Pigment.. Alexander McKenzie

   

 

Following on my series with Australian artists, I've recently had the pleasure of collaborating with the artist Alexander McKenzie www.alexandermckenzie.com.au. I was lucky enough to go to his studio and see up close his exquisite landscapes.. This being the second in the series it was interesting to see how different he works to George. He kindly let me take what I wanted to shoot and I ended up with a great selection of pieces. Alex joked at some of the stuff I thought was worth shooting, like the newspapers that he uses to wipe his brushes on, so graphic.. Here is a selection of my favourites, from the 150 images I took.. I'm also aiming to take Alex's portrait in the not too distant future.. Next up is Joanna Braithwaite and her husband Frazer... An exhibition is planned for next year of the best images from the series.

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Peony..

My beautiful wife bought me some flowers last week, as a reminder of my dear old dad. So I shot this series of the peony, incredible flower...

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Pigment... George Raftopoulos

As I get older I seem to enjoy shooting more & more still life. George Raftopoulos is an Australian artist  www.georgeraftopoulos.com,  he's been someone I've known for around 5 years and recently I ask him for a selection of his old oil paint tubes, brushes and bits & bobs he works with, when creating his work. Here is a selection of my favourites shot so far.

I just love all the textures in each piece and how each tube or brush tells it's own story. I'm looking to exhibit a selection of these next year, along with selection of other artist's pieces...

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Trip down memory lane...

 Today is my 3rd wedding anniversary, time has flown and a lot has happened. I've decided to upload our wedding invites, which I shot of our wonderful dog Monty 'Dalglish'.. Since we got him from a rescue home he has been our son (human like).. Friends asked if Monty was to attend the wedding? I would have loved that but we decided no.. So the invite became his way of being there, in some sense I suppose..  Each shot depicts a section of the day, the arrival, the ceremony and the reception..   What a legend Monty is...

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