out of the rubble

just got back from dear old Christchurch. First, a couple of latest pieces:



that first one is from a classic CHCH graf spot (which i was the first to paint, in 1998) the sheep sheds:


meanwhile, the central city is in stages of post-quake destruction. These are some places i used to frequently frequent, now scarcely recognisable...

shocking pink

I'm working out the the DFS store in the international departures area of the airport this month, drawing on posters and things for Calvin Klein "CK Shock". behold the fruits:

Welly before the storm

I am recently returned from a paint-fuelled trip to wellington to do some work and time for one fun...

free the art

today i painted a canvas at an Amnesty International drive on K Road... i depicted a renown artist who has been detained under unusal circumstances in his home country. as his supporters are finding their emails etc hacked from that country, call me a coward but i'm not naming him in this post cos i don't wanna go that way! the canvas is up for auction at Amnesty's exhibition next thursday. see ya there

a quick visit to CHCH

Just got back from a short trip to paint a small commission, see my fams and take some pics. in the city:

Here is a photo of where my flat i used to live in should be. You can see on the second level of the remaining building the interior lounge and hallway walls of the flat. A lot of folks will remember some great parties at that place.

directly across the road, still standing... LOOMIT and me, 2001

this is the job i painted out in Ashburton: (someones elses design)


Out in Lyttelton, some things are still looking pretty precarious:
this church across the road from my mum's house is one of the oldest in NZ:


next to my mama's house is another broken church, i painted on the blocks holding it up



Much love to everyone i didnt get to catch up with too, I admire all your strength in these turbulent times.

my volcano pre-occupation continues...

well, there's a new directory website that inists its not a directory, and i painted this at their launch party. behold Mt Eden erupting with party vibes.. (dodgy night photo)

even more exciting, or more so to us, was the amazing construction job me and associate Josh did on the temporary, free standing wall!


oh and here's a canvas i did last month for a friend, of an imaginary east coast dormant volcano. The theme is, even when dormant, there's always life in the earth just below our feet...

master blaster

Painted this one out at Corban's estate in West Auckland at the end of last week.. Got to have a jam with this "blaster" spray cap which is a lot of messy fun. Only really visible on the detail shots.



Thanks to Askew for lettin me have a go with it... if you like lookin at graf his Tumblr page goes hard, everything on there is amazing!

back to Taupo

Easter by the lake... found time to paint something there this time

this time, explorations lead to small lakeside holiday town Kinloch.
Here's Whakaipo bay on the way out, beautiful spot, nice for skimming stones too
unfortunately, we were covered in cloud most of the weekend, so instead of a view out to the snow-capped volcanoes over the shimmmering lake and all the trees glowing in vibrant autumnal colours, i took this over exposed washed out pic looking out to the lake from Kinloch.

if you want to know the origins of the Easter celebration, check my last year's post :)

latest commissioned artings

this is what i do to pay the rent, paint pictures! and why not.

Canterbury and coffee

quick piece painted out in New Lynn today (peace to RCD)...
repping my first crew: UAC. Original Christchurch KINGS.
Much love to the Christchurch Fat Cappers a.k.a TNA!


On a less glorious note, this is a job using paint markers on a blackboard... good luck trying to ever clean that off lol! note the Mark Todd signature up in there, "Great cup of Bell"

recent art by me

I've been so engrossed in archeo-astronomy pseudo-history, I've neglected to post up any of my recent work... so here ya go.
firstly, a piece which i left unfinished for 2 months, finally got back yesterday and ended it. boom! Thanks for the spot Navs and for the advice on fuel combustion.


These next flicks are of the back part and toilets of intimate Ponsonby bar "Julep", all prohibiton-era theme artwork. complicated job but very happy with results! cheers Phil


here's a commissioned Valentines Day canvas for a friend, Betty Boop with her hairdo. Painted with brushes, erk!
More brush painting: this time on a fibreglass horse for the wonderful Fastest Art Charity Auction, raising money for various charities, check the link for the other entries. Great stuff Auckland. This one here is "by" my homies the Vodafone Warriors, I "helped" ;)


GO The Warriors!