It's the most wonderful sign of the year

Hi, here's a new ceramic sculpture of a party blower.

Party blower
Acrylic on ceramic. 10cm x 3.5cm x 3.5cm. 2021

This sculpture is one of eight new works I'm presenting in the upcoming MARS Christmas show, open from next Wednesday December 8 at MARS Gallery.

Also in the exhibition are these four new sculptures from my series 'It Must Be A Sign'.

A sign of the times
Acrylic and ceramic on board. 23cm x 23cm x 1.5cm. 2021

A sign of things to come
Acrylic and ceramic on board. 23cm x 23cm x 1.5cm. 2021

A sign of things to come
Acrylic and ceramic on board. 23cm x 23cm x 1.5cm. 2021

It must be a sign
Acrylic and ceramic on board. 23cm x 23cm x 1.5cm. 2021

The MARS Christmas Show will be open until December 20th. MARS Gallery is fully wheelchair accessible. Here's a list of all the artists in the exhibition.
Another ceramic sculpture included in the exhibition is this piece, titled How to Make Gravy.

How to make gravy
Acrylic on ceramic. 9cm x 7.5cm x 7.5cm. 2021.

And finally, a new set of ceramic sculptures titled Deconstructed Frog in a Pond.

Deconstructed frog in a pond
Acrylic on ceramic. 18cm x 9.5cm x 3cm. 2021

Thanks so much for reading, hope you're going swell and hopefully see you at the exhibition!

Everything's going according to plant

Hello, in exciting news the Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Prize has officially opened this week and I'm delighted to share that my ceramic series, The Symphony Orchid-stra, has been selected as a finalist!
The exhibition is open until December 15th and is wheelchair accessible. 

In other news, I'm excited to be one of the artists taking part in a special event happening this Saturday November 27th called En Plein Air, where I'll be drawing and painting on Dhauwurd Wurrung land in one of Victoria’s oldest dormant volcanoes.

En Plein Air is presented by the Worn Gundidj Aboriginal Cooperative and Warrnambool Art Gallery, where I'll be working alongside many great artists including Rick Amor, Michelle Hamer, Grant Nimo, Harley Manifold, Sue Anderson and Talitha Kennedy.

For more info please click here!

In other exciting news, my piece Trying To Leaf Things Better Than We Found Them has been printed onto a signal box! You can find it on the streets of Ringwood East.

Photos taken by Andy Drewitt. A huge thanks to Jane O'Neil and the Maroondah City Council for helping bring my signal box to life.

In other news, I'm hosting an artist talk coming up at Walker Street Gallery in Dandenong. The talk's on at 12pm on Tuesday December 14th, come along if you can! Click here for more info and to register. 

And in other news, I was recently invited to make some drawings for a new Sydney based fully compostable coffee company called Single'O. Keep an eye out for them next time you're stocking up on coffee!

And lastly, in more exciting news, I have some work in an upcoming group exhibition opening tomorrow at Divisions Gallery in Pentridge, the old Coburg prison.

The exhibition's titled Emergence and features work by myself alongside artists Varuni K, Tegan Iversen, Lucy Maddox, Alex Gibson, Lana Daubermann, Joe Whyte and Brett Ashby. 

The show's open from November 26, 2021 to January 16, 2022, and is wheelchair accessible.

Thanks so much for reading, hope you're going well, and to finish up here's a drawing I made recently of two people sitting under a tree in the Pentridge courtyard.

Something's Happened Since Yesterday

Hello, in a little bit of exciting news 100 posters have gone up around Chapel Street featuring the work of ten artists represented by MARS Gallery. Included in the series is my painting 'Nothing's Happened Since Yesterday'. Be sure to keep an eye out if you happen to live in the area!

Huge thanks to the Chapel Street Precinct and to MARS Gallery for making this happen. Here's some photos of some of the works taken by photographer Fiona Hamilton.

Hope you're going well and are making it through the week in one piece!

Plenty to draw from

Hi, hope you're having a nice start to Spring! Here's a little drawing about trying to find meaning during this time at home. 
In exciting news, my piece 'Life is like a box of crayons' is currently brightening up a vacant city shopfront for the next couple of months, so if you're within 5kms of Melbourne CBD keep an eye out for it!
Photo by Aaron Claringbold.

In other exciting news, I'm hosting an online drawing workshop from 2pm to 3.30pm on Sunday October 3rd, thanks to FReeZA and the Maroondah City Council Youth Services.

Fun, free and for people of all ages and skill levels, if you'd like to register please click here!

Thanks so much for reading, hope to see you soon!

And last but not least, to celebrate the Royal Melbourne Show, which would normally be starting about now, here's a ceramic sculpture of everyones favourite showbag treat the Bertie Beetle.

And here's some ceramic sculptures of what you'd get if four of them formed a band; The Bertie Beatles.

Love at First(draft) sight

Hello, here's a new painting called Balancing act!

This playful painting explores the struggle of living a balanced life. 

Throughout high school I worked in the freezer section of a supermarket, where I’d often spend nights packing the shelves with ice creams. Years later I still find myself thinking about ice cream and often incorporate it into my practice. So for me work and ice-cream have always been connected.

(Image credit- Zan Wimberley)

This painting is acrylic on linen, and measures 40cm x 30cm x 2cm.

In exciting news, this painting is included in the Firstdraft Gallery online fundraiser exhibition, starting today until Sunday August 22nd!

You can place a bid on this painting by clicking here!

Firstdraft is such a special Sydney gallery and I'm so pleased to be involved in this fantastic fundraiser exhibition, alongside so many great artists.

Thanks so much for reading, hope you're going good and hope to see you soon!

A Spring in your step

Hi, hope you're going well, here's a new ceramic sculpture of a hot water bottle!
Hot water bottle. 37cm x 20cm x 6cm. Acrylic on ceramic. 2021.

This piece is on show at MARS Gallery this week as part of the Spring1883 art fair. We're currently unable to visit galleries in person sadly but the good news is you can see all my available artworks online, perhaps while cosied up with your own hot water bottle. To view the full MARS catalogue please click here! And if you're interested in any of my works please email andy@marsgallery.com.au A huge thank you to writer Marielle Soni for her wonderful review of my work in the exhibition on The Review Board.

Here's another new ceramic sculpture included in the exhibition, called Imposca Syndrome.

Imposca Syndrome. 17cm x 2cm x 1.5cm. Acrylic on ceramic. 2021

And here’s a painting of the only kind of sky news I’m interested in.        "Sky News”, acrylic on board, 80cm x 50cm, 2021

Thanks so much for reading, hope you have a nice weekend and hope to see you again soon!

Spring into action

Hey, what's news? Here's a new ceramic sculpture called 'Nothing's Happened Since Yesterday'.

31cm x 41cm x 3cm
Acrylic on ceramic
2021

I'm excited to be showing this piece alongside other new works next week at MARS Gallery as part of the Spring1883 Art Fair. 

Spring1883 is normally held within the Windsor Hotel although this year, to ensure everyone can safely enjoy the art, it has been moved to multiple exhibition spaces throughout Melbourne, including MARS Gallery, as well as online.

To request a catalogue of my available works please email andy@marsgallery.com.au

Here's another new work in the show, titled Carameltdown Koala.

9cm x 4cm x 1.5cm

Acrylic on ceramic

2021

In other exciting news, I have a piece in the upcoming Deakin University Small Sculpture Award! The exhibition opens at Deakin Art Gallery on Monday September 13th and is on until October 22nd.


In other fun news, in a few weeks I'll be hosting three 45 minute sketching workshops for kids at the Frankston Arts Centre. 

The workshops are on Saturday August 21st. Full of fun tips, techniques, and activities for people of all skill levels. Bookings essential. For more info please click here!

And in other wonderful news, I’m now represented by MARS Gallery!

After years working as an independent artist I’m looking forward to this next stage in my career. Here’s a ceramic sculpture of where it all begins, my sketch book.


Thanks so much for reading, hope you're safe and going well, and hope to see you soon!

Swiss rolling in the deep

Hello! I hope you're keeping well. Here's a new ceramic sculpture that's particularly nostalgic for me, of a jam swiss roll.

Jam Swiss Roll

32cm x 9cm x 6.5cm, acrylic on ceramic. 2021.

This piece is included in an upcoming group show at Counihan Gallery in Brunswick, open from this Friday until July 18th.

The exhibition is all about the ritual, celebration and sharing of food. It features the work of myself alongside artists Samanta Bakker, Eddy Carroll, Jessie DiBlasi, Stephanie Dix, Robert Gale, Alasdair Mackinnon, Lucy Roleff, Chloe Smith and Pauline Tran.

For more info please visit the gallery website by clicking here.

Here's another new ceramic sculpture I have in the show, titled Raspberry Jam. This piece, along with my others in the show, explore some of our comforts and our coping mechanisms.  

Raspberry Jam 
12cm x 9cm x 9cm, acrylic on ceramic, 2021

In other exciting news, I'm currently in the process of moving studios and so I've added a few new pieces to the Studio Sale! section of my website.

One work that was available, although has just found a new home, is this oil painting I made exactly ten years ago to the day titled 'DOG SEES POSSUM'.

DOG SEES POSSUM

Oil on canvas, 60cm x 30cm x 2cm, 2011

Thanks so much for reading, hope you have a nice rest of the week, and that it's jam packed with as many dogs as possumble.

Pushing the envelope

Hey there, hope you're going well!

This year the Archibald Prize turns 100 and to celebrate I was invited by Art Guide Australia to write about one of my favourite winning paintings. Other artists selected to contribute include Joan Ross, Hayley Millar Baker and Ben Quilty.

I chose Craig Ruddy's 2004 winning portrait, David Gulpilil, Two Worlds. To read the article, please click here! 

Big thanks to Tracey Clement and Art Guide Australia for inviting me to be a part of the article!

In other news, a couple of weeks ago I was invited to paint a series of murals at the Sydney headquarters of tech company Canva. Here's a photo of me with my littlest mural called Pushing the Envelope.

Here's a new mural I painted with the hopes of inspiring people to 'pursue excellence', it's called Purse Ewe Eggs Cell Ants.

And here's a new ceramic sculpture called That chip has sailed.

Thanks so much for reading, I really appre-chip-ate it!

All my ducks in a row

Hello! Last week I had the absolute pleasure of being on The Art Show with the amazing Namila Benson, on ABC Radio National. I was interviewed alongside Dr. Ania Kortaba-Morley to discuss art that documents the covid era.

You can listen to the interview by clicking here! (The interview starts around the 36 and a half minute mark.)

I was also interviewed this week by Maddison Moore for the arts and humanities journal Antithesis, which you can read by clicking here!

In other news, the group exhibition I'm in as part of the Sydney Comedy Festival, titled Shaping Wit and on at The Concourse in Chatswood in Sydney, is still open daily until this Sunday May 16th. Huge thanks to everyone who's seen the show so far!

In amazing news, the UooUoo sculpture project I'm so pleased to have been a part of has just announced that it raised an incredible $867,100 for the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation!

Huge thanks to everyone involved for such a wonderful achievement that will hopefully help make a big difference for a lot people.

Thanks so much for reading, hope you're going really well, and to finish up here's a work in progress from my studio of me getting all my ceramic ducks in a row.