November Quick Sampling

 

 

 

 

A sampling of the paintings of November

Paintings Searching for Gold

A representation of gold in a landscape. An observation of the nature of searching for gold and the random success and failure and destruction that comes with it.

Round Stepped Fountain

 

Industrial concrete tubes combined with painted PVC piping, plastic basins and concrete planters. An interesting project running 1 pump and feed 3 basins in a stepped format.

Japanese Zig Zag Pathway

Designed and created to link larger terrace in the back of the house and new terrace overlooking the garden. Treated wood beams with hidden mid beam steel supports.

Floating Steps

Floating concrete steppers project and design. Making counterbalanced steps that joined garden and new terrace.

Recycled Wood Garden Shed

A large project – See the instructable build instructions >

http://www.instructables.com/id/Garden-Shed-Climbing-Wall/

 

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.