Nest
This is a set of 4 wee beasties, each canvas is 10×10cm – little. I painted them for a group show opening tomorrow at Brunswick Street Gallery.
A weird thing happened while I was painting this. I was looking at the blank canvases, thinking about how I was going to paint a brown wash across the bottom 3rd of them. Just then my rams’ skull randomly fell off the wall, knocked over my coffee cup which spilled a brown coffee wash over the bottom third of one of the canvases. After cleaning up the spill I picked it up and realised it was exactly what I had intended to do, but with paint!
These enlargements are bigger than life size:
One day when I’m rich I’m going to commission someone to make me a bathtub just like this.
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Alyson Pearson
how cool, gorgeous colour choice too!
pretty freaky what happened with the coffee :)
Firedrake replied
Yep, very confusing!!
Jessica Tremp
i like mr grumpy king
Lisa Defazio
What time???? I would like to drop by :) Love the colours too.
Firedrake replied
Whoops – it was Friday. Apparently 2 have sold, woohoo! The show will be on for another 2 weeks though x
Paul Compton
Great little story. I love these wonderful beasts.
Paul McClintock
beautiful. I love the bottom left most of all.
Carrie Glenn
Very beautiful…I really adore your creations and your strange happenings sound amazing. What an awesome turn of events…I love when things like that happen!! Good luck on your group show Kaitlin!
KellyThomas
wow, that’s a great mistake to make drake ;-)
might see you tomorrow night x
and seeing we’re doing ‘favourites’ mine is the relaxed dude in the top left
Firedrake replied
I’m sure he will go to a good home :D
braidy
very cute firedrake
sparklehen
wow, that’s eerie! Fantastic results though!
Jing3011
I always look forward to viewing and enjoying your work.
Jing3011
I always look forward to viewing and enjoying your work.
Natalie Tyler
The colours are stunning!
Priscilla Rodr...
fantastic
Jeremy Ham
wonderful
Peter Coleman
excellent work, would love to see your dreams
the ram skull is guiding your hand?
Firedrake replied
When I remember my dreams they are WEIRD.
The skull sits right at head height on my wall where I paint. I think it’s lucky :)
Damian
Haha, excellent :)
I look forward to seeing a pic of this bath if it’s ever made (although I don’t know how cosy it’d be, LOL!)
Firedrake replied
I think it would have to be polished nice and smooth…so if you were sitting in the middle it would be OK. I wouldn’t lean on the edge though!
LostBoy
is the bottom left a spy?
Firedrake replied
Hmm, could be. Clearly in disguise too!
chelsgus
You are so very good at this! Great beasties.
JohnYo
very good
kerryone
Oh I do love your beasties so!
JanG
He’s looking rather exasperated – time for a bigger tub?! Great beasts and situations you create in your paintings. I love all the bright colors and their expressions.
Firedrake replied
Yes, might be time to upgrade to the deluxe tub!