Last night I pretty much finished the modeling and surfacing of my latest sculpture. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. Now if only I could decide on a name for it.

Holding Pattern

another pen and ink, digitally edited drawing

The guy in the background is called Radical Joe

Two digital sketches I did recently, the beginnings of a series, I think. I really want to work with video game map imagery, with more aesthitic and less of a GUI look. Although some GUI's are plenty pretty. Anyway, these are the first steps in that direction.

a dramatically lit scene near where I used to live in Woodstock

A photo I took in Caledon, classic small town scene, delapidated institutional architecture.

Vane, 2006
water-based enamel on canvas, 1000x600mm

This is one of the most recent paintings that I did. It is closest to the direction I want to take my new work.

The Small Bang

This is the last image in a series of 3 digitally edited pen and ink drawings I did in 2005/6. the other two are below. The first one, SHTSHTSHTSHT was done for the DIRT Contemporary's b&w poster project. The other's were an extension of the idea that I would like to persue as soon as possible, following Skratchet's adventure after the small bang (into the sea).

This is a mock up for a painting I might do soon. It's of a new character that I'm working with. I'm currently focusing on a sculpture of him, which will be for my show in October at 34 Long.

I've not yet settled on a name for him.

The fact that he is sitting in the dark is not necessarily connected with the blackouts mentioned below.

Two basic breakdowns in public service here in Cape Town:

1) Major power problems, especially about a year ago when it was a good day if there was only one blackout of a few hours. ESKOM ( the power company) has tried to make it seem that the blackouts are the public's fault for using too much power, as opposed to being due to embarrssingly bad managment on ESKOM's part.

2) Filthy streets. For a while now there has been some church sponsored clean-up crew that is helping keep the streets clean in the CBD. They walk around slowly picking up trash wearing bibs that advertise JESUS SAVES. Although I'm glad someone is doing something, I always hate having religion pushed in my face. I actually think it would be better if the bibs read, JESUS: CLEANING UP THE STREETS. It also seems that the municipality is geting off easy.

This is a design for a T-shirt that I threw together, but never actually produced. I wanted it to be funny and offensive, as well as highlighting the issue of responibility.

Where there's Smoke
2006

SHTSHTSHHTSSHTTSHHTSHTSHTS
screenprint, 841x594mm, 2005