Professionally, I was trained to create invisible repairs with perfectly matched colour, gloss and texture – in other words repair scratches and apply paint. As a sculptural artist I create scratches and remove paint. My sculptures expose an almost innumerable range of differently coloured paint layers and reveal exciting colours and psychedelic effects.

Whizz Bang!

A rollercoaster ride at warp speed, exploring the colour galaxy.

Steel front guard | Ford Falcon FG | Automotive paint +/- 45 layers
2015 | L 120 cm x H 80 cm x D 20 cm

Tattoo You

The thinly shaved and intricately carved surface is a nod to Indigenous tribal tattoos.

Steel front guard | Ford Falcon FG | Automotive paint +/- 50 layers
2015 | L 120 cm x H 80 cm x D 20 cm

Backdrift

Attacked by an extra-terrestrial storm, (st)ripping off the colours.

Steel front guard | Toyota Hilux | Automotive paint +/- 35 layers
2015 | L 120 cm x H 70 cm x D 20 cm

Orange Crush

Night and Day collide into a morphed black and orange Yin and Yang – the eternal battle of attraction and rejection.

Steel front guard | Toyota Hilux | Automotive paint +/- 30 layers
2015 | L 120 cm x H 70 cm x D 20 cm

Memento Mori

A sculptural exploration by man and machine – an abstract dynamism of primary colours and whirling shapes.

Steel boot lid | Mitsubishi Magna | Automotive paint +/- 50 layers
2015 | W 65 cm x H 120 cm x D 11 cm

Rub ’til It Bleeds

Red, white, red, white…abrasive, yet smooth and swirly. How would it taste? Don’t scratch your tongue!

Steel front guard | Toyota Hilux | Automotive paint +/- 15 layers
2015 | L 120 cm x H 70 cm x D 20 cm

In Bloom

Exploding colours, firecrackers and hot sparks herald the new season.

Steel front guard | Mitsubishi Magna | Automotive paint +/- 100 layers
2015 | L 130 cm x H 65 cm x D25 cm

Hotwax

Peeled off black wax reveals iridescent colours – the twilight sky fights the darkness.

Steel front guard | Toyota Hilux | Automotive paint +/- 35 layers
2015 | L 120 cm x H 70 cm x D 20 cm

Yarra River

An intricate sculpture of the river’s currents and twirls, from Yarraville to Hawthorn Bridge.
The sparkling metallic and pearl flakes mimic the sun as it hits the water surface.

Section of steel rocker panel | Mitsubishi Magna | Automotive paint +/- 125 layers
2014 | L 20 cm x H 5 cm x D 1 cm

Good Morning Beautiful

Sparkling colours glide over steel waves into riverbeds and magenta ponds.

Steel bonnet | Toyota Hilux | Automotive paint +/- 40 layers
2015 | L 140 cm x H 110 cm x D 15 cm

Night Driving

A bird’s eye view of a dimly lit, winding coastal road. The long trip over, you have arrived at your destination.

Steel bonnet | Toyota Hilux | Automotive paint +/- 30 layers
2015 | L 140 cm x H 110 cm x D 15 cm

Petrol Head

A twisted car door skin – scratched and in severe distress.
The work is a tribute to the disappearing Australian car manufacturing industry.

Steel car door skin | Automotive paint +/- 35 layers
2015 | W 25 cm x H 70 cm x D 18 cm