MIERCOLES, EL VIENTISEIS DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF TEX AVERY'S DEATH...29 YEARS AGO (HE DIED IN 1980). AVERY'S WORK ON LOONY TUNES WAS A GREAT INFLUENCE ON MY DRAWING AS A KID - TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT SCALE, ANIMATING THE FORM TO SHOW MOVEMENT AND EXPLOITING CARICATURE. I'D LOVE TO SHOW YOU SOME EXAMPLES, UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVEN'T YET SCANNED THE MANY DRAWING I DID FOR MY FATHER WHEN I WAS YOUNG. THERE MUST BE AROUND 40 - 50 FINISHED DRAWINGS IN HIS POSESSION. I MUST DO THAT THE NEXT TIME I'M BACK IN HAWKES BAY.

MARTES, EL VIENTICINCO DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
WAY BACK IN APRIL, I SHOWED A SKETCH. OF COURSE I'VE COME INTO NEW ISSUES SURROUNDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORK, MOSTLY DUE TO NOT WANTING TO REPEAT MYSELF AND WANTING TO PUSH MY IDEA OF 'PAINTING'. BOTH IN A PHYSICAL AND COMMERCIAL/ ANTI-COMMERCIAL SENSE. I'M RE-READING FRANK STELLA'S WORKING SPACE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY ANSWERS IN THERE. EVEN THOUGH HE STOPS AT ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM, THERE'S PLENTY OF BASE MATERIAL DISCUSSED IN THE BOOK, WHICH FORMALLY, COULD BE USED IN MOST PAINTING CIRCUMSTANCES.

LUNES, EL VIENTICUATRO DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
MANAGED TO GET MYSELF OUT OF BED TO TEACH TODAY, FEELING BETTER AND HOPEFULLY AT THE END OF THE COLD. DAVE HICKEY'S AIR GUITAR ARRIVED IN THE POST TODAY WHICH IS COOL, IT'S NOT TOO LONG SO WILL PROBABLY HAVE FINISHED READING IT BY TOMORROW. HERE'S ANOTHER CRUCIFIX WITH HICKEY ON IT:

DOMINGO, EL VIENTITRES DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
GREAT NIGHT LAST NIGHT, GOOD TURN OUT AT THE OPENING, ESP WHANGANUI FOLK. WE WENT BACK TO WHANGANUI AFTER THE SHOW WOUND DOWN AND POPPED IN TO TYLEE COTTAGE TO MEET NEW RESIDENT MIRANDA PARKES AND CATCH UP WITH LAURA AND TAO. NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, I'M SICK- HEADCOLD- AND I HAVE TO FINISH A WORK TO SEND DOWN TO CHRISTCHURCH NEXT WEEK. ROTTEN
HERE'S ONE OF THE NEW WORKS I TOOK DOWN TO MARK.

SECURITY
2009
OIL ON WOOD

SABATO, EL VIENTIDOS DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
A NIGHT AT HOME, THEN PACK TO PALMY THIS MORNING TO FINISH THE SET UP OF 'I GO WHERE THE PARTY TAKES ME', A GROUP PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW CURATED BY JK RUSS. (CHECK HER BLOG OUT SOON FOR PHOTOS OF THE OPENING). I'M STARTING TO COME DOWN WITH SOMETHING, I FEEL WRECKED AFTER THOSE FEW BUSY DAYS IN WTGN, ESPECIALLY THE SESSION AFTER VICTOR'S EXHIBITION OPENING!

CAUTIONARY
2000
OIL AND ENAMEL ON WOOD
PRIVATE COLLECTION, WTGN

VIERNES, EL VIENTIUNO DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
YESTERDAY ENDED UP BEING QUITE BUSY, A LOOK AROUND THE GALLERIES, WALK AROUND THE PORT AND A VISIT UP TO ROB'S PLACE. DINNER AND STAYING WITH WHANAU, UP FIRST THING IN THE MORNING TO PALMERSTON NORTH TO SET UP JO'S SHOW AT THERMOSTAT.

BANK BALLANCE (BASED ON THE OLD BNZ BUILDING IN WTGN)
OIL AND ENAMEL ON CANVAS
1999
PRIVATE COLLECTION, WTGN

JUEVES, EL VIENTE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
YESTERDAY, I 'HAD MY TAXES DONE' AND IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THAT FINISHED. EVEN THOUGH IT WENT SMOOTHLY, IT'S STILL A DRAIN. BELOW IS A COOL CARTOON BY CLAY BENNETT, A PERFECT IMAGE REALLY (U.S. OF COURSE, BEING IRS). I ALSO DE-INSTALLED MY WORK AT CRAWLSPACE AND DROPPED OFF SOME NEW WORK TO MARK AT THE GALLERY. TODAY, I INTEND TO CHECK OUT SOME GALLERIES.

MIERCOLES, EL DIECINUEVE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
WELCOME MIRANDA PARKES TO WHANGANUI AND TYLEE COTTAGE

LITTLE DIPPER, 2006
IMAGE COURTESY OF ANTOINETTE GODKIN, AUCKLAND
Miranda Parkes

MARTES, EL DIECIOCHO DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HERE'S THE INVITATION TO 'I GO WHERE THE PARTY TAKES ME', CURATED BY JO. THE SHOW OPENS AT THERMOSTAT IN PALMY THIS COMING SATURDAY NIGHT.
WE'RE OFF TO WELLINGTON TODAY FOR A FEW DAYS SO I'LL HAVE TO BACK-DATE SOME POSTS WHEN I'M NEAR A CONNECTION.

LUNES, EL DIECESIETE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
STUDIO UPDATE: PROGRESSING SLOWLY

EL CRUZ DE DOMINGO, EL DIECISEIS DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
A SHINY PLASTIC NUMBER, WITH BARBED WOODEN CROSS

SABATO, EL QUINCE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
VICTOR BEREZOVSKY HAS AN EXHIBITION OPENING, TITLED 'SPLINTER' AT MARY NEWTON GALLERY, WELLINGTON. IT OPENS TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SHOW IS ON FROM THE 19TH OF AUG - 12 SEPT.

VIERNES, EL CATORCE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
BLANKS, GRIEF AND CHRONIC FATIGUE

JUEVES, EL TRECE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
A PORTRAIT OF NIKE (PRONOUNCED 'NICKI') SAVVAS. AUSTRALIAN ARTIST, NOW BASED IN LONDON. I FIRST SAW HER WORK IN TRANSFORMERS AT THE CITY GALLERY, WELLINGTON.

MIERCOLES, EL DOCE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
THINKING ABOUT TRAVELLING AGAIN, I SUBCONSCIOUSLY KEEP FINDING MYSELF ON CRAIG'S LIST.
A LOCAL EXCURSION WILL HAVE TO DO, HEADING DOWN TO WELLINGTON NEXT TUESDAY.

MARTES, EL ONCE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
PIPPA SANDERSON HAS A PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION OPENING THIS FRIDAY IN WELLINGTON AT PHOTOSPACE. PIPPA RECENTLY CURATED 'THE BLUE ROOM' AT TE MANAWA.

LUNES, EL DIEZ DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
TODAY, A YEAR AGO, WE ARRIVED IN LEIPZIG, STAYING WITH FRIENDS STEFAN AND GERD. ALSO THERE WAS VICTOR AND SANDRA FROM NZ. IT WAS ALL BEER AND GOOD FOOD, SUPPLEMENTED WITH MANY WALKS AROUND THE CITY.

TOP TO BOTTOM: BAVARIAN DUMPLINGS
ME LOOKING THROUGH ONE OF GERD'S DESIGN BOOKS
THE LEIPZIG OVERGROUND WATER PIPES

EL CRUZ DE DOMINGO (CON UNA INFLUENCIA DE NUEVA ZELANDIA),
EL NUEVE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
A NEW ZEALAND-MADE CRUCIFIX.
RESIN EMBEDDED PAUA CROSS WITH PLASTIC CHRIST

SABATO, EL OCHO DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
BACK HERE IN FEBRUARY, WE WELCOMED ANDREW ROSS AND DEBORAH BARTON TO TYLEE COTTAGE. LAST NIGHT WE WENT TO THEIR FAREWELL. IT'S BEEN GREAT HAVING THEM HERE AND THEY WILL BE MISSED.

TYLEE RESIDENTS. 2007, PENCIL ON PAPER, COLLECTION OF SARJEANT GALLERY, WHANGANUI

VIERNES, EL SIETE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HERE'S SOME SHOTS OF THE OPENING OF SPIRITS, GHOSTS AND GREMLINS AT THERMOSTAT ART GALLERY IN PALMERSTON NORTH.

TOP: MY WORK, KOLONIALISM MACHT FREI, IN SITU
MIDDLE: MARK RAYNER'S DEVIL-BOY
BOTTOM: A SMALL SKELETON BY HANNAH BREMNER AND JAMES ROBINSON'S GHOST RYDERSS IN THE SKY. (PHOTOS BY J.K. RUSS)

JUEVES, EL SEIS DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
ANOTHER SAD DEPARTURE, MERCE CUNNINGHAM, 1919 - 2009,
JUST OVER A YEAR AFTER ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG PASSED AWAY.


PHOTO BY MARK SELIGER, COURTESY OF STYLE WEEKLY

MIERCOLES, EL CINCO DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
I'VE FINALLY FINISHED UPLOADING MOST OF MY COLLABORATIONS IN GROUP HUG.
YOU CAN VIEW THE WORK HERE.

MARTES, EL CUATRO DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
R.I.P. DASH SNOW. NOW PART OF THE 27 CLUB.

(PHOTO COURTESY OF BLOGUE.US)

EL CRUZ DE LUNES, EL TRES DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
(PORQUE HE CREADO UN POSTE PARA DOMINGO)
A COUPLE OF GLOW-IN-THE-DARK CRUCIFIXES.
MOSTLY PLASTIC AND, I GUESS, PHOSPHORUS?

DOMINGO, EL DOS DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HERE'S MY PAINTING THAT'S PART OF SPIRITS, GHOSTS AND GREMLINS AT THERMOSTAT ART GALLERY IN PALMERSTON NORTH. IT'S CALLED KOLONIALISM MACHT FREI.

SABATO, EL UNO DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
LAST NIGHT WAS THE OPENING OF GROUP HUG AT THE RAYNER BROS GALLERY
HERE'S A SHOT OF SOME OF THE CERAMICS AND PLATES
JO'S GOT SOME MORE IMAGES ON HER BLOG HERE

VIERNES, EL TREINTA Y UNO DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
WITH TWO EXHIBITION OPENINGS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS (SEE PREVIOUS POSTS - MONDAY, I THINK) THERE'S A TENDENCY TO SLUMP AFTER ALL THE EXCITEMENT OF THE OPENING, AT THE WORST END OF THE SPECTRUM, MORBID DEPRESSION. I'VE EXPERIENCED IT A FEW TIMES, BUT NOW I SIDE-STEP IT BY ALWAYS HAVING NEW WORK ON THE GO BEFORE THE SHOW OPENS. I THINK THE NEWNESS AND EXCITEMENT OF LUNGING INTO A NEW WORK IS THE SAVING GRACE.

STUDIO SHOT, 25/7/09

JUEVES, EL TRIENTE DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
[UNA IDEA NUEVA] IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD A MAJOR ARTIST'S PAINTINGS, WHAT DO YOU DO? GET A TATTOO...MANUEL OCAMPO IS GIVING HIS ART AWAY AT GERTRUDE ST GALLERY IN MELBOURNE, CATCH IS YOU HAVE TO BE A HARDCORE FAN AND GET IT IMPRINTED IN YOUR SKIN. THE EXHIBITION'S JUST FINISHED- WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW HOW MANY FOLK MADE THE PLUNGE.

TATTOO IMAGE COURTESY OF http://y3kandwhatarchive.blogspot.com/
BASED ON OCAMPO PAINTING: A COUNTERVAILING IMPULSE AGAINST A PREVALENT FRAUDULENT NORM 2008, OIL ON CANVAS, COURTESY OF www.galerie-obadia.com (PARIS)

MIERCOLES, EL VIENTINUEVE DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
A DETAIL OF ROSE REQUIEM BY J.K.RUSS, OIL ON 3 PIECES OF SHAPED WOOD, FLOWER. 2009.
TO BE INCLUDED IN THE GROUP SHOW AT THERMOSTAT ART GALLERY IN PALMERSTON NORTH, SPIRITS, GHOSTS AND GREMLINS.

MARTES, EL VIENTIOCHO DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HERE'S AN INVITATION TO A GROUP SHOW INCLUDING LONDON-BASED ARTIST, CIARAN BEGLEY. I HAVEN'T GOT ANY PHOTOS YET, BUT HERE IS A SOLO COMMISSION CIARAN COMPLETED EARLIER THIS YEAR AT HOLD AND FREIGHT.
WHEN JO AND I WERE IN LONDON THIS TIME LAST YEAR, WE STAYED WITH CIARAN AND RACHEL AND HE SHOWED US THE GALLERY SPACE IN DEVELOPMENT. GREAT TO SEE THE REALISED WORK ON THE WEBSITE.

LUNES, EL VIENTISIETE DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
INVITATIONS FOR TWO NEW SHOWS I HAVE WORK IN:

GROUP HUG
RAYNER BROS GALLERY
52 GUYTON STREET, WHANGANUI
OPENING THIS FRIDAY, 31ST OF JULY

AND

SPIRITS, GHOSTS AND GREMLINS
THERMOSTAT ART GALLERY
155 THE SQUARE, PALMERSTON NORTH
OPENING THIS COMING SATURDAY, 1ST OF AUGUST.

EL CRUZ DE DOMINGO, EL VIENTISEIS DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
A FAUX PAUA SHELL CRUCIFIX LETTER-HOLDER

SABATO, EL VIENTICINCO DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
JUST CLEAR GLAZED A FEW PIECES FOR THE RAYNER BROS SHOW, ANGELINA JOLIE (MADE BY PAUL), ZEELANDIA (MADE BY ME) AND A VESSEL UNDER-GLAZED WITH DELFT PATTERNS (MADE BY MIKE). THEY'VE ALL JUST BEEN PUT IN THE KILN AND WILL REACH TEMPERATURE AT 9PM TONIGHT.

BELOW: NAZARENO AND APE,
MADE BY ME, GLAZED BY PAUL

VIERNES, EL VIENTICUATRO DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
JUST FINISHED FIRING MY FOUR DELFT PLATES FOR THE RAYNER BROS SHOW OPENING NEXT FRIDAY (THE 31ST OF JULY)...PHOTOS COMING SOON.

JUEVES, EL VIENTITRES DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
THIS PAST WEEK, I'VE BEEN WATCHING THE PBS SERIES, ART:21. I'M PART WAY THROUGH SEASON TWO AND REALLY ENJOYING IT. REALLY GOOD TO SEE MARGARET KILGALLEN IN ACTION, AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE WEST COAST NEO LOW-BROW MOVEMENT. NZ GOT A BIT OF A TASTE OF KILGALLEN -TYPE WORK WHEN NICKY DEELEY PAINTED A LARGE MURAL IN THE DUNEDIN PUBLIC ART GALLERY IN 2006.
KILGALLEN DIED IN 2001, AGED 33.

IMAGE FROM ARTNET

MIÉRCOLES, EL VIENTIDOS DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
I FINISHED CARVING THIS FRAME FOR A PAINTING PART OF THE THERMOSTAT EXHIBITION, SPIRITS, GHOSTS AND GREMLINS. THE EXHIBITION OPENS ON THE 1ST OF AUGUST. THE FRAME IS A SPANISH-COLONIAL REPLICA, BASED ON AN EXAMPLE FRAMING A CRUCIFIX IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN AUCKLAND. THERE ARE MANY VARIATIONS OF THE DIAGONAL SLASH MOTIF AND HOLES WHICH I WILL USE IN FUTURE FRAMES. THE DECORATIVE ELEMENT AT THE TOP, I CARVED OUT OF CUSTOM-WOOD AS I HAVEN'T CARVED FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND I'LL NEED TO BUILD UP MY CONFIDENCE TO TACKLE CARVING WOOD WITH GRAIN. I'VE STAINED THE FRAME PRIOR TO ANTIQUING IT, A FEW METHODS I LEARNT WHILE LOOKING AT FORGED RETABLOS AND ARTWORKS OVERSEAS. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT MEASUREMENTS OF THE FRAME BUT I MADE IT TO HOLD A CANVAS, 1000mm x 800mm.

LUNES, EL VIENTE DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE

NOW THAT I'VE FINISHED MOST OF THE WORK FOR SOLO AND GROUP SHOWS THIS YEAR, IT'S TIME TO LOOK AT NEW WORK AND MOVING ON IN MY WORK. BELOW IS A DRAWING THAT WAS DONE FOR THE A WORK THAT WAS SHOWN AT MARK HUTCHINS GALLERY THIS YEAR. I'M THINKING I MIGHT DO A LARGER VERSION OF IT, USING TECHNIQUES LEARNT FROM PAINTING MY AMBASSADORS, 2008

EL CRUZ DE DOMINGO, EL DIECENUEVE DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
I BOUGHT THIS GERMAN CRUCIFIX IN ABOUT 2006. A GREAT EXAMPLE EXCEPT IT'S MISSING THE GLASS FONT AT THE BASE. I'M ON THE LOOK OUT FOR ONE, BUT KIND OF A RARE OBJECT TO FIND ON ITS OWN.

SABATO, EL DIECEOCHO DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
THE LAST WEEK OR TWO, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SORT OUT ALL THE EPHEMERA (TAXES, FILING, SORTING PHOTOGRAPHS AND CORRESPONDENCE) IN MY LIFE. TAXES WAS THE MAIN FLY IN THE OINTMENT (DUE TO THE 6 MONTH TRIP OVERSEAS LAST YEAR) BUT THAT'S NEARLY DONE. NOW, I'VE GOT TO SORT OUT MY PHOTOS FROM MY LAST SHOW IN GISBORNE AND EDIT THEM FOR THE FILES.
THE WORK HASN'T TOTALLY STOPPED, I'VE STILL TO GLAZE TWO CERAMICS FOR THE RAYNER BROS GROUP SHOW COMING UP IN A FORTNIGHT AND ALSO FINISH THE FINAL TOUCHES ON A BIG CANVAS PAINTING FOR A SHOW OPENING AT THERMOSTAT IN PALMY THE DAY AFTER THE RAYNER BROS SHOW. ALSO, NOT FORGETTING THE GUSTON ANNIVERSARY RETABLO IS STILL IN FLUX.
I DECIDED TO MAKE A FRAME FOR THE BIG PAINTING GOING INTO THERMOSTAT, SO I'VE CARVED A WOODEN, SPANISH COLONIAL-STYLE FRAME FOR THAT, TAKING TIME TO AGE THE FRAME SO IT COMPLIMENTS THE PAINTING.
ALSO NEXT WEEK, I START TEACHING A STUDIO DISSERTATION AND CONTEMPORARY ART HISTORY PAPER AT UCOL TO HELP OUT A FRIEND. I HAVEN'T TAUGHT FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS, SO IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW I GO AND HOW THE STUDENTS RESPOND (OR DON'T...)

VIERNES, EL DIECISIETE DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
SPEAKING OF LOUISE CLIFTON, I FOUND A SITE THAT HAS MORE EXAMPLES OF HER WORK HERE. IN 2004, JO AND I PURCHASED AN IMAGE OFF LOUISE AND HER THEN COLLABORATOR, DANE TAYLOR CALLED CASEY. YOU CAN SEE THE WORK HERE (YOU NEED TO CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO OPEN A POP-UP AND ENLARGE IT).
THE WORK WAS INCLUDED IN OUR COLLECTION SHOW, PROLOGUE, AT THE SARJEANT GALLERY. JO WROTE A STATEMENT ABOUT THE WORK: ...they include some quite quirky images, such as Louise Clifton and Dane Taylor’s photograph, Casey, depicting a hooded figure sitting on a kitchen bench. This work often stopped people in their tracks when visiting our flat in Wellington, and prompted much discussion...

JUEVES, EL DIECISEIS DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
FINISHED PAINTING THE LAST OF THE FOUR PLATES ON MONDAY. THIS ONE IS OF DARWIN WITH A DODO. I THINK THE PLATES WILLL BE FIRED AND THEN GLAZED NEXT WEEK.

MIÉRCOLES, EL QUINCE DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
LAST SATURDAY, I WENT OVER TO THE FLOOR TALK FOR THE BLUE ROOM AT TE MANAWA (THE ART GALLERY PART) IN PALMERSTON NORTH. THE SHOW'S BEEN CURATED BY PIPPA SANDERSON AND FEATURES 13 ARTISTS LOOKING AT OCCULTISH OR SPIRITUAL THEMES, HEAVILY BASED ON VICTORIAN-ERA SPIRITUALISM, ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO CONAN-DOYLE STYLE PHOTOGRAPHS OF CARDBOARD CUT-OUT PIXIES. THE WORK, WHICH IS ALL VERY CONSISTENT IN IT'S GROUPING, SEEMED TO BE A CONCERTED MOVE AWAY FROM THAT POST-COLONIAL AESTHETIC TO A SLACKER-CUM SKEPTICAL ART-VIEW OF THE VAGARIES OF THE ESOTERIC.
MY FAVOURITE GROUP OF WORK WAS BY 'EOS', WHICH REMINDED ME OF ASPECTS OF KENNETH ANGER'S LUCIFER RISING AND THE SYMBOLISM IN ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY'S HOLY MOUNTAIN, A FANTASTIC FILM WHICH INCIDENTALLY, WAS BANK-ROLLED BY ROLLING STONES AND BEATLES MANAGER, ALLEN KLEIN, WHO PASSED AWAY A FORTNIGHT AGO.

BELOW: e. l. august and l. a. clifton, channeling eos, 2008.

MARTES, EL CARTORCE DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
PAUL MASEYK HAS A SHOW ON AT EVAN HUGHES GALLERY IN SYDNEY AT THE MOMENT. CHECK OUT HIS CERAMICS, GREAT WORK. THE IMAGE BELOW, WHICH IS FEATURED ON THE WEBSITE'S HOMEPAGE IS OF PAUL'S COROMANDEL STUDIO WHERE HE'S BEEN LIVING SINCE ARRIVING BACK FROM THE ARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION RESIDENCY IN HELENA, MONTANA. ON THE WALL (IN THE PHOTO) IS A PAINTING OF MINE FROM 1999 OF AN H.M.V. DOG WITH GORDON WALTERS HEAD, PLUS A MIRRORED PHOTO OF ME HOLDING THE PAINTING IN QUESTION TO THE RIGHT OF THE PAINTING. IT'S INTERESTING LOOKING AT ARTIST STUDIO WALLS AND SEEING WHAT CONSCIOUSLY AND SUB-CONSCIOUSLY INFLUENCES THEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL SYMBOLS IN THIS PHOTO THAT I'VE SEEN APPEAR IN PAUL'S WORK OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.