Sketchy Bits

a few sketches this week..
ballpoint & marker
click on pics for a closer look!







RETURN OF THE TEDDYBUGS

Don't be a scaredy-bug!
Come to my show!!


Be scared.
Be very, very, scared.

The Teddybugs are coming!

Fine artist Jason Howe heads south, from Sydney to Melbourne, bringing a selection of his benign & whimsical characters with him.

Splashed with loose, serene, abstract & cloudy backgrounds, the toon like Teddybugs conjure, create, meditate and point you on a journey through the fine art world of the cartoon!

Jason has been painting & drawing for almost 20 years, being influenced by cartoons and animation & was enamored by the canvases of New York pop surrealist artist Kenny Scharf.

After completing certificates & diplomas in fine arts, Jason has been showing his work in universities, artist run galleries and cafes in Sydney & Wollongong for the past 10 years and is an original member of Sketch the Rhyme, collaborating with other artists, freestyle rappers and live band to create a dynamic, improvised live show.

The Teddybugs are after revenge from what exactly?

Are the Teddybugs to go the way of the elves & fairies?

Come to At Large Gallery between the 4th & 20th of December & find out for yourselves!!

Sketch Post

A post of some recent sketches..


and from the sketchbooks...







Fairy Dust series

drew another fairy dust/girl on the hill the otherday...

i'm getting a bit of a collection now..

old & new


(no title as yet) September 2009 acrylic on canvas
(my dear aunty had this one) 1990 acrylic on canvas board

Catch 'n Kiss in the Caves of the Crystal Castle

acrylic, ink on cardboard

New paintings-work in progress

these pieces will be completed soon...
October 2009









shirts

some recent shirt experiments with acrylic



Wades Lounge Room Wall Mural

based on Clarices Wall
September 2009
acrylic





Clarices' Bulli Bedroom Mural

It's good to see the bugs on the walls again.
This time surfing!! Wooo!!!
Thanks to Robert for the idea & for use of his wall!
About 15 hours + 3 hours of Robs blue.
Pencil, marker, acrylic.

Garden Commission

Morning Comes to the Lollipop Garden.
acrylic on canvas
1200mm x 600mm


finished


underpainting

thumbnail sketch
.. inspired by the original painting,
Vortices in the Leaves, oil on canvas. 2008
original sketchbook doodle, 2006.