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Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, uncles, stepdads, granddads and male role models out there. 🙏🏽 “Father Marker” is a ...
06/09/2026

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, uncles, stepdads, granddads and male role models out there. 🙏🏽

“Father Marker” is a title that formed after becoming a parent, and it’s without a doubt the greatest title I hold.

I was fortunate enough to spend the day with my daughters and my partner, but also with my best mate, his wife and my goddaughter. Good people, good food and plenty of laughs.

A new stash of records, some chocolate, rum and a BBQ made for a pretty bloody good Father’s Day. 🍻🔥

Happy Father’s Day 🎁

Sunny Winter Sunday session working on my piece for MOSS Foundation Inc 2026.
16/08/2026

Sunny Winter Sunday session working on my piece for MOSS Foundation Inc 2026.

“So Long Sammy” wasn’t a one step process. The concept was decided on and re-jigged around a week or so before I painted...
08/08/2026

“So Long Sammy” wasn’t a one step process. The concept was decided on and re-jigged around a week or so before I painted him. With colour palettes, compositions and different sites being considered along the way. No matter what design I came up with- I kept him big and chunky!

Pic 1: Sammy was going to be painted on the same toilet block but facing Marine Parade. It wasn’t until I had a site meeting with Julia from Mornington Peninsula Shire MornPen Shire Arts & Culture that we decided on the current wall which had better foot traffic and visibility and is overall a better wall to work with. This is when I introduced the traffic cones and lollipop sign.

Pic 2: Anthony’s Nose Toilet Block. It was the original site I proposed. It made sense. It was pretty close to the spot where he famously napped on the Nepean Hwy and blocked traffic and would regularly be seen in the area chilling by the stone wall. This wasn’t a council asset so we kept looking about for somewhere else where he frequently visited.

Pic 3: This is the original digital sketch I made on my iPad. I sketched this seal character in my sketchbook even before he was found deceased. I was going to the city to meet my mate Lukas Kasper for a paint session one weekend and Sammy had been found dead a few days before. So I digitalised the sketch and added some colours for the afternoon paint jam.

Pic 4: This was the bare bones sketch of the mural I ended up painting in the end. Taking the traffic cones and sign idea and transforming the cones into squid hoods, keeping the colour palettes, but changing his pose to fit the wall shape and dimensions.

So yeah, a fair few ideas were bouncing around as we change and adapted the project rom site to site. i always try and respond to each wall separately, using its shape, dimensions and any architectural features that might add to the overall viewing experience or composition. The final site was obviously the best one from the lot and it pays to keep a flexible approach when conceiving ideas.

Which one would have been a cool idea to explore?

“So Long Sammy”Sometimes public art doesn’t begin with a commission, it begins with community.Earlier this year, Sammy t...
06/08/2026

“So Long Sammy”
Sometimes public art doesn’t begin with a commission, it begins with community.

Earlier this year, Sammy the seal captured the hearts of people right across the Mornington Peninsula and beyond. Whether he was sunbaking on our beaches or stopping traffic with one of his famous roadside naps, Sammy brought people together. After Sammy sadly passed away, I was heading into Melbourne to meet an artist mate for a paint session before a gig. Seeing the overwhelming outpouring of grief, I decided to paint a tribute to him in a C*D laneway with an old seal sketch I had. I never expected what happened next.

Peninsula locals connected with the artwork and I was flooded with messages asking if I could create something permanent here on the Peninsula. It became clear the community wanted a place to remember Sammy and celebrate the joy he brought to so many lives. I approached the Mornington Peninsula Shire with the idea of creating a commemorative mural, offering to donate my time if they could help cover the materials. Thanks to their support, the mural now sits near one of Sammy’s favourite haunts at the Safety Beach Boat Ramp.

The artwork imagines Sammy swimming peacefully through an ethereal “seal heaven”, surrounded by glowing light, cosmic colours and squid-like traffic cones…a playful nod to the many times he was found relaxing behind traffic cones on our beaches and roads and his favourite food. I tried to capture his relaxed and content personality and that distinct side-eye he would give if you got too close.

A huge thank you to Julia Young and the MornPen Shire Arts & Culture team for championing this project from the beginning, and to Bec and Ryan from the Shire’s Communications team for helping share Sammy’s story. A special thank you also to Bec’s Unhinged Reviews —your posts gave Sammy a voice, brought the community together and helped inspire this mural.

This one is for the people of the Mornington Peninsula. So long Sammy.

The Mural SocietyWhat happens when you combine medieval heraldry, mythical creatures and street art?This term I was invi...
04/08/2026

The Mural Society
What happens when you combine medieval heraldry, mythical creatures and street art?

This term I was invited to Haileybury’s new Mural Society elective, where twenty students learned the fundamentals of spray painting, mural techniques and character design across five workshops before taking on a collaborative mural project.

Inspired by heraldry, each team created a mythical guardian for an imagined school House. Using the Exquisite Co**se drawing game, they combined animals from different cultures into entirely new creatures before bringing them to life with spray paint, Posca markers and acrylic paint.

For many students, it was their first time using a spray can. Watching their confidence, teamwork and creativity grow and seeing them produce a permanent series of murals for the Visual Arts wing was incredibly rewarding and impressive.

Huge thanks to Rachelle and Evie for inviting me to be part of such a fantastic program. It’s inspiring to see students given the opportunity to explore street art in a school setting. I know I would have loved a class like this back in high school!

A new collaborative youth mural created at Step Ahead, Pakenham.Step Ahead is a specialised youth support program run by...
29/07/2026

A new collaborative youth mural created at Step Ahead, Pakenham.

Step Ahead is a specialised youth support program run by Wayss , providing supported accommodation and intensive case management for young people aged 16–25 who are experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.

Across two creative workshops and three painting days, the residents and I explored ideas, shared stories and developed concepts to bring a new mural to life. Drawing on their interests, cultures and personal experiences, the group collectively chose a deep-sea theme.

The deep sea represents the unseen hidden stories, resilience and potential that lie beneath the surface. Working alongside this incredible group of young people was a reminder that everyone has a depth that’s often overlooked. Together, we transformed those ideas into a mural that celebrates creativity, connection and the strength that emerges when people are given the opportunity to be seen.

I couldn’t be prouder of what everyone achieved. Each participant willingly gave up their time to contribute to the brainstorming, design and installation of the mural, creating something they can all take ownership of and be proud of.

A huge thank you to Spencer and Mason for their ongoing support and artistic contributions throughout the project, and to Anne for inviting me to be part of such a meaningful collaboration. It was an absolute privilege to work alongside you all. Great job team!

A LIVE glow in the dark mural activation for En Pointe Events and their annual “Light Up Lane” event at Smith’s Lane Com...
28/06/2026

A LIVE glow in the dark mural activation for En Pointe Events and their annual “Light Up Lane” event at Smith’s Lane Community Park- Clyde North.

“Under The Neon Sea” was the theme of this year’s community event. I constructed a 2mH x3mW MDF wall and painted a good old clownfish emerging from anemone tentacles. Painted the day prior, I spent about half the 2 hour event layering glow paints on tops under UV lights. Fun times.

Thanks En Pointe Events mirvac_group and City of Casey (Official)

The cutting room floor was piled high for the Albury C*D Mural Project. It all worked out in the end and I’m incredibly ...
09/06/2026

The cutting room floor was piled high for the Albury C*D Mural Project. It all worked out in the end and I’m incredibly proud of the result, but the road to get there was anything but straightforward.

Back in September 2025, I caught wind of the Albury C*D Mural Project EOI. Applicants needed a strong connection to place, and with Mum and my auntie living in Wodonga and the surrounding region since the end of the pandemic, I threw my hat in the ring. After a written assessment and portfolio review, I was shortlisted alongside four other talented artists competing for three walls.

Following a site visit, we were asked to develop concepts for two locations and nominate our preferred site. I ended up creating concepts for all three. Interaction and engagement sat at the heart of my ideas, exploring endemic species, rural life and stories connected to Albury. Every concept was designed as a large-scale anamorphic artwork, inviting people to step into the work and become part of it.

I was selected and allocated a wall on the historic T&G Building. My concept transformed its existing framework into a cabinet of curiosities, housing local stories, artefacts, wildlife and a giant Tree Goanna weaving through the structure. It was approved unanimously and I was ready to paint. Then the project hit a wall. Heritage restrictions prevented a mural from being installed on the building and the team was forced back to square one, searching for a new site. Months later, Volt Lane Car Park was approved and I returned to the drawing board, adapting the concept to a wall that was taller, narrower and completely different in character.

By the time everything was finally green-lit, daylight savings had disappeared and another challenge emerged. The day before leaving for Albury, my van died on the freeway fresh out of the workshop, with all my paint and equipment inside. A last-minute hire van saved the day. Once on site, disputes from the business at the bottom of the wall surrounding the cherry pickers’ location briefly threatened to derail things again, but eventually the noise settled and I got to work. (Continued in first comment)

07/06/2026

Episode 3 from 2 Frankston legends Photography by John Billing and Steve Jager who highlights the street art scene in Funky town. I painted “Cosmic Bay” for the Frankston street art festival in 2026 seen in the last segment of the video. Thanks lads

Standing 21 metres high and 3 metres wide on the exterior of the Volt Lane Car Park lift shaft, “Resilience” is the tall...
07/06/2026

Standing 21 metres high and 3 metres wide on the exterior of the Volt Lane Car Park lift shaft, “Resilience” is the tallest mural ever painted in Albury and my largest mural to date.
Commissioned by the Albury C*D Volunteer Committee in partnership with Murray Arts, the project was over a year in the making. Following a public expression of interest process, I was shortlisted and ultimately selected after presenting my concept to the panel.

Responding directly to the architecture of the building, the mural celebrates the region’s unique ecology, cultural identity and history while paying tribute to bushfire recovery, the Wiradjuri people and threatened local species. The artwork takes the name “Tree Goanna” quite literally. Climbing the wall is a larger-than-life anamorphic lace monitor fused with a River Red Gum. Scales transition into bark, twisted branches form its tail, and the textures of tree and reptile merge into a single living entity. Nestled throughout composition are threatened species including the Grey-headed Flying Fox and Bogong Moth, creating a symbiotic ecosystem where all life depends on the tree for survival.

Sections of the lizard resemble charred timber still smouldering after bushfire, while others burst with fresh shoots and new growth. These contrasting elements speak to regeneration, resilience and renewal, reflecting both the recovery of the natural environment and the strength of communities rebuilding after devastation.Known as Gugaa to the Wiradjuri people, it holds important cultural significance as a totem representing strength, resilience and connection to Country. Ecologically, the species also faces increasing pressure from habitat loss and fragmentation, making its presence in the mural a reminder of the importance of protecting environments.

I felt the story ended too abruptly at the base of the wall. With support from the project facilitators, the artwork was extended around the corner of the building, growing from 61m² to 87m². Inspired by Charmander from Pokémon, the twisted branch tail finishes as a burning gum leaf, with a Bogong Moth drawn towards its light.

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