Going The Distance (Love is a Lottery). Painting

Going The Distance (love is a lottery). 2018. Mixed media on cardboard. This is one of my favorites so far from the "moving on" series I'm currently working on. In a sense its a collection of work that forms a self help book for myself, and anyone else who finds it useful. I had the idea that I would look at how time effects inanimate objects like cars and buildings, how they decay or thrive depending on various factors including luck. Im interested in using these old vehicles and objects as metaphores for human relationships, some enduting and others rusting out quickly. This 1969 Chevy ute caught my eye and formed the basis for one of the first works on this theme. The ute in this drawing is a metaphore for a relationship which has survived the test of time. This is one of the works that I will be showing at #theotherartfair in Sydney from the 22nd to the 25th of March. If youre in Sydney come and check it out.