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Finished the outline!
RIFLES 24th JUNE
Finally finished the RIFLES, WILBERFORCES, POPSTRANGERS Poster!
Its on next week, come along to the gig and hang out and watch some cool bands!
Hope you like.
Poster Progress
In progress Gig Poster for Rifles, Wilberforces, Popstrangers next week. Im a bit late. But thats what happens when you book too much work in :s
In the Wolf
Finished Drawing of ‘In the Wolf’. Can’t decide if it needs colour or not!
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Sneak Peak
A sneak peak of some new website imagery 
Feel its getting stale and need to freshen up a bit. Coming Soon!
Tattoo – Work in Progress
Got a commision to design a tattoo recently. Here’s a sketch of what I’ve done so far.
Will probably change a few things around, add more detail and add some more stuff down the bottom. Then tidied up.
Slow Progress
Progress = slow. But better late than never! Decided on watercolour pencils. Why did it take so long to buy them. they are so good to work with.
Consumer Culture – ‘Ring’ Explained
Hmmm, I don’t usually like to explain the meaning of my stuff, but this has been on my mind a bit.
Consumerism and Capitalism. The Race for Wealth. Money. Things. Objects. Products. Materialism. I’m over it. When did the world become so fixated with money, objects, commodity, and other things of only material value? Moving out of home reminded me of how little you actually need to survive (and still be pretty comfortable)
I have to admit that sometimes I can’t help but be a consumer. Cool art books, art supplies and Camera equipment are my latest vices. I justify buying art books as helping other artists in the community continue doing what they love! :p ahah
I saw a news story about people who raise their kids as mini socialites. Designer clothes that they will outgrow in a few months. It makes me think about what will they be like when they’re older? they won’t have a chance. What will they value? Who’s fault is it? Media? TV? Constant pressure to be perfect and have all the best things? I often wonder when success started being measured by how big your house was and how big your bank account is. Maybe I’m just jealous because I’m an average wage earner. Who Knows.
Advertising. products BAM in your face. Every day, Everywhere. Sometimes I wonder what the world would be like if we didn’t run on a capitalist system. Imagine artwork on all billboard spaces. Someone’s photography made HUGE without some sort of lame message and branding. Ahh I’m just a dreamer.
Anyway, so I drew ‘Ring’ around these thoughts. I was wondering why people placed so much importance / fascination / desire with precious metals, and stones like diamonds and gold. Other things in nature are just as beautiful too! flowers, trees, plants, animals are just as amazing in my eyes. I guess you can’t put a tree around your finger because they are more temporal than gold. But yeah just a thought. Just wanted to make people think twice about what’s important.
Thats off my chest. I’m signing off!
Sam
Bike 2.0
Finished(?) the sketch of girl on a bike. This is what happens when you don’t have a circle drawing tool. You get a spew of colour haha. Re-did her head as well
WRC Photography
Sorry for the lack of posts lately! Was trying to get some time together to sort through the 500 or so photos I took at the WRC (thats World Rally Championship) when it came to town in New Zealand.
I’ve been going to the rally for a while now, and its sort of become tradition to go every time it comes back to NZ. (Sadly its only every two years now) So I thought it would be a good opportunity to actually use my camera!
Funnily enough I think my favourite photos weren’t of the cars at all.
Oh and sorry for the over processing, I got bored and discovered photoshop actions. Haha.
Anyway, what I was meant to take photos of:
I ended up enjoying taking photos of random things more though. Helicopters, Diggers, People. Haha.
I like how this next shot looks like theres a giant crucifix coming out of the caravan. Kinda spooky
