Recycled Scooter Project

A design and welding project using recycled bikes to create a new scooter / kickbike is well underway.

Version 1 . Just sourcing some final resourced parts to finish.

Recycled bike frames and parts.

Recycled bike frames and parts.

the night before the quarry trip

I had just spent 1 day making a ramp that could support 500kg payload on my flatbed trolley. So with that on my mind I did these paintings.

In my mind I had envisioned the quarry as something pretty low key but on arival that changed, it was like a mining operation, my trolley and my 800kg capable van looked miniscule in comparison to the big trucks and earth moving equipment. We loaded up 900 kg of rock, betwen 80kg and 150kg each, and got back home.

dreaming of rocks2. oil and marker on board. size small

dreaming of rocks1. oil and marker on board. size small

mountainside. oil and marker on board. size small

hormones in the river. oil on board. size small

What if I told you this is water.

Large oil on board.

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Concrete Rocks and pathways.

3 rocks sculpted in concrete with tint and colour.

3 Rocks outdoor installation. Reinforced concrete skin with recycled concrete boulder structure. Size Large

Concrete after texture work.

Concrete After Texture work.

Colour is added

Details added to linwork.

Final result.

Drainage channel made to look like stone.

The idea of building concrete rocks came about because we needed some sculptural elements in the garden. So I started making the rocks with recycled materials as a base then reinforcing with wire and sculpting cement.

After that I discovered that potentially imitation stone paths would suit the the landscape and walkways so I developed a technique for making the paths and having them look like stone slabs.

They are actually very practical because the surface gives excellent adhesion for walking because of the  texture, veins and granule finish.

Rocks in the river

Green and blue wash against the rock forms.  The fluid strokes are given movement with splashes of blue layered over the roaming forms.

Details: Wood board with integrated edge. Oil paint with clear varnish. Medium size.

The painting style.

Rock Family. Acrylic,oil and marker on wood. Size: Medium

I paint in a way that lets people use their imagination to complete the picture making their own experience based on the colour, forms and linework.

The nature of the work is very caligraphic. The contrasting lines represent the text and the colours and shapes create the emotional verbs allowing the each piece to talk in a visual sense.

The application is very much inspired by a unique movement. Each element super imposed without guide lines, each painting unique in the journey of colour and shapes.

Underwater. Detail

Underwater. Acrylic,oil and spray on wood. Size: Large

Garden wall vulbens

After repairing the garage wall I added this hillside landscape.

Landscape painting the spring.

Freeform hills, rivers and rocks with green fields and multicoloured flowers pushing through the prarie.