Mixed media on canvas 120 x 90 cm “My paintings often tend to tell a story, but they don’t always need to be more than engaging portrayals that make you stand still for just a moment. Life shines through the eyes and this is where I try to capture my character’s emotion. It can instantly […]
Mixed media on canvas 120 x 90 cm “My paintings often tend to tell a story, but they don’t always need to be more than engaging portrayals that make you stand still for just a moment. Life shines through the eyes and this is where I try to capture my character’s emotion. It can instantly […]
Mixed media on canvas 120 x 90 cm “My paintings often tend to tell a story, but they don’t always need to be more than engaging portrayals that make you stand still for just a moment. Life shines through the eyes and this is where I try to capture my character’s emotion. It can instantly […]
Mixed media on canvas 120 x 90 cm “My paintings often tend to tell a story, but they don’t always need to be more than engaging portrayals that make you stand still for just a moment. Life shines through the eyes and this is where I try to capture my character’s emotion. It can instantly […]
Mixed media on canvas 120 x 90 cm “My paintings often tend to tell a story, but they don’t always need to be more than engaging portrayals that make you stand still for just a moment. Life shines through the eyes and this is where I try to capture my character’s emotion. It can instantly […]
121.9 x 121.9cm Acrylic & oil pastels on canvas “I went into this exhibition not wanting a specific theme, but to rely on my creative intuition to lead the process; instead creating from instinct, having fun and playing with patterns. There’s still a lot of texture in this body of work and I tried my […]
121.9 x 121.9cm Acrylic & oil pastels on canvas “I went into this exhibition not wanting a specific theme, but to rely on my creative intuition to lead the process; instead creating from instinct, having fun and playing with patterns. There’s still a lot of texture in this body of work and I tried […]
Acrylic on canvas 103 x 103 cm “Midnight Vignette is a short series of paintings based on the experiences of Whelan during a period spent abroad. Through his process of colourful reconstruction, the connections between the time, place and people present in those moments, originally captured in photographs, have been warped and reconfigured into 5 […]
Acrylic on canvas 103 x 103 cm “Midnight Vignette is a short series of paintings based on the experiences of Whelan during a period spent abroad. Through his process of colourful reconstruction, the connections between the time, place and people present in those moments, originally captured in photographs, have been warped and reconfigured into 5 […]
Acrylic on canvas 103 x 103 cm “Midnight Vignette is a short series of paintings based on the experiences of Whelan during a period spent abroad. Through his process of colourful reconstruction, the connections between the time, place and people present in those moments, originally captured in photographs, have been warped and reconfigured into 5 […]
Acrylic on canvas 103 x 103 cm “Midnight Vignette is a short series of paintings based on the experiences of Whelan during a period spent abroad. Through his process of colourful reconstruction, the connections between the time, place and people present in those moments, originally captured in photographs, have been warped and reconfigured into 5 […]
Acrylic on canvas 152.4 x 101.6 cm “My paintings are a celebration of colour and light. I use a wide range of pastel hues to create dreamlike and evocative images. Lines are clean and precise patterns are diverse and my compositions are balanced and harmonious. I work in acrylics on canvas, and I often draw […]
Acrylic on canvas 91.4 x 121.9 cm “My paintings are a celebration of colour and light. I use a wide range of pastel hues to create dreamlike and evocative images. Lines are clean and precise patterns are diverse and my compositions are balanced and harmonious. I work in acrylics on canvas, and I often draw […]
Oil on canvas 101 x 76cm “The man on an inner tube floating on the ocean. Muscles and a Greek statuesque figure floating on the water reveal an age of health, enjoyment, and play. Why have a body if not to use it and enjoy it? In today’s world of hustle and bustle and struggling […]
Oil on canvas 101 x 76cm “She’s wearing a red dress against a green almost “glowing” water. It’s that shallow sand bringing out the green tones(red-orange just goes so well together with that aqua avocado green color). She’s fully dressed and not going to swim, she doesn’t even have a towel, yet she took the […]
Oil on canvas 101 x 76cm “The looseness of my brushwork in this piece is unlike my usual style. It’s about taking risks and letting go. Some of the drip marks could have easily been brushed away or wiped clean for crisp lines but I let the unexpectedness of it make decisions for itself. I […]
Oil on canvas 101 x 76cm “An older couple on the beach savoring the day. I wanted a painting that had 2 figures lost in deep reflection in their own minds, yet connecting collectively via spending quality downtime together. A piece that can connect to the familial bonds humans share and how the beach is […]
Oil on canvas 101 x 76cm ” A return to the “Off the Grid” collection that started my art career back in 2015, and a series that I hold close to my heart. It was so fun returning to my roots and playing with the combination of portraiture and landscape. I added people swimming into […]
Acrylic on Marine Plywood 120 x 120 cm Artist Statement: What could happen when you give a tridimensional artist, (sculptor/industrial designer), just two dimensions to express his Art? In working with tridimensional objects I found no limits in what could be created. And yet, while using a canvas or a flat area is very […]
Acrylic on Marine Plywood 120 x 120 cm Artist Statement: What could happen when you give a tridimensional artist, (sculptor/industrial designer), just two dimensions to express his Art? In working with tridimensional objects I found no limits in what could be created. And yet, while using a canvas or a flat area is very […]
Mixed media on canvas 103 x 103 cm Artist Statement – “I painted this artwork during one of Sydney’s lockdowns. I wanted to truly reflect that feeling of being stuck inside, but also looking from the outside in. Going from seeing the beautiful iconic Sydney Harbour and the Opera House each day to then feeling […]
