Bodriggy Brewing Co. | Abbotsford
This is the interior of the Bodriggy Brewing Company, in Abbotsford, Melbourne that I painted with Mic Porter. I was lucky enough to be given the use of a massive artspace to work in with Michael Porter. The guys at Bodriggy Brewing Company in Abbotsford made it happen.
Bodriggy Brewing Co | Image Captured by p1xels
This is the interior of the Bodriggy Brewing Company, in Abbotsford, Melbourne that I painted with Mic Porter. I was lucky enough to be given the use of a massive art space to work in with Michael Porter. The guys at Bodriggy Brewing Co.made it happen.
The building held some history for me; there was a piece by Mic and I from 15 years ago still lingering on the side, and a rooftop by me from 10 years ago is kicking on. It seemed fitting that we ended up spending so much time in there making artwork for our exhibitions.
As a thank you for letting us use the space, Mic and I painted the whole interior of the warehouse. This is a shot of me working away to give you an idea of scale. We are no longer in the space, they’re currently building a brewery and bar/venue there. It looks like it's going to be a great spot for a beer, with a retractable roof for summer.
Elephant Mural | Abbotsford
Painted at the rear of 4 Thomson St. in Abbotsford, this massive mural was the brain child of Mike Makatron from the Everfresh Crew.
I've know Mike for many a year - we've painted and partied together on many occasions. Makatron is a legend. He seems to know everybody, everywhere you go.
It had been a while since we'd painted together and I don't think we've ever done anything of this scale with just the two of us. His friend was renovating a house that he had bought and wanted something from the psychedelic world inside Makatron's mind to decorate the brick wall.
Maka had a plan to paint a city on the back of a steampunk/robot elephant walking through water. He wanted me to add some plant life in my signature style. This was no problem for me as painting some twisted tentacle tree root is just as fun for me as painting a piece. I kind of treat the image as though it's graffiti without letter form; still giving it the same kicks and arrows I would a normal graffiti piece.
The thing that makes this mural so effective as a whole is the colour change up. Everything below the water line is painted in a darker version of the aqua colour used to paint the water. No black - apart from a little transparent. Maka is great with colours so I just got to work filling in.
The mural only took us a couple of days. One to prep, buff the wall and sketch up the design and another to get stuck into it. It was great painting with Maka, we have a very similar approach when tackling large scale murals. Hopefully we can do something bigger and better together this year.
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“I treat the image as though it’s graffiti without letter form; still giving it the same kicks and arrows”