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Mortality and the fleeting intensity of life from

Mortality and the fleeting intensity of life from @ngvmelbourne #thepicassocentury

1. Picasso - Casagemas on his deathbed
2. Miro -detail of a great fiery head I loved
3. Detail of one of Francis Bacon’s many extraordinary paintings of Isabella Rawsthorne

Bonjour Pierre! #pierrebonnard Didn’t expect to

Bonjour Pierre! #pierrebonnard
Didn’t expect to see this absolute masterwork today at the @ngvmelbourne #thepicassocentury Painted throughout the Second World War this work is such a vital document of both human frailty and defiance in the face of destruction. This work is I think from @centrepompidou

Ahab lithograph on paper 1997 #mobydick #ahab #t

Ahab
lithograph on paper
1997

#mobydick #ahab #thewhitewhale #melville #callmeishmael #lithography @australianprintworkshop #australianprintworkshop #beardsinart #beardart ..one for @nicholasjonesartist with love

dawn chorus 2022 oil on masonite 200 x 250 mm #da

dawn chorus
2022
oil on masonite
200 x 250 mm

#dawnchorus #sunrise #australianpainting #smallpainting

man lithograph on paper 1/10 560 x 360 mm 1997 On

man
lithograph on paper 1/10
560 x 360 mm
1997

One of many prints I was doing in the late nineties regarding the terrain of the male visage. I’ll post some more of these as they were never shown or seen by anyone except the wonderful crew at the Australian Print Workshop where I was working on fellowship at the time.
Things brought to light by studio movements

#australianprintmaking #australianprintworkshop @australianprintworkshop
#man

gildedcage oil on canvas 510 x 410 mm 2022 Layeri

gildedcage
oil on canvas
510 x 410 mm
2022
Layering up the gold on this work ..it was unresolved and unexhibited originally from the Tower series of paintings from roughly a decade ago. It relates so much to my resurgent thinking about liminal-crepuscular illuminations and carries memories of the gilded architecture and museums in tropical Bangkok

untitled study after : Hendrickje bathing in a str

untitled study after : Hendrickje bathing in a stream by Rembrandt (painted the year after I left art college - rehung this week at a family home) #rembrandt #hendrickjestoffels

six liminal states.. and one territory..so far.. s

six liminal states.. and one territory..so far.. started today on remnant masonite paintings from my youth a kind of conversation with my younger self. Will see where they go..

DockWinch 2013-2022 oil on canvas 600 x 700 mm C

DockWinch
2013-2022
oil on canvas
600 x 700 mm

Clearing out and rebuilding my studio in the last week or so has resulted in reworking of some unresolved pieces..this work needed an overhaul …this steam crane may need one too
#nooilpainting #oilpainting #winch #steamcrane #industria #paintersanddockers #melbourneart #canaletto #canalettoandvenice #rust #steamage #steampunk #guardi #melbourneartist #australianpainting #endofsteam #endofcoal

FireStone oil on linen 2022 #firestone #australia

FireStone
oil on linen
2022

#firestone #australianpainting #stone #melbournepaintings #melbourneart #melbourneartists

A studio upgrade is in full swing so while I’m s

A studio upgrade is in full swing so while I’m sifting things I’ll post some works from pre rodgrayart Instagram/website times.
This work from 2013 antipodea
oil on canvas
59 x 44 cm

Instagram post 17909486693529269

Instagram post 17909486693529269

Three macabre 2022 Ikon paintings today. Oil on ro

Three macabre 2022 Ikon paintings today. Oil on rough grade plywood panels 21 x 27 cm

1. The Peace
2. The Pact
3. The Beast

#ikon #ikons #icons #thebeast #thepact #thepeace #oilpainting #melbournepaintings

And that’s it! “Kitchen‘s closed! “- the c

And that’s it! “Kitchen‘s closed! “- the call just went out…crying over the last coffee made by Flo at Le Cafe Flo Cest la vie 🇫🇷mon dieu! New owners are lovely.. service resumes Friday. A huge legacy of service from this amazing man to the community and endurance through remarkable difficulties. Salut Flo! We will miss your smile, your hugs, your incredible energy and attention to detail at the cafe. We will keep in touch mon ami. Thanks for what must amount to about 400 perfect espressos !

Was reminded of this work today SlowBurn here inst

Was reminded of this work today SlowBurn here installed at the home of its collector. One of the truly special works of recent years.

Grotto [no. 2] oil on linen 31 x 23 cm 2022 Thes

Grotto [no. 2]
oil on linen
31 x 23 cm
2022

These grotto and cave paintings lately stem from a process I’m undertaking yearning to comprehend and to listen to the natural world literally from under the ground up. When I first painted I found myself making paintings of rocks so I’m leaning into this memory, this instinct.

#melbourneartist

Grotto [no. 3] oil on canvas 26 x 26 cm 2022 #aus

Grotto [no. 3]
oil on canvas
26 x 26 cm
2022

#australianpainting #cavepainting #cave #grotto #subterranean #subterraneanart #subterraneanpainting

Attention if you are interested in contemporary ar

Attention if you are interested in contemporary art that is defined by an artist’s visionary mastery of their chosen medium Fantastical by Janet Beckhouse opens this Saturday. Janet sadly passed away recently and this exhibition showcases her remarkable oeuvre. It’s been an honour helping to install this exhibition at the Whitehorse Artspace in Box Hill with @pennb and Anna from @skepsigallery Janet’s extraordinary ceramics pulse with the energies of life and death, decay and the elemental mythic continuum. I could see her works holding their own alongside ancient Incan and Mayan ceramics in major museums and galleries. Simply stunning technique.

1. Malady (recto)

2. Malady (verso)

3. Grotto

4. Four Elements

All works are Stoneware ceramic

#ceramics #contemporaryart #contemporaryceramics #phantasmagoria #fantastical #janetbeckhouseceramics #whitehorseartspace

fountainstone oil on linen 2022 #thefountainofyou

fountainstone
oil on linen
2022

#thefountainofyouth #poncedeleon #fountainofyouth #painting #oilpaint #fountainstone

fireball oil on linen 2022 #greatballsoffire #fi

fireball
oil on linen
2022

#greatballsoffire #fireball #fire #firepainting #oilpainting #oilpaint #oilonlinen #melbourneartist #melbournepainters #australianpainting

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