MARTES, EL DOCE DE MAYO, DOS MIL NUEVE
THE EXHIBITION I REFERRED TO YESTERDAY WAS THRILL ME EVERY DAY: THE CELIA DUNLOP COLLECTION AT THE NEW DOWSE. IN 2005, CELIA PURCHASED THREE SMALL WHITEWORLD DRAWINGS FROM JANNE LAND IN WELLINGTON. I STARTED THE SERIES IN LATE 2003, AFTER RETURNING FROM A RESIDENCY IN SCOTLAND, AND TRAVELLING THROUGH THE USA. BELOW, I'VE MADE A MONTAGE OF ALL THE DRAWINGS TO DATE. THEY COME IN BLOCKS AS I QUICKLY GET BORED OF DOING THEM, OR LOSE THE SIGHT OF THE IDEA, BUT NEW ONES KEEP POPPING INTO MY HEAD. I GUESS I'M STILL NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHAT THEY ARE ABOUT BUT THEY MAKE UP AN INTERESTING BUNCH. AT PRESENT, I'M DRAWING THE 27 CLUB, THE STARS THAT DIED AT 27 YEARS OF AGE. SOME OF MY FRIENDS I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH STILL TALK ABOUT THE PHENOMENON, AS KURT COBAIN DIED WHEN WE WERE IN OUR 7TH FORM YEAR.

LUNES, EL DOCE DE MAYO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HERE'S A PAINTING I WAS REMINDED OF BY A FRIEND AT AN OPENING ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
WE WERE DISCUSSING IMAGES OF COOK IN CONTEMPORARY ART PRACTICE, THE PROLIFERATION OF THEM AND THE REOCCURRING THEMES. THIS PAINTING IS BASED ON TUPAIA'S IMAGE (THE ARTIST FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE ARTIST OF THE CHIEF MOURNER) DEPICTING (POSSIBLY) JOSEPH BANKS TRADING GOODS WITH MAORI, A FAMOUS IMAGE (FOR NEW ZEALAND) IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY.
IN MY VERSION, THE PAKEHA IS DEFINED AS COOK, WORKING ON THE CHAIN.

THOU ART NOTHING, 1999, OIL ON CANVAS
480mm x 360mm, JAMES WALLACE COLLECTION

MIÉRCOLES, EL SEIS DE MAYO, DOS MIL NUEVE
OUT OF TOWN SO DON'T WAIT UP
WILL BACKTRACK SOME POSTS WHEN I GET BACK
ADIOS

MARTES, EL CINCO DE MAYO, DOS MIL NUEVE
STUDIO PHOTOGRAPH, JUST AFTER SHIFTING IN, JULY 2006.
MY STUDIO IS STILL ON THE IST FLOOR (1ST RED BRICK LEVEL)
THE SURROUNDING AREA HAS CHANGED CONSIDERABLY SINCE MOVING IN,
UCOL NOW OWNS MOST OF THE BLOCK AND THE GAP TO THE LEFT OF THE
PHOTOGRAPH (ABOVE CHRONICLE GLASS) IS NOW FILLED WITH A LARGE
CONTEMPORARY CONCRETE EDIFICE.

LUNES, EL CUATRO DE MAYO, DOS MIL NUEVE
BOOK OF THE MONTH: STUFF WHITE PEOPLE LIKE BY CHRISTIAN LANDER
TOTAL CRINGE MATERIAL FOR THE WHITE MIDDLE CLASS-FANTASTIC.
(IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE BLOGS IN THERE, BUT IT'S PROBABLY ON HIS BLOG)

DOMINGO, EL TRES DE MAYO, DOS MIL NUEVE
STUDIO SHOT FROM 30/3/09

EL PRIMER DÍA DE MAYO PARA DOS MIL NUEVE
QUICK POST, MORE PATTERNS...
THREE SAINTS WITH THREE PRINTS
2006
OIL ON CARVED WOODEN BOWL
315mm x 150mm x 35mm

JUEVES, EL TRIENTA DE EL DÍA PASADO DE ABRIL PARA DOS MIL NUEVE
PRE-EMPTING WHAT I'D LIKE MY PLATTERS TO LOOK LIKE, THE FLUIDITY OF HAND-PAINTED SPANISH BLUE AND WHITE, A MIX OF THE PORTRAITURE ASPECT OF MY WHITEWORLD DRAWINGS AND THE DETAIL OF CERAMIC TRANSFER PRINTS.
(LEFT TO RIGHT): SPANISH PLATE, C. 1870; WHITEWORLD DRAWING OF CHARLIE PATTON AND A BLUE AND WHITE PLATTER BY AN UNKNOWN ENGLISH MAKER, C.1820

MIÉRCOLES, EL VEINTINUEVE DE ABRIL, DOS MIL NUEVE
FOUND IT...

THE DELFT-LIKE PATTERNS I WAS TALKING ABOUT YESTERDAY COME FROM ZURBARÁN'S ST. HUGH OF CLUNY IN THE REFECTORY OF THE CARTHUSIANS. 1633, OIL ON CANVAS. 3070mm x 2620mm. MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES, SEVILLE. SPAIN.
IF YOU CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW, YOU'LL SEE THE SAID PATTERNS ON THE TABLEWARE.
AS A SIDE, MY PAINTING UNDER THE ZURBARÁN, TITLED FRATERNITY (2005), USES THE MONK AT THE FAR RIGHT OF THE ZURBARÁN PAINTING.
*MORE ABOUT ZURBARÁN HERE*

MARTES, EL VEINTIOCHO DE ABRIL, DOS MIL NUEVE
SAINT MATTHEW (SANS ANGEL)
2005
OIL ON WOODEN TITHING BOWL
180mm x 310mm x 60mm
------------------------------------

THIS WORK WAS PAINTED IN OUR APARTMENT IN COROMANDEL STREET, NEWTOWN, WELLINGTON. AS PER THE WORK, MY EASEL WAS AN OLD STRETCHER BAR PROPPED UP BY MY HOLDEN AMPLIFIER.
I'VE BECOME INTERESTED IN THIS IMAGE AGAIN FOR TWO REASONS, FIRST AS I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A RETABLO OF SAINT MATTHEW (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST; SECONDLY, IN PREPARATION FOR AN EXHIBITION IN LATE JULY, I'M DECORATING SOME CERAMIC PLATES AND THE FIRST DRAWINGS CONJURED UP THE SAME DECORATIONS ON THE ARTWORK BELOW. AT PRESENT, I'M TRYING TO FIND THE SOURCE OF DECORATION. IT'S A CARDINALS MOTIF BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER FROM WHERE IT CAME.

LUNES, EL VEINTISIETE DE ABRIL, DOS MIL NUEVE
TOP: SAN MATEO (SAINT MATTHEW), HOLDING AND AXE
(SYMBOL OF HIS MARTYRDOM IN ETHIOPIA) AND A BIBLE (HIS GOSPEL)
LATE 19TH CENTURY RETABLO
OIL ON TIN
350mm x 250mm

BELOW: A 18TH CENTURY MEXICAN PAINTING AND A
GERMAN FRESCO DEPICTING SAINT MATTHEW WITH AN AXE

EL LLENADOR DE DOMINGO, VEINTISEIS DE ABRIL, DOS MIL NUEVE
PREPARATORY SKETCH FOR NEW INSTALLATION IDEA. I'M LOOKING TO HAVE THIS COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR. IT'S TAKING SOME OF THE IDEAS FROM MY MUSEUM OF INHERENT VICE EXHIBITION AND UPDATING THEM TO RECONSIDER THE BRICOLAGE ASPECT OF MY PRACTICE

SÁBADO, EL VEINTICINCO DE ABRIL, DOS MIL NUEVE
NOT THE AUCKLAND ART FAIR AT THERMOSTAT ART GALLERY IN PALMERSTON NORTH.
GROUP EXHIBITION FEATURING WORK BY 20 ARTISTS.
24TH OF APRIL - 4TH OF MAY, 2009.
BELOW, PETER IRELAND'S BROWN PAINTING AND MY NUMBSKULL PAINTING.

VIERNES, EL VEINTICUATRO DE ABRIL, DOS MIL NUEVE
PROCESS OF RESTORING A LATE 19TH CENTURY MEXICAN RETABLO OF (EITHER) SAN BONIFACIO OR JESUCHRISTI WITH LA MANO PODEROSA (THE POWERFUL HAND), A DEMON AND DEATH WITH SCYTHE. I'M STILL RESEARCHING WHICH ELEMENTS AND SYMBOLS ARE USUALLY REPRESENTED IN THIS PARTICULAR RETABLO AS THERE IS EVIDENCE OF IMAGERY AT THE BOTTOM-LEFT HAND CORNER AND ALSO A FAINT FORM UNDER THE KNEES OF THE CENTRAL FIGURE, POSSIBLY A SWORD (IF SAN BONIFACIO) OR A SKULL. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE UNSTABLE NATURE OF THE PAINT, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN THE SURFACE WITHOUT LIFTING OFF AREAS OF PAINT SURFACE AS THE OIL PAINT WAS APPLIED DIRECTLY ONTO THE TIN WITHOUT BOLE OR PRIMER, SO I'M HAVING TO COLOUR-MATCH WITH THE DIRTY SURFACE , WHICH IN ITSELF IS QUITE A JOB.

JUEVES, EL VIENTITRÉS DE ABRIL, DOS MIL NUEVE
...BACK TO STUDIO IMAGES...
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: STUDY FOR POLIPTICO LEAF WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION - TO BE COMPLETED (PENCIL ON PAPER), REVERSE GLASS PAINTING OF POLIPTICO LEAF IN SPANISH (OIL AND ACRYLIC ON GLASS), VINTAGE RETABLO OF SAN MATEO (EARLY 20TH CENTURY, OIL ON TIN)
*THESE WORKS WILL BE EXHIBITED IN THE DEVOTIONAL IMAGE AT MARK HUTCHINS GALLERY, WELLINGTON.

MIÉRCOLES, EL VIENTIDÓS DE ABRIL, DOS MIL NUEVE
LAST BUNNY REFERENCE....
MY AMBASSADORS
2008
OIL ON LINEN
1300mm x 1910mm

MARTES, DE VEINTIUNO DE ABRIL, DOS MIL NUEVE
(TOP) TACTICAL DIVERSION
2005
OIL ON LINEN
1535mm x 910mm

(BOTTOM) DIVERSION TACTICS
2005
PENCIL ON PAPER
800mm x 580mm
SWEETMAN COLLECTION, WELLINGTON

FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS - LUNES, EL VIENTE DE ABRIL, DOS MIL NUEVE
TEN YEARS OLD TODAY
HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS
1999
OIL AND ENAMEL ON CANVAS
420mm x 302mm
(THIS PAINTING SHARES ITS BIRTH DATE WITH ST, ROSE OF LIMA,
ADOLF HITLER, JOAN MIRO, LUTHER VANDROSS AND CARMEN ELECTRA)

DOMINGO, EL DIECINUEVE DE ABRIL, DOS MIL NUEVE
SCOTT MCFARLANE
JUG, HOMAGE TO 'HUGH' COUPER
2007
CERAMIC
HEIGHT: 230mm

SÁBADO, EL DIECIOCHO DE ABRIL, DOS MIL NUEVE
TWO-FOR-ONE SATURDAY:
(TOP) BUNNY DORIS
2006
PENCIL ON PAPER
140mm x 205mm
MASEYK COLLECTION, COROMANDEL

(BOTTOM) NEW CORNERSTONE
2006
PENCIL ON PAPER
222mm x 345mm