FUCK DEATH LETS RIDE

Fuck death, lets ride.
16.16 x 13.26. Pen & ink on paper.

Faster, faster Faster! until the thrill of speed dissolves the fear. A thump in the groin, a buzz in the head, a big grin on the face. Oh yeah, this is what it is. Two full sketch books, two days straight drawing. A few hundred sketches by the end of it. Forced to choose I bin the rest and pick one. Suddenly the status has changed to that of the exalted, finished work. The wild seed becomes the exotic flower.

Troy Mendham Published in Drawing Paper #5, April 2012.

Finalist 2011 St Michaels Archangel Art Prize

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

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

Trying, Trying, Trying Charcoal on paper