Original artwork description:

This Mixed-Media piece is part of personally exciting new series of works that I have started. It was made using Acrylic Paint applied over a collage of travelling paraphernalia glued on Canvas. The collaged maps, leaflets, tickets, receipts and other things are all items that my wife and I used whilst visiting Australia in December 2018. This is an idea I have had for a while as whenever my wife and I travel I always draw and paint wherever we go, but the time constraints don't always allow for me to do everything that I would like to. I also take many photos and collect a lot of local maps and information that we use to help us decide what to do whilst in a new place and I have been thinking for a while that I would like to use these items to create some collage pieces. I feel that these items are very personally related to my wife and I and the places we travel to as we have used then many times during each day we are there. I like this close level of relationship with my materials as I feel it adds another level both visually and emotionally to my artwork. My plan with this series is to first collage different materials onto a stretched canvas and then draw and paint images that I found interesting from the places we visited over the top of them. I feel this adds another level to the visual outcome of the piece and has also opened up new avenues and possibilities of future works for me to explore.
I chose to paint a kangaroo on this piece as, during our visit, my wife and I visited a Koala and Kangaroo sanctuary giving us the chance to get an up close experience with these fascinating animals that I find very interesting. They truly are a marvel of evolution.
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Materials used:

Mixed-Media Collage, Acrylic and Ink on Canvas

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