VIERNES, EL DIECINUEVE DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
GUATEMALAN HOUSE-OFFERING CRUCIFIX, RECENTLY SHOWN IN THE VOTIVE IMAGE AT MARK HUTCHINS GALLERY.
I BOUGHT THIS CRUCIFIX IN NEW ORLEANS AT REV. ZOMBIE'S VOODOO SHOP IN THE FRENCH QUARTER. IT'S GENERALLY TOURIST-QUALITY GIFTS IN THE FRONT, BUT OUT THE BACK ARE SOME GREAT NIK-NAKS HANGING FROM THE RAFTERS AND IN BOXES

JUEVES, EL DIECIOCHO DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
NAZARENO, FLAGELLANTI, PENITENTS, PART OF SEMANA SANTA (THE HOLY WEEK OF EASTER).
WE'RE A BIT LATE AS IT TAKES PART OVER EASTER WEEKEND, 28TH OF MARCH - 8TH APRIL.
FOR R.

MIÉRCOLES, EL DIECISIETE DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
TIRED... BLOODSHOT EYES, WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT, PHILIP GUSTON ALWAYS DOES A GREAT STUDIO PAINTING THAT YOU CAN RELATE TO...

THE REST IS FOR YOU
1973
OIL ON CANVAS
174cm x 178.5cm
(COURTESY OF MCKEE GALLERY, NEW YORK)

MARTES, EL DIECESEIS DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
SATURDAY NIGHT, JUST BEEN, WAS A PAULNACHE PROJECT IN WELLINGTON, HELD AT ROB MCLEOD'S PLACE. EXHIBITED WERE A GROUP OF WORKS BY REPRESENTED ARTISTS VAL BOS, JAMES ORMSBY, JOHN WALSH, SANJAY THEODORE, PETER ADSETT, JOHNNY TURNER, HELM RUIFROK, BRIAN CAMPBELL, MYSELF, WILLIAM S. PETERS, ROB MCLEOD AND ROBERT JAHNKE. (AND DANNI IN THE BOTTOM PHOTO!)

LUNES, EL QUINCE DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
THESE ARE PRE-EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT CRAWLSPACE, WHERE I AM AT PRESENT IN A GROUP SHOW WITH SANJAY THEODORE, MATT MORIARTY AND NATHAN GOLDSWORTHY. THE INAUGURAL OPENING WAS LAST FRIDAY NIGHT. MUCH OF THIS WORK WAS SHOWN IN MY WANGANUI EXHIBITION, THE MUSEUM OF INHERENT VICE, AT THE SARJEANT GALLERY IN 2007.

DOMINGO DE INFLUENCIAS, EL CATORCE DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HAVE JUST GOT BACK FROM WELLINGTON AND THREE EXHIBITION OPENINGS...TOTALLY EXHAUSTED. HERE'S A PHOTO OF A PAINTING I'VE COPIED A COUPLE OF TIMES - ONCE FOR A PAINTING CALLED CONTEMPORARY SKULLDUGGERY AND NOW FOR A BIG DOUBLE-SIDED PAINTING THAT IS PART OF A LARGE INSTALLATION FOR AN UPCOMING SHOW. THE PAINTING'S BY ANDRES LOPEZ AND DEPICTS SAINT TERESA OF AVILA, 1786. THIS PAINTING IS PART OF A SERIES OF SAINTS. THIS ONE INTERESTS ME BECAUSE OF THE DIAGONAL CROPPING, THE STRETCHER MUST HAVE BEEN CUSTOM-MADE TO FIT INTO A SPECIFIC AREA OF THE CHURCH ALTAR

SABATO, EL TRECE DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT I GAVE A TALK , ALONG WITH TONY LANE, ABOUT MY WORK, SPANISH COLONIAL PAINTING AND THE GROUP OF EX-VOTOS AND RETABLOS THAT I'VE BEEN COLLECTING. ALONG WITH THE TALK, FLAMENCO GUITARIST CHRIS HILL (WE WERE AT SCHOOL TOGETHER AT HNHS) PLAYED TWO FANTASTIC SESSIONS AT MARK HUTCHINS GALLERY.
(PHOTOS BY J.K.)

MIÉRCOLES, EL DIEZ DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE

HEADING DOWN TO WELLINGTON TODAY, CATCH YOU SOON

MARTES, EL NUEVE DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HERE'S THE PAINTING I MENTIONED LAST WEDNESDAY:

LUDDITE TRADITIONALIST
2006
OIL ON CANVAS
760mm x 535mm

LUNES, EL OCHO DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE.
IDLE HANDS?
THAT DOG DON'T HUNT, MONSIGNOR...

F.HILDENBERG, THE DEVIL'S KITCHEN, ENGRAVING, 190mm x 230mm

DOMINGO DE INFLUENCIAS, EL SEIS DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HERE'S A PAINTING OF SALVATOR MUNDI BY SIMON LOBATO (TOP LEFT) AND MY VERSIONS OF THE SALVATOR FIGURE, BUT IN VARIOUS GUISES (FROM MIDDLE, TOP; CLOCKWISE) SALVATOR NUEVA ZELANDA (WORK IN PROGRESS, 2009), THE FRONT PANELS FROM RECTANGULO DE TIEMPOS DEL FINAL, 2009; THE LAW AND OTHER INEXPLICABLE FALLACIES, OIL ON LINEN, 2007 AND WORLD TRAVELLERS, OIL ON TIN, 2008. I'M THINKING ABOUT AN INCOMUNICADO PAINTING - ABOUT BEING A NEW ZEALANDER, LIVING IN NEW ZEALAND.

SABATO, EL SEIS DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
ESTOY MUY MAL...CASI FATAL

JUEVES, FELIZ CUMPLEANOS A MI. TRIENTA Y TRES HOY.
NIKOLAI KOKX AND JANET BAYLY HAVE AN EXHIBITION OPENING TOMORROW NIGHT AT MCNAMARA GALLERY, WHANGANUI. IT'S CALLED DWELLING AND I'M GUESSING IT'S DWELLING ON THE DWELLING AND THE DOMESTIC, BUT JURY'S OUT ON THAT AS I HAVEN'T SEEN THE WORK YET. IT'S ON FROM THE 5 TO THE 26TH OF JUNE.

LEFT: NIKOLAI, RIGHT: JANET

MIÉRCOLES, EL TRES DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
LAST ONE, DARWIN AND MONKEY, RELATES TO AN OLDER PAINTING OF MINE FROM 2006, LUDDITE TRADITIONALIST.

MARTES, EL DOS DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
THIS IS A SCIENCE PROJECT BOX THING THAT I PAINTED LAST WEEK FOR A SHOW AT UCOL. IN THE BOX IS A POO WITH A LIT CANDLE.

LUNES, EL UNO DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
BAD NEWS ON THE DEVIL FRONT. HIS ANKLES GAVE OUT UNDER THE MASSIVE WEIGHT AND PRESSURE OF HIS BEER-GUT ON SATURDAY NIGHT. SOME OF IT IS SALVAGEABLE BUT I'LL NEED TO STREAMLINE THE DEVIL SO THE WEIGHT IS ON HIS WINGS AND TAIL.

DOMINGO DE INFLUENCIAS, EL TREINTA Y UNO DE MAYO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HERE'S AN IMAGE OF AN EX-VOTO (TOP) BY THE ALMOND-EYE PAINTER SENT TO ME BY JAMES CASWELL. THE EX-VOTO'S BEEN PAINTED OVER AN EXISTING RETABLO OF LA SAGRADA FAMILIA (BELOW- I'VE PHOTOSHOPPED A RETABLO DEPICTING THIS IMAGE OVER THE TOP OF THE EX-VOTO IN BLACK AND WHITE). I'M INTERESTED IN THE REUSING OR RECYCLING OF DEVOTIONAL PAINTINGS AS IT ILLUSTRATES THAT THESE IMAGES WERE ABUNDANT IN MEXICO AT THE TIME, YET IT CONTRADICTS THE POTENT NATURE OF THE SUBJECT MATTER. ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS RECYCLING IS IN GLORIA FRASER GIFFORDS' BOOK MEXICAN FOLK RETABLOS. IT DEPICTS A RETABLO OF VERONICA'S VEIL THAT'S BEEN CUT UP TO MAKE TEMPLATES FOR THE SOLES OF LEATHER SANDALS. I'LL HUNT IT OUT FOR NEXT WEEK'S POST.

SABATO, EL TREINTA DE MAYO, DOS MIL NUEVE
I MANAGED TO FINISH THE LAST OF THE CERAMICS FOR GROUP HUG, AT THE RAYNER BROS GALLERY OPENING IN LATE JULY. THIS ONE, CALLED HOUSEKEEPING, WILL BE GLAZED BY MARK RAYNER. SO FAR, THIS IS THE ONLY ONE I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH... MOSTLY WITH THE DEVIL FORM AS HIS SPINDLY HOOVES KEPT BUCKLING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE BODY.

VIERNES, EL DIECINUEVE DE MAYO, DOS MIL NUEVE
AM GIVING A LECTURE AT UCOL WHANGANUI THIS MORNING, SO NEED TO GET DOWN TO STUDIO TO BURN SOME IMAGES ONTO A DISC. HERE'S AN HMV DOG PAINTING I MENTION IN MY LECTURE.

UNTITLED
1999
OIL AND ENAMEL ON PANEL
PRIVATE COLLECTION

JUEVES, EL DIECIOCHO DE MAYO, DOS MIL NUEVE
LAST NIGHT WE UNDER-GLAZED SEVERAL CERAMIC PIECES READY TO BE FIRED TODAY. NOT SURE IF I POSTED A 'BEFORE' PHOTO OF THE WORK BELOW, BUT THERE ARE OTHER EXAMPLES FLOATING AROUND THIS BLOG. I WENT FOR THE HOLSTEIN LOOK FOR THIS BEER/BABY/ARTIST/ANGEL.