Retrospect Galleries in Byron have a neat new book out called inretrospect 10. It features all their freaky artsists. Bree, the gallery owner, asked me a few questions and showed my answers and some of my art in the book. I'm pretty sure the book is $20 from the gallery or the retrospect website.
Q&A
Right now I am…
Listening to the clock tick and watching shadows move across the floor as the sun rises
The person who has most influenced my art is….
My Dad…He painted western scenes, and the next day he sculpted abstract vases. His paintings were photo perfect realism and his vases were total freedom
My favourite artist is …
More than one - My son Blake…He wakes up at 6am and starts drawing tigers on skateboards and horses surfing. I love my sisters’ early paintings of mountains and trees. My son Colby’s awesome self-portraits. My nephew Luke’s street graffiti
I am at my most creative/productive when…
Creative – when something dramatic happens in my life. Productive – When there are no other people around and it’s midnight
I usually start my day by…
Waking an hour before I need to get up. I lie in bed and stare out the window thinking about my dreams. I like letting my mind go for a walk
I am currently reading….
The Bible, Juxtapoz and The Surfers Journal. That’s all I ever read
The book that changed my life is…
Scuffy the Tugboat
My favourite album of all time is…
There isn’t one, It changes every few years. ’84 was Led Zeppelin, How the west was won, ’94 was Beastie Boys, Check Your Head, 2004 was Ray Lamontagne, Trouble
When I am working I like to listen to…
Birdies chirping
It makes me smile when…
I see my sons happy. When I finish a painting. When I give away money. When Lisa smiles
I get angry about…
Misplacing things. People trying to talk to me when I’m singing
My three most valued possessions are…
My tent, my diaries, my laptop (I think)
The three things in life I could never give up are …
Camping, vegemite on toast, daydreaming
If I was stranded on a desert island I would want…
Nothing. Being stranded is something I’ve enjoyed in life. I once slept in a chicken pen for 2 days when I was stranded on the island of Lombok
If I could travel anywhere back and forth in time, I would go …
To Heaven on Thursdays to visit my Dad. To Spain on Fridays to hang out with Salvador Dali
My dream dinner party of six would include….
Aside from my family, I’d have; Duke Kahanamoku, Michael Angelo, Jesus, Sir Edmund Hillary, Brett Whiteley, Dorothy McGee (my faux Grandma from Vaucluse in Sydney)
If it were my party, I would serve…
Homemade pizza and ginger beer, and I’d invite the local homeless people
The achievement I am most proud of is…
Not going crazy. Writing a best selling book
My most embarrassing moment was…
There have been many embarrassing moments, but I love them. Embarrassment is such a cool emotion. It’s very humbling and it passes so quickly
The craziest thing I have ever done was…
Walk and hitch hike across Australia with no money and no food. I got kidnapped
When I die, I would like my gravestone to say…
He was an awesome Dad
I wish I had listened when my parents (my Mum) told me…
Not to listen to Slayer. Note to youth of today: Add a bit of soul to your playlist
I hope my art.….
Is more than just pretty pictures staring back at you
My legacy to the world will be…
My art and books
If I wasn’t an artist I would like to be….
A drifting missionary in Africa
'balance' 2006
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