(belated) alex and the beast!

'this is the watermelon song'

mixed media -moni n thijs-

'apple and oil'

flashe' and ink on cardboard

shots and posters of a couple o' pieces at the 'alex and the beast' exhibition from november last year. resulted in some freebie commish work for mawsa, the massey university student association, which unfortunately was pumped out a bit hastilly.

MP upload 4

Illustrated guide to my Major project panels-

A basic timeline of New Zealand's natural history and the consequent destruction of a lot of it through acclimatization by man.

double sided prints on fabriano paper tied with twine

barkscapes at Daf 106

Landscapes of wellington and an ode to the Kauri.
Painted with gouache on kauri bark i found up north.

kauri bark is actually quite choice to paint on :)

MP upload 3 - sketchies

more workbook sketchies


some NZ pests (Note, cow is not a pest..)


Pigs, horrible bastards.

MP upload 2 - sketchies

Time to upload some of these Major Project sketches




'Modern Toa' - sketches referenced from NZ Maori and All Black Haka's

MP upload 1 -forests

Quick watercolour sketches of Podocarp and Beech forests - Exercises in understanding the layout of native NZ forests





podocarp - mainly comprised of kauri, matai, rimu, kahikatea, miro, totara




there are 5 types of beech in New Zealand forests and Beech comprise the largest forest tracts, mainly because of the fact it hasn't been logged as much.


Rata - possibly NZ's coolest and most important tree, loved by people and birds alike. Moa's used to frequent its hollow stumps


nz rivers




trickles and some shrooms

Tiki-G

Giant tiki protection when entering the forest, not a bad thing to have.
plus a free ride. mean

MJ-

enjoyed his poppy beats
Peace MJ

s8

a new board!- displayed at the Coca gallery in Christchurch
click on the post title to go to coca gallery.org
Theres a maori legend behind it...

Two kawau once sat by the seaside, one was a seabird and the other a riverdweller who told his cousin his fishing spot was average. The sea kawau visited his rivercousin a few months later and admitted the riverbird was right. He told his cousin that from now on he would live with him, in the forest, by the river, catching delish fat eels. The river Kawau selfishly chased him away, 'there arent enough eels for the both of us!' Aggravated the sea bird rallied all his friends and a battle ensued. The forest birds were led by the tiny fantail and won the battle. Now every new zealand bird knows its place.

but really it was all just an excuse to practice drawing birds...

I dont know if coca meant to put eek and drypnz together, but were all good friends so its really cool that they did. check out their boards below.

More Travels

sweet travels up north
gouache is still grilling me