Another old favourite of my brothers characters, from Sydney mid-early 2000s. On the tracks near Kings Cross I think. X

And in Canberra around 2006 at a guess. Mum Foreva. X

 

Collaborative wall with Ghostpatrol behind RMIT bookshop off Little Latrobe St in the City, beside one of my favourite walls in the city by TwoOne, Al Stark and Nails.

 

Keep an eye out for these new Save the Kimberley shirts! Featuring drawings done by my brother Ned of Humpback Whales, Dugongs and a boy in a boat with a little telescope. Here’s a sneak peek fresh from being printed with While You Sleep. I do have a few shirts (email me if interested), otherwise keep an eye out for them at Save the Kimberley events, particularly the upcoming Festival for the Kimberley in Sydney on Friday 8 March, 2013 Martin Place, Sydney CBD!

 

Just finished this new mural in a small carpark out the front of a furniture/homewares shop in Fitzroy, on Napier Street just North of Johnston Street. The shop uses all local woods in their furniture so we thought trees were appropriate, and this scene is what manifested.

OK. Well, not really sure where the place is to put ideas like this out into the world. But I suppose ya got to start somewhere… and around “Australia Day” seems appropriate.

Mid to late last year I had this moment of realisation for a potential new flag for Australia. Now, I still have doubt about the flag; the building on top of the Aboriginal Flag, but I also love it. I love how it could celebrate a new colour palate for the country, a new path from the Red, White and Blue, but still with a strong combination of the old. The Green and Gold – the colours of so many existing uniforms – with Green representing new growth and new leaves (as well as from the Torres Strait flag) and Yellow the sun and the brilliant wattle flower, combined with the Red representing the red earth, the red ochre and a spiritual relation to the land, and Black, representing the Aboriginal People of Australia. I’d love to here people thoughts on the appropriateness of this flag.  X Tom

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I painted this mural down the lane near where I grew up as a teenager in Sydney beside the small community garden that has sprung up. Was so good to meet all the lovely people in the neighbourhood contributing to the garden, or simply going for a walk. The experience reminded me of the importance function such simple community-run spaces such as gardens and murals act as for a way for people to meet each other.

The mural is a kind of a flotsam and jetsam of my life… and from my memories playing in the rock pools as a kid down at the beach. And as a memorial to my brother Ned.

I was recently given the opportunity to paint in the cages of the magnificent mandrills at the Melbourne Zoo, with Suki, Be Free and Erin Greer.  A pretty unique situation – Art Therapy for monkeys. Described as a “disfunctional lot”, as you would be if you were locked up in cages, the idea was to create a more peaceful space. This painting was done in the cages were the monkeys sleep and get time away from the gaze of all the human onlookers. Thank you to all of the staff and keepers at the zoo for making this happen! Hopefully the mandrills got a laugh out of it.

In big ol’ Yonz’ cage…

Suki & Be Free

The size of the cage… small.

Hello.

The mandrills come in for a look…

Yeah… hmpf.

Chillin’, whatever, I’m still in a cage.

Back at the studio, scratchin’ my head.

Some of my favourite RiDL (Ned) characters from around Bronte in Sydney. Still there… as far as I know.

Amongst the palms.

Money is not your god.

Scratched into cement….

After a big year of printmaking, it’s been fun to finish up the year with some good ol’ screenprinted patches and stickers.

New patched for late 2012!

Divine Intervention Crest (more of the story below)

Sticker sheet!

Nothing like a beautiful drying rack :).

Inky screen.

Love this machine. Thanks as always to Dion at While You Sleep.

I’ve been up at my Dad’s place recently helping him out for an exhibition he is having at his home in the Northern Tablelands of NSW.

Tony Sevil is having this exhibition at his home by appointment throughout December, and possibly ongoing. If you’re driving up the New England Highway drop in and say hi and see his found object art. His place is just out of Uralla between Tamworth and Armidale, NSW. Check out the Country Art Escapes website for more information.

Front window in main gallery room

Main gallery room (we painted the floor when we were kids!)

Close up.. So many stories, so many beautiful found materials.

If anyone would like anymore information please get in touch. Or check out my Dad’s blog: www.tonysevil.com

Here’s a bunch of photos showing some of the things I got up to at the Australian Print Workshop during my time there with the Dowd Foundation Scholarship for 3 months. More on all this sometime soon…. But please do get in touch if you are interested in purchasing any of my prints. Some are available Upstairs at Brunswick Bound Bookshop on Sydney Road and at Signed and Numbered in Prahan. Otherwise stay tuned for future exhibitions…