TROY MENDHAM

Ripple

2012-02-25T05:58:00.000-08:00

Ripple. Outward confirmation of inner events. Acrylic on canvas. Approx 1020x350mm

Blink when you see the sun

2012-02-08T22:35:00.000-08:00

Top: Blink when you see the sun. Acrylic on canvas. Approx 750x540mm.
Bottom: Far from all this and you know you are alive. Acrylic on canvas. Approx 750x540mm

Louise Blyton

2012-02-02T23:54:00.001-08:00

Great news Louise Blyton has joined our line up for Un:sighted (July, Fortyfive Downstairs).

http://louiseblyton.blogspot.com.au

Year in Review - vote for me

2012-01-30T23:54:00.000-08:00

Awesome prizes at the Artists Wanted, Year in Review, including the Peoples Choice Award - one month in a New York Loft with $2,500 spending money - voting has begun, tell your friends, tell everyone vote for me (please).

View my folio and vote here: http://MrTroy.artistswanted.org/yr2011

2012-01-18T23:00:00.001-08:00

In progress

The Sound and the Fury

2012-01-11T23:45:00.000-08:00

Photographer Sharif Hamza captures boxer-turned-model Dudley O'Shaughnessy demonstrating the intensity and concentration of training.

Presented by Nowness

The Hamish Principle

2011-12-18T20:10:00.001-08:00

Painting for upcoming group show next year at Forty Five Downstairs, Melbourne, July 2012. Along with Peter Summers (http://petersummers.blogspot.com), Tim Gresham (http://www.timgresham.com), Lynette Smith (http://www.lynettesmith.com.au) and Emma Langridge (http://emmalangridge.com) Music by Ylid (http://www.ylid.co.uk)

From The Neck Up

2011-12-12T20:08:00.000-08:00

Be brave/Fear everything, mixed media

Each year Michael Albert from Smart Alec Hatters in Fitzroy invites a group of artists to transform hats into works of art. This is my entry from last month's show From The Neck Up .

Other artists included: Lu Skacej, David Thomas with Sonny Thomas, Nicholas Jones, Mandy Toniolo, Henry Maas and Louise Blyton.

2011-12-07T16:35:00.001-08:00

2011-12-01T14:09:00.001-08:00

2011-08-05T00:58:00.000-07:00

Works back from the St Michaels prize on show at Redbox Studios, Collingwood Melbourne.

Finalist 2011 St Michaels Archangel Art Prize

2011-07-20T00:46:00.000-07:00

Refrain from hard labor. Work; avoidance techniques

Charcoal on paper.

It came to me when I needed it I only had to pray

Charcoal on paper.

Great opening address by John Buckley encouraging young artists to focus on one's studio practice and not get caught up with making a 'brand'

Winner Drawing Award, 2011 Waverley Art Prize

2011-07-06T00:31:00.000-07:00

My work Trying, Trying, Trying was selected winner of the drawing category for the 2011 Waverley Art Prize.


Trying, Trying, Trying Charcoal on paper

2011-07-06T00:24:00.000-07:00

2011-05-13T00:17:00.000-07:00

2011-03-05T00:13:00.000-08:00

2010-12-08T19:03:00.000-08:00

Rescue me from the dawnless night
Acrylic on Canvas

2010-12-01T01:03:00.000-08:00

Drinking Clouds

2010-11-17T23:50:00.000-08:00

Drinking Clouds, in the studio

2010-10-13T18:45:00.000-07:00

2010-09-08T18:42:00.000-07:00

2010-08-11T16:08:00.001-07:00