The subject may be an abandoned industrial site, the waterfront,
JULY
➡️ Studio Update
Things look like they have been a bit slow of late! But not really.
It’s just that I have been working on larger private projects, but now they’re
almost done and out the door!
NEXT… a new series I have been planning, and a new Gallery collection for later
in the year, and a whole new collection of little ones in November for my window.
The original, iconic exhibition was organised by VAS founding artists Arthur Streeton, Tom Roberts
and Charles Condor, who painter their en plein air studies on cigar boxes 9 by 5 inches in size.
and Charles Condor, who painter their en plein air studies on cigar boxes 9 by 5 inches in size.
Our early impressionists painted on, amongst other things, cigar box lids measuring roughly 9 x 5.
These were supplied by a fellow artist, Louis Abrahams who owned a tobacconist store in Melbourne.
These works became the catalyst for the original 9 x 5 exhibition in 1889.
I am very excited to be included in this... one of the most popular events in the Victorian Artists Society
calendar, the exhibition revisits the iconic 9×5 format. These works are limited only by size and imagination
to create a spectacular display of almost 200 works – including some actual cigar boxes!
2 July – 3 August 2025
Opening Sunday 13 July at 2pm
VAS Galleries
430 Albert Street East Melbourne 3002
➡️ Very Small Paintings
FIRST – the Very Small Paintings appear in my display window and on this site (usually on the same day).
THEN – you can see them (or some of them, or some details) on instagram,
and/or sometimes on facebook.
They are all available (direct from me)unless they have a red dot next to them.
➡️ Facade Paintings
A new collection will be available later this year at the Moree Gallery.