{"time":1728452647784,"blocks":[{"id":"sI7k4PXHEf","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Late August early September in Australia heralds the start of spring, and with that, my thoughts turn to extremely high winds, blossoms and hay fever. But instead of dwelling on these unpleasantries I prefer to fast forward to summer, a time of long lazy days, endless daylight, and fun times spent at the beach. And so I reflect on the many hours spent at the water's edge, fishing, rod in hand, gazing into the crystal clear waters at the river mouth or searching the skyline above the National Park for a glimpse of the majestic White-bellied Sea Eagle. Etched in my mind is the flora and fauna of the South East Australian coastline. It's no surprise that my studio is full of oil paintings reflecting this environment. Scanning the space I was drawn to an unfinished piece, “Between the Flags”. This was to become the base for my collections released in August, September and probably October.
"}},{"id":"H23NTg4jnU","type":"image","data":{"caption":"Part of the unfinished oil painting \"Between The Flags\"","withBorder":false,"withBackground":false,"stretched":false,"file":{"url":"https://utfs.io/f/6Yh6QahDx8MazI0k0zionxgShTK7dvYAsjb9It4cCJHVaWmD"}}},{"id":"7ayud_4YHb","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"August in my home state of New South Wales, is a time full of football, meat pies and tomato sauce, but for one day, when 90,000 people reject the footie and instead descend on Sydney to compete in the famous City2Surf fun run. I will never know why it is called a fun run, a 14 km journey from the CBD to the world famous Bondi Beach which includes a 2km (near-vertical) stretch called “Heart-Break Hill”. Sounds like self inflicted torture to me. Fortunately my days of running are well gone, but as a nod to the courage and tenacity of these thousands of participants, the collection Surf City was created. Six digital paintings, 3 shared as multiple editions, 3 minted as 1/1's. The fourth digital painting “Surf City: City to Surf” is an abstract interpretation of the popular race, melting bitumen and a never-ending loop of hot, sweaty runners."}},{"id":"OXWlPnZvcg","type":"image","data":{"caption":"Surf City: The Breakers, 134 Editions","withBorder":false,"withBackground":false,"stretched":false,"file":{"url":"https://utfs.io/f/6Yh6QahDx8Maz0wUOkjionxgShTK7dvYAsjb9It4cCJHVaWm"}}},{"id":"jsx-Nb-XAL","type":"image","data":{"caption":"Surf City: City to Surf 1/1 Artwork","withBorder":false,"withBackground":false,"stretched":false,"file":{"url":"https://utfs.io/f/6Yh6QahDx8Ma8tKw5OGZkfvmIhTiyj2MAFSXpgbqd9468r7V"}}},{"id":"IG5ypjbvo6","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"With the warmth of the September air, I became more focused on a return to the beach, the lure of a fishing excursion preoccupied my thoughts. I never did make that happen but instead, lost myself for hours and hours, days and days creating the collection “Beach”. Another six digital paintings, this time celebrating all things Beach. Flags, lifesavers, surf carnivals and the general vibe of fun and good spirits. Like the Surf City Collection, Beach was created using layers within the unfinished oil painting, Between the Flags. Three have been minted as multiple and limited editions, three have yet to be released. The first digital painting in this collection is a close representation of the original oil painting, so was named Between the Flags, the second and third are more abstract, celebrating the palette of the original piece with a beach flavour and a lot of fun.
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After completing those paintings, my creative juices were overflowing so I flipped the aspect ratio to suit headers and have eight Beach Banners yet to be minted. Stay tuned and follow me on X for an opportunity to receive a banner!
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I have been a creator on Access Protocol for the past 10 months, and in this time I have been lucky enough to build a subscriber base of around 140 people. I am immensely grateful and privileged to share my art with you all. Many of you I only know as a wallet address, but I would love to change that and get to know you as friends. I am active on social media, mainly via X, but also share posts on IG and in the Access Protocol discord & telegram.
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"}},{"id":"rfODKOdgkX","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Thanks for reading!
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