John Baldessari 1968

"What is painting

Do you sense how all the parts of a good
picture are involved with each other. Not
just placed side by side? Art is a creation
for the eye and can only be hinted at with
words."


Gerhard Richter
MEADOWLAND 1985

From "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield;
“Resistance is directly proportional to love. If you’re feeling massive Resistance, the good news is, it means there’s tremendous love there too. If you didn’t love the project that is terrifying you, you wouldn’t feel anything. The opposite of love isn’t hate; it’s indifference.” (42)
“The professional has learned that success, like happiness, comes as a by-product of work. The professional concentrates on the work and allows rewards to come or not come, whatever they like.” (43)
“Not only do I not feel alone with my characters; they are more vivid and interesting to me than the people in my real life. If you think about it, the case can’t be otherwise.” (46)
“In order for a book (or any project or enterprise) to hold our attention for the length of time it takes to unfold itself, it has to plug into some internal perplexity or passion that is of paramount importance to us.” (46)
“It’s better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.” (90)
“Tomorrow morning the critic will be gone, but the writer will still be there facing the blank page. Nothing matters but that he keep working.” (92)
“The professional learns to recognize envy-driven criticism and to take it for what it is: the supreme compliment. The critic hates most that which he would have done himself if he had had the guts.” (93)
“I have a status meeting with myself every Monday. I sit down and go over my assignments. Then I type it up and distribute it to myself.” (98)
“The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.” (108)
“This is the other secret that real artists know and wannabe writers don’t. When we sit down each day and do our work, power concentrates around us. The Muse takes note of our dedication. She approves. We have earned favor in her sight. When we sit down and work, we become like a magnetized rod that attracts iron filings. Ideas come. Insight accrete.” (108)
“Next morning I went over to Paul’s for coffee and told him I had finished. “Good for you,” he said without looking up. “Start the next one today.” (112)

Mural at The Foxtrot, Crows Nest N.S.W.


@ the Argyle: Artgyle & Redbull
Winner of The Peoples Choice award
"Pancakes on the Rocks"

This title refers to the colonialist government of Australia and her position as delegator of law; that is a "rocky" task. There is also chain of command that is often stacked like your pancakes at "Pancakes on the Rocks". Is melting ice cream at the top that stack?
In accordance to the theme that was "The Rocks", I took note of the history surrounding this place by involving the native Cadigal people who settled the area before British convicts and early Dutch explorers. In a modern city of bricks and mortar, lines and differing opinions, all of these themes are explored in colourful abstraction/colourful beauty that is congruent to Sydney Harbour.