WE LOVE ART PRIZE FINALISTS
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We Love Art Prize Finalists Flipbook

ARTWORK 1
TITLE
Apocalyptic breakdown (Somewhere over the rainbow)
1ST PRIZE ACQUISITIVE AUD$10,000
ARTIST
Paul White
DESCRIPTION
My work, a coloured pencil on paper drawing comes from a photo that I took on Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles many years ago. All of my drawings come from images that I have photographed and go into a large database of images that I draw upon. This image of a 1970’s van surreally parked on the side of the road covered in an array of random objects and likely acting as a mobile home seemed particularly pertinent in times of covid affected life. I am interested in car culture and this image reminded me of post apocalyptic movies such as Mad Max, or Death Race 2000 where the vehicle acts as a mode of survival. More specifically the van is reminiscent of the Scooby Doo mystery machine, the A team van and custom vans of the 1970’s where these utility vehicles are transformed into dream machines. This particular van reveals layers of time through its build up of flotsam and jetsam and many layers of paint and remnant signage. Its survival and the act of its personal modifications suggest a hope for the future.
MEDIUM
Pencil on paper in hand painted frame
DIMENSIONS
Length 38.98" / 99cm – Height 55.51" / 141cm – Depth 2" / 5cm – Weight 8.82lb / 4Kg
TITLE
Apocalyptic breakdown (Somewhere over the rainbow)
1ST PRIZE ACQUISITIVE AUD$10,000
ARTIST
Paul White
DESCRIPTION
My work, a coloured pencil on paper drawing comes from a photo that I took on Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles many years ago. All of my drawings come from images that I have photographed and go into a large database of images that I draw upon. This image of a 1970’s van surreally parked on the side of the road covered in an array of random objects and likely acting as a mobile home seemed particularly pertinent in times of covid affected life. I am interested in car culture and this image reminded me of post apocalyptic movies such as Mad Max, or Death Race 2000 where the vehicle acts as a mode of survival. More specifically the van is reminiscent of the Scooby Doo mystery machine, the A team van and custom vans of the 1970’s where these utility vehicles are transformed into dream machines. This particular van reveals layers of time through its build up of flotsam and jetsam and many layers of paint and remnant signage. Its survival and the act of its personal modifications suggest a hope for the future.
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I am interested in revealing these elements of the everyday which are in decay and are signifiers of time passing and relish in pausing this moment through obsessive investigation, interrogation and mark making. My use of pencil on paper in a meticulous and highly detailed manner is not only an attempt to gather every degree of detail from the image by conducting a thorough investigation into it, but also through this time consuming process, a way of slowing down the world.
MEDIUM
Pencil on paper in hand painted frame
DIMENSIONS
Length 38.98" / 99cm – Height 55.51" / 141cm – Depth 2" / 5cm – Weight 8.82lb / 4Kg

ARTWORK 2
TITLE
Bougainvillea
SALE PRICE AUD$400
ARTIST
Aidan Jansen
DESCRIPTION
Bougainvillea from inside a green house at a friends nursery.
MEDIUM
Photography
DIMENSIONS
Length 33.39" / 59.4cm – Height 33.11" / 84.1cm – Weight 4.4lb / 2Kg
TITLE
Bougainvillea
SALE PRICE AUD$400
ARTIST
Aidan Jansen
DESCRIPTION
Bougainvillea from inside a green house at a friends nursery.
MEDIUM
Photography
DIMENSIONS
Length 33.39" / 59.4cm – Height 33.11" / 84.1cm – Weight 4.4lb / 2Kg

ARTWORK 3
TITLE
Circulos
SOLD AUD$400
ARTIST
David Lloyd
DESCRIPTION
I love the Japanese technique of shibori, which is manipulating cloth in different ways before soaking in an indigo bath. This has been an inspiration in colour and texture of the painted background I also really admire Op Art in art and fashion, and I have used concentric circles to add contrast to the texture of the paint.
MEDIUM
Acrylic Paint and vinyl
DIMENSIONS
Length 35.54" / 90cm – Height 23.62" / 60cm – Weight 4.4lb / 2Kg
TITLE
Circulos
SOLD AUD$400
ARTIST
David Lloyd
DESCRIPTION
I love the Japanese technique of shibori, which is manipulating cloth in different ways before soaking in an indigo bath. This has been an inspiration in colour and texture of the painted background I also really admire Op Art in art and fashion, and I have used concentric circles to add contrast to the texture of the paint.
MEDIUM
Acrylic Paint and vinyl
DIMENSIONS
Length 35.54" / 90cm – Height 23.62" / 60cm – Weight 4.4lb / 2Kg

ARTWORK 4
TITLE
Crowrona2020
SALE PRICE USD$15,000
ARTIST
Travis Frazelle
DESCRIPTION
It’s an oil painting of different styles and techniques that I combine to give me the results I want. Atmosphere, light, smoke, painterly brush work, a photograph that I took, crows, and the Corona Virus are my inspiration. I have combined all of these inspirations into a circular composition that is a metaphor for the Novel Corona Virus.
MEDIUM
Oil paint
DIMENSIONS
Length 36" / 91.44cm – Height 48" / 128.92cm – Weight 20lb / 9.07Kg
TITLE
Crowrona2020
SALE PRICE USD$15,000
ARTIST
Travis Frazelle
DESCRIPTION
It’s an oil painting of different styles and techniques that I combine to give me the results I want. Atmosphere, light, smoke, painterly brush work, a photograph that I took, crows, and the Corona Virus are my inspiration. I have combined all of these inspirations into a circular composition that is a metaphor for the Novel Corona Virus.
MEDIUM
Oil paint
DIMENSIONS
Length 36" / 91.44cm – Height 48" / 128.92cm – Weight 20lb / 9.07Kg

ARTWORK 5
TITLE
Deadline
SOLD AUD$100
ARTIST
Tony Thomson
DESCRIPTION
I have travelled many highways like this delivering artwork.
MEDIUM
Mixed pastels paint
DIMENSIONS
Length 23.62" / 60cm – Height 23.62" / 60cm – Weight 2.2lb / 1Kg
TITLE
Deadline
SOLD AUD$100
ARTIST
Tony Thomson
DESCRIPTION
I have travelled many highways like this delivering artwork.
MEDIUM
Mixed pastels paint
DIMENSIONS
Length 23.62" / 60cm – Height 23.62" / 60cm – Weight 2.2lb / 1Kg

ARTWORK 6
TITLE
Death to False Metal, after Turner
SALE PRICE USD$1,750
ARTIST
Sean Curley
DESCRIPTION
Stonehenge drawing
MEDIUM
Uniball and pastel pencil on stone paper
DIMENSIONS
Length 6.25" / 15.88cm – Height 5.75" / 14.61cm – Depth 2" / 5cm – Weight 1lb / 0.45Kg
TITLE
Death to False Metal, after Turner
SALE PRICE USD$1,750
ARTIST
Sean Curley
DESCRIPTION
Stonehenge drawing
MEDIUM
Uniball and pastel pencil on stone paper
DIMENSIONS
Length 6.25" / 15.88cm – Height 5.75" / 14.61cm – Depth 2" / 5cm – Weight 1lb / 0.45Kg

ARTWORK 7
TITLE
Evil Hearted You
SALE PRICE AUD$2,200
ARTIST
Ross Hall
DESCRIPTION
The desire for things that appear momentary and too good to be true.
MEDIUM
Concrete and epoxy resin
DIMENSIONS
Length 6.69" / 17cm – Height 7.09" / 18cm – Depth 6.69" / 17cm – Weight 22.05lb / 10Kg – Volume 0.18ft3 / 0.005m3
TITLE
Evil Hearted You
SALE PRICE AUD$2,200
ARTIST
Ross Hall
DESCRIPTION
The desire for things that appear momentary and too good to be true.
MEDIUM
Concrete and epoxy resin
DIMENSIONS
Length 6.69" / 17cm – Height 7.09" / 18cm – Depth 6.69" / 17cm – Weight 22.05lb / 10Kg – Volume 0.18ft3 / 0.005m3

ARTWORK 8
TITLE
Gemini
SALE PRICE USD$750
ARTIST
Kelsey Ryan
DESCRIPTION
Three pieces of thinly cut 2x4’s make up the two parts of Gemini. On the left side, the light is enclosed within the three pieces of wood, causing it to glow a soft pink. On the right side is the opposite configuration, with the light exposed. When looking at the two side by side, the left feels comfortable, the warm glow bringing the viewer in. However, the piece on the right side is bright and jarring to look at, causing the viewer to squint and want to look away. One side is much more palatable and easier on the senses than the other. The inspiration for this piece came from analyzing the two sides of myself. The inner and the outer being equally the same as they are opposite, in the same way the two forms are the same, but also opposite. I believe that every person has these two sides because I know this to be true about myself. There is one side that I present to the world, and one side I chose to hide away. The side I present to the world is soft and conforming, the other is loud and aggressive. I hope to one day merge the two and see myself as one cohesive piece, rather than two opposite sides. Balanced, but still opposite.
MEDIUM
Untreated prime whitewood stud (standard 2x4), Fluorescent bulb
DIMENSIONS
Length 10" / 25.4cm – Height 48" / 121.92cm – Depth 3" / 7.62cm – Weight 10lb / 4.53Kg – Volume 0.833ft3 / 0.023m3
TITLE
Gemini
SALE PRICE USD$750
ARTIST
Kelsey Ryan
DESCRIPTION
Three pieces of thinly cut 2x4’s make up the two parts of Gemini. On the left side, the light is enclosed within the three pieces of wood, causing it to glow a soft pink. On the right side is the opposite configuration, with the light exposed. When looking at the two side by side, the left feels comfortable, the warm glow bringing the viewer in. However, the piece on the right side is bright and jarring to look at, causing the viewer to squint and want to look away. One side is much more palatable and easier on the senses than the other. The inspiration for this piece came from analyzing the two sides of myself. The inner and the outer being equally the same as they are opposite, in the same way the two forms are the same, but also opposite. I believe that every person has these two sides because I know this to be true about myself. There is one side that I present to the world, and one side I chose to hide away. The side I present to the world is soft and conforming, the other is loud and aggressive. I hope to one day merge the two and see myself as one cohesive piece, rather than two opposite sides. Balanced, but still opposite.
MEDIUM
Untreated prime whitewood stud (standard 2x4), Fluorescent bulb
DIMENSIONS
Length 10" / 25.4cm – Height 48" / 121.92cm – Depth 3" / 7.62cm – Weight 10lb / 4.53Kg – Volume 0.833ft3 / 0.023m3

ARTWORK 9
TITLE
Heathcote
SALE PRICE AUD$450
ARTIST
Aidan Jansen
DESCRIPTION
Camping along the Woronora River in Heathcote National Park.
MEDIUM
Photography
DIMENSIONS
Length 30" / 76.2cm – Height 40" / 101.6cm – Weight 4.4lb / 2Kg
TITLE
Heathcote
SALE PRICE AUD$450
ARTIST
Aidan Jansen
DESCRIPTION
Camping along the Woronora River in Heathcote National Park.
MEDIUM
Photography
DIMENSIONS
Length 30" / 76.2cm – Height 40" / 101.6cm – Weight 4.4lb / 2Kg

ARTWORK 10
TITLE
Jeep
SALE PRICE AUD$3,000
ARTIST
Chris Wilson
DESCRIPTION
I was in a Toyota land cruiser travelling at 60 km an hour with my friend in the jeep doing 60 km an hour. This was a great opportunity for panning. Canon EOS 7D Sigma IOS 100 f/10 1/20s.
MEDIUM
Work on paper
DIMENSIONS
Length 21.85" / 55.5cm – Height 17.71" / 45cm – Weight 3.53lb / 1.6Kg
TITLE
Jeep
SALE PRICE AUD$3,000
ARTIST
Chris Wilson
DESCRIPTION
I was in a Toyota land cruiser travelling at 60 km an hour with my friend in the jeep doing 60 km an hour. This was a great opportunity for panning. Canon EOS 7D Sigma IOS 100 f/10 1/20s.
MEDIUM
Work on paper
DIMENSIONS
Length 21.85" / 55.5cm – Height 17.71" / 45cm – Weight 3.53lb / 1.6Kg

ARTWORK 11
TITLE
Mulching
SALE PRICE USD$9,880
ARTIST
Jordan Spade
DESCRIPTION
I attempt to not make my art as a precious object, but rather a conversation with composition. I try and oscillate between the familiar and exotic with internal contradictions and musings. However, intimate the subject, its appearance is never affixed to the exterior or interior, but hopefully ferments into a bucolic struggle of the two. In short, a lament for transience.
MEDIUM
Pigment on wood
DIMENSIONS
Length 37.25" / 94.62cm – Height 45.5" / 115.57cm – Depth 2" / 5cm – Weight 26lb
TITLE
Mulching
SALE PRICE USD$9,880
ARTIST
Jordan Spade
DESCRIPTION
I attempt to not make my art as a precious object, but rather a conversation with composition. I try and oscillate between the familiar and exotic with internal contradictions and musings. However, intimate the subject, its appearance is never affixed to the exterior or interior, but hopefully ferments into a bucolic struggle of the two. In short, a lament for transience.
MEDIUM
Pigment on wood
DIMENSIONS
Length 37.25" / 94.62cm – Height 45.5" / 115.57cm – Depth 2" / 5cm – Weight 26lb

ARTWORK 12
TITLE
Pink Malmsey
SALE PRICE USD$2,000
ARTIST
T Michael Gardiner
DESCRIPTION
Folktale, urban scene of palerto character (alter-ego). often influenced by disconnected, sundry news events & images..... mishmash.
MEDIUM
Golden acrylic paint on cotton duck
DIMENSIONS
Length 29" / 73.66cm – Height 23" / 58.42cm – Weight 5lb / 2.27Kg
TITLE
Pink Malmsey
SALE PRICE USD$2,000
ARTIST
T Michael Gardiner
DESCRIPTION
Folktale, urban scene of palerto character (alter-ego). often influenced by disconnected, sundry news events & images..... mishmash.
MEDIUM
Golden acrylic paint on cotton duck
DIMENSIONS
Length 29" / 73.66cm – Height 23" / 58.42cm – Weight 5lb / 2.27Kg

ARTWORK 13
TITLE
Redhead
SOLD AUD$450
ARTIST
Stephen Aimes
DESCRIPTION
Difficulties, emotions, loneliness, that overwhelming feeling. Everyone is dealing with things in their own way.
MEDIUM
Oil paint on board
DIMENSIONS
Length 19.68" / 50cm – Height 23.62" / 60cm – Weight 4.4lb / 2Kg
TITLE
Redhead
SOLD AUD$450
ARTIST
Stephen Aimes
DESCRIPTION
Difficulties, emotions, loneliness, that overwhelming feeling. Everyone is dealing with things in their own way.
MEDIUM
Oil paint on board
DIMENSIONS
Length 19.68" / 50cm – Height 23.62" / 60cm – Weight 4.4lb / 2Kg

ARTWORK 14
TITLE
Resurrected
SALE PRICE AUD$500
ARTIST
Tony Thomson
DESCRIPTION
Recycling old art crates and travel frames into art.
MEDIUM
Timber
DIMENSIONS
Length 27.56" / 70cm – Height 27.56" / 70cm – Depth 17.72" / 45cm – Weight 22.05lb / 10Kg – Volume 7.79ft3 / 0.22m3
TITLE
Resurrected
SALE PRICE AUD$500
ARTIST
Tony Thomson
DESCRIPTION
Recycling old art crates and travel frames into art.
MEDIUM
Timber
DIMENSIONS
Length 27.56" / 70cm – Height 27.56" / 70cm – Depth 17.72" / 45cm – Weight 22.05lb / 10Kg – Volume 7.79ft3 / 0.22m3

ARTWORK 15
TITLE
Sock it to me
SALE PRICE AUD$3,000
ARTIST
Gavin Bradstreet
DESCRIPTION
I am interested in exploring the fragility of the male ego and the effects of traditional & toxic masculinity in the present day whilst touching on the ideas of dominance in humanity. Through exploration of the materials used I play with the concepts of recycled experience, strength, weakness and the passing of time.
MEDIUM
Recycled leather, clay, recycled polyester wadding, wood, adhesive, acrylic pigment & medium
DIMENSIONS
Length 21.65" / 55cm – Height 53.15" / 135cm – Depth 11.02" / 28cm – Weight 44.09lb / 20Kg – Volume 7.06ft3 / 0.2m3
TITLE
Sock it to me
SALE PRICE AUD$3,000
ARTIST
Gavin Bradstreet
DESCRIPTION
I am interested in exploring the fragility of the male ego and the effects of traditional & toxic masculinity in the present day whilst touching on the ideas of dominance in humanity. Through exploration of the materials used I play with the concepts of recycled experience, strength, weakness and the passing of time.
MEDIUM
Recycled leather, clay, recycled polyester wadding, wood, adhesive, acrylic pigment & medium
DIMENSIONS
Length 21.65" / 55cm – Height 53.15" / 135cm – Depth 11.02" / 28cm – Weight 44.09lb / 20Kg – Volume 7.06ft3 / 0.2m3

ARTWORK 16
TITLE
The Guilty Bystanders
SALE PRICE AUD$900
ARTIST
Michael Irvine
DESCRIPTION
Inspired by the social phenomenon known as the "Bystander effect".
MEDIUM
High-fired and bisque-fired stoneware vessels
DIMENSIONS
Length 35.43" / 90cm – Height 11.42" / 29cm – Depth 35.43" / 90cm – Weight 6.61lb / 3Kg – Volume 8.12ft3 / 0.23m3
TITLE
The Guilty Bystanders
SALE PRICE AUD$900
ARTIST
Michael Irvine
DESCRIPTION
Inspired by the social phenomenon known as the "Bystander effect".
MEDIUM
High-fired and bisque-fired stoneware vessels
DIMENSIONS
Length 35.43" / 90cm – Height 11.42" / 29cm – Depth 35.43" / 90cm – Weight 6.61lb / 3Kg – Volume 8.12ft3 / 0.23m3

ARTWORK 17
TITLE
Untitled
SALE PRICE USD$800
ARTIST
Allison Hoffmann
DESCRIPTION
I often take morning and evening walks around my neighborhood. Over the past year it has become a meditative aspect of my artistic practice to observe the same areas over and over again- at different times of day, in a wide variety of lighting and weather conditions.
MEDIUM
Handmade tintype
DIMENSIONS
Length 6" / 15.24cm – Height 8" / 20.32cm – Weight 1lb / 0.45Kg
TITLE
Untitled
SALE PRICE USD$800
ARTIST
Allison Hoffmann
DESCRIPTION
I often take morning and evening walks around my neighborhood. Over the past year it has become a meditative aspect of my artistic practice to observe the same areas over and over again- at different times of day, in a wide variety of lighting and weather conditions.
MEDIUM
Handmade tintype
DIMENSIONS
Length 6" / 15.24cm – Height 8" / 20.32cm – Weight 1lb / 0.45Kg

ARTWORK 18
TITLE
Untitled
SALE PRICE USD$1,000
ARTIST
Shawn Nordfors
DESCRIPTION
A portrait of a young man that could be any of my relatives. There is is scene inside the head that can be viewed through the eyes depicting a dream.
MEDIUM
Wood, mixed media, hat
DIMENSIONS
Length 9" / 22.86cm – Height 20" / 50.8cm – Depth 9" / 22.86cm – Weight 12lb / 0.91Kg – Volume 1ft3 / 0.03m3
TITLE
Untitled
SALE PRICE USD$1,000
ARTIST
Shawn Nordfors
DESCRIPTION
A portrait of a young man that could be any of my relatives. There is is scene inside the head that can be viewed through the eyes depicting a dream.
MEDIUM
Wood, mixed media, hat
DIMENSIONS
Length 9" / 22.86cm – Height 20" / 50.8cm – Depth 9" / 22.86cm – Weight 12lb / 0.91Kg – Volume 1ft3 / 0.03m3

ARTWORK 19
TITLE
White Pocket
SALE PRICE USD$2,000
ARTIST
Allison Hoffmann
DESCRIPTION
White Pocket is a remote area within the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona. Exploring this strangely unique outcropping of domes, ridges and delicate, swirling thin layers of stratum while catching glimpses of the vast plateaus in the distance and being surrounded by miles of bush peppered sand is a transcendent experience.
MEDIUM
Handmade Platinum Palladium print
DIMENSIONS
Length 24" / 60.96cm – Height 20" / 50.8cm – Weight 1lb / 0.45Kg
TITLE
White Pocket
SALE PRICE USD$2,000
ARTIST
Allison Hoffmann
DESCRIPTION
White Pocket is a remote area within the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona. Exploring this strangely unique outcropping of domes, ridges and delicate, swirling thin layers of stratum while catching glimpses of the vast plateaus in the distance and being surrounded by miles of bush peppered sand is a transcendent experience.
MEDIUM
Handmade Platinum Palladium print
DIMENSIONS
Length 24" / 60.96cm – Height 20" / 50.8cm – Weight 1lb / 0.45Kg