Oil on canvas
2030 x 1780mm
Completed 2024
When educational institutions are infiltrated by ideologues that dogmatically preach their opinions, without room for discussion or debate, the educational system itself loses its strength (continue reading)

Oil on canvas
2030 x 1780mm
Completed 2024
The act of reading a book requires a certain discipline—an investment of time and attention. Reading allows for contemplation, reflection, and synthesis of ideas in ways that skimming or listening cannot replicate (continue reading).

Oil on canvas
2030 x 1780mm
Completed 2024
institutions should be open to a little lunacy, because sometimes the best ideas come from a bit of craziness. I concede that this can often lead to spillover effects—where things get out of hand, go wrong, and require correction (continue reading)

Oil on canvas
2030 x 1780mm
Completed 2024
Passing on not only knowledge but also the skills required to critique and analyse an idea, and to understand it from multiple perspectives, is the intergenerational inoculation against bad ideas taking hold (continue reading)

The Inner West Life

Oil on canvas
1800 x 1000mm
Completed 2024
‘The Inner West Life’ is a commissioned painting that was a huge amount of fun to work on. It’s not every day you get asked to fill a brief that contains such an eclectic list including city landmarks, parks, buildings, pubs, people, and blind dog that gets pushed around in a pram and wears a grey jumper. On top of that there was also a ‘cat-in-the-hat’ character which has been the one dog’s favourite toy since it was a puppy! (read more)

Oil on canvas
40 x 70 inches
Completed 2024
What is left in a relationship when everything that can be removed is stripped away? What is left to hold on to? When removing the aesthetic of human beauty ideals, clothing, fashion and all concept of accumulated possessions, what remains? I would argue that what is left is how each person thinks. If you find a person’s thinking attractive, even when you disagree, then undertaking even the simplest things in life together becomes enjoyable (read more).

Oil on canvas
40 x 70 inches
Completed 2024
What is left in a relationship when everything that can be removed is stripped away? What is left to hold on to? When removing the aesthetic of human beauty ideals, clothing, fashion and all concept of accumulated possessions, what remains? I would argue that what is left is how each person thinks. If you find a person’s thinking attractive, even when you disagree, then undertaking even the simplest things in life together becomes enjoyable (read more).

Oil on canvas
40 x 70 inches
Completed 2024
What is left in a relationship when everything that can be removed is stripped away? What is left to hold on to? When removing the aesthetic of human beauty ideals, clothing, fashion and all concept of accumulated possessions, what remains? I would argue that what is left is how each person thinks. If you find a person’s thinking attractive, even when you disagree, then undertaking even the simplest things in life together becomes enjoyable (read more).

Oil on canvas
40 x 70 inches
Completed 2024
What is left in a relationship when everything that can be removed is stripped away? What is left to hold on to? When removing the aesthetic of human beauty ideals, clothing, fashion and all concept of accumulated possessions, what remains? I would argue that what is left is how each person thinks. If you find a person’s thinking attractive, even when you disagree, then undertaking even the simplest things in life together becomes enjoyable (r ead more).