Journalhttp://www.jngaio.com/journal/en-NZ2010-03-11T07:38:58ZSquarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Best day ever.http://www.jngaio.com/journal/2010/3/10/best-day-ever.htmljngaio2010-03-10T02:17:55Zart drawing drawing my art weirdTrying to get back in the habit of sharing doodles. Here are some ones that have been lying around. Boy do I enjoy drawing genitals and nipples. Boy do I ever. It's been a constant in my art for years now. Maybe one of the few constants. 




]]>Pearls.http://www.jngaio.com/journal/2010/3/10/pearls.htmljngaio2010-03-09T22:18:11Zart my art pearls photography photography

Not exactly an original sort of image but I've just been getting back into the habit of playing with my camera again. 

]]>Masque.http://www.jngaio.com/journal/2010/2/2/masque.htmljngaio2010-02-02T07:24:36Zacrylic art colour mask my art photography photographySelf portraits are hard but I wanted to show you a mask I painted. It's one of those cheap junk store things but it was fun to paint on and photographs rather well. I have a feeling there might be a series in this - masks have always fascinated me, I think I need to explore that fascination deeper. Can anyone recommend any good artists, writing etc on masks that I should be aware of?

]]>Seeing the light of day.http://www.jngaio.com/journal/2010/2/2/seeing-the-light-of-day.htmljngaio2010-02-02T05:27:50Zacrylic art colour my art oil painting painting popI'm taking a sick day today in an attempt to properly recover from a bug that's been lingering for a couple of weeks. Seems like an opportune time to put up some paintings that have been lying around the house for yonks for no real reason. 

Click on the thumbnails for larger versions. I think it's worth it.

Early 2008. Acrylic, glitter and shellac on canvas. 51x76cm approx.  Lot of flaws in this one but some interesting things happening with colour, texture and layers. Sad that the transparent layers and glitter photograph so badly. 

Early 2009. Acrylic and oil on canvas. 61x92 approx. This is actually one of my favourite paintings to date.  I wish I could show it to you all in real life... there's something about the lusciousness of paint strokes that really appeals to me. I need to do more like this, don't you think? 

Ok, time for more sleep. 

]]>Zoom!http://www.jngaio.com/journal/2010/1/31/zoom.htmljngaio2010-01-31T11:15:39Zdrawing my artI am a doodler. Bigtime. Most of the bills in the tray sitting on my desk here are marked with weird little scrawled dinosaurs, fat birds and boobs. 

Every now and then, I'll rediscover a doodle and really like it. Today, however, I came across a full page doodle that gave me a bit of a surprise. 

Doodling is such fun. I think I should get into the habit of doing it more regularly in sketch books... for a long time I thought I was a good painter and not very good at the drawing thing but...eh, it's fun and people seem to dig 'em so... eh! 

]]>Amazing Video Weirdnesshttp://www.jngaio.com/journal/2010/1/28/amazing-video-weirdness.htmljngaio2010-01-27T23:15:10ZSharing is Caring ramblingCheck out this video, thanks to Eff and his blog for bringing it to my attention. 

Weird cultural artifacts* such as this fascinate and inspire me. The absurd, the surreal, the out of context, the strange sexual tones, the creepy educational detritus instilling simplified moral values, the razzle dazzle, gore... all wonderfully, horribly kitsch.  

I'm still trying to unpack why this stuff fascinates me. Awhile back I was reading quite a bit about humour, kitsch and pop culture and this really helped to inform my art practice. After finishing my masters and finding myself caught up in the need to make a living and a life, this was put aside. I think I need to pick it back up.

That is after I finish the pile of books I already have waiting for me on the ethics of eating animals, on freaks of evolution, on sex, on atheism, on art... sometimes I wish I was interested in less things, as I get so easily distracted by anything that's shiny or winks at me. I worry I just scrape at the surface of stuff. 

Huh, that turned into an unexpected ramble!

* Artifact tends to refer to an object, yeah? But I can't find a better suited word. Help?

]]>Cold Salt Skinhttp://www.jngaio.com/journal/2010/1/23/cold-salt-skin.htmljngaio2010-01-23T04:21:11ZNereid acrylic art boobs doll drawings exhibition gallery mermaids mixed media my art oil sculptureAt last, I've had the time to upload the images from my last exhibition, Cold Salt Skin. 

So go check it out and remember that I thrive on feedback so please give me comments, please oh please! 

Phew, it's a relief to get it all online. Now onwards to the next project, whatever that may be! Bwaha! 

]]>Do Not Do Nothttp://www.jngaio.com/journal/2010/1/6/do-not-do-not.htmljngaio2010-01-05T23:45:23Zmy art photographyThese two photos were taken in low lighting and so don't look good blown up. I have to go and try reshooting them in the day because I like the idea. 


These next two photos are for Kate and Bobby, who are far more talented at the art of wandering and who inspire me.


]]>Christmas Cheerhttp://www.jngaio.com/journal/2009/12/28/christmas-cheer.htmljngaio2009-12-28T10:57:54Zmy art photography

]]>Crystal Caveshttp://www.jngaio.com/journal/2009/12/20/crystal-caves.htmljngaio2009-12-19T22:32:12ZSharing is Caring
From http://www.ironammonite.com/2009/12/surviving-cueva-de-los-cristales-giant.html Just an amazing blog entry about exploring these beautiful but deadly caves. Thanks Lucas for pointing this out to me.

I have nothing to say about this that isn't awkwardly cliche. Except perhaps we should always make sure to try keep up with nature documentary stuff that goes on, because it really helps to remind us of how amazing and precious our planet really is. 

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