December 2019

Acrylic on canvas

100H x 250cm

Commission

White Chocolate Girl is a real-life plastic surgery patient. Her skin is the colour of white chocolate and, like a chocolate bar, she has a shiny wrapper. Chocolate is a luxury item – a reward, a treat, a delight – but chocolate can also be essential for feeling better. A small amount of ‘chocolate’ can change a person’s life by releasing pleasure-inducing and motivating chemical compounds in the brain. We all have individual tastes and needs when it comes to chocolate and the same can be said for plastic surgery; no two women are the same and so each treatment is personalised and unique. The metallic foil acts as both reveal and silver lining.

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[STAY GOLD series]

Acrylic on canvas

30 x 30cm

Iris is the messenger to the gods and she lives in the full spectrum of Rainbow Road which is actually an interminable roundabout since rainbows are, in fact, full circles. From the ground only the light reflected by the raindrops in the arc above the horizon can be seen.

She spends her days pacing around and around as she delivers her messages, keeping a sharp eye out for the gilded realisation of her hopes and dreams, but, as she never reaches the end of the rainbow, only the emptiness of fool’s gold slips through her fingers.

Available to purchase

Exhibited at 12×12, The Stockroom Gallery, 355A Wellington Street, Clifton Hill VIC 3068, 12 – 22 December 2019

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[STAY GOLD series]

Acrylic on canvas

30 x 30cm

November 2018

SOLD February 2019

I-AM-O-PEN-D explores the chemical link between music and emotion. Dopamine is often called the ‘motivation molecule’ because it provides the drive and focus needed for productivity by operating on repetition, memory and attention. The human brain surges with dopamine when listening to the favourite moments in songs which results in feelings of reward and pleasure.

Allegra, meaning joyful, from the musical term ‘allegro’, is holding a golden pen as she listens while the bubbles of dopamine froth through her body and trigger creativity. I Am Open’d is one to unscramble!

Exhibited at 12×12, The Stockroom Gallery, 355A Wellington Street, Clifton Hill VIC 3068, 12-23 December 2018.

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[STAY GOLD series]
Acrylic on canvas, unframed
61 x 76cm
April 2018

The paint is metallic in places (hair, roses, nails) and changes in different light which explains the three photo variations in colour and tone. Photo 1 is by a professional photgrapher, photo 2 is in daylight, photo 3 is after dark.

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