 (Oil on canvas panel,  20x25cm)


Jan 4, 2010

Come On Sweety, sketch


Sketch for Come on Sweety, 2009 (Pencil on paper, watercolor, 21.6x27.9cm)

I decided to share some of the things I drew in my sketchbook, 'cause even though these are done fast and with no intention to be shown to public, still have lots of charm and appeal. Here's a sketch for a painting I did later, Come on Sweety!


Sketch for Come on Sweety, 2009 (Pencil on paper, watercolor, 21.6x27.9cm)


Sketch for Come on Sweety DETAIL, 2009 (Pencil on paper, watercolor, 21.6x27.9cm)


Sketch for Come on Sweety DETAIL, 2009 (Pencil on paper, watercolor, 21.6x27.9cm)

At the Beach


At the Beach, 2009 (Oil on Canvas, 46x21cm)

This painting was made after my first encounter with Pacific ocean. Never before I have witnessed such a deep blue expanse emitting so much force.


At the Beach DETAIL, 2009 (Oil on Canvas, 46x21cm)


At the Beach DETAIL, 2009 (Oil on Canvas, 46x21cm)


At the Beach DETAIL, 2009 (Oil on Canvas, 46x21cm)


At the Beach DETAIL, 2009 (Oil on Canvas, 46x21cm)