GRANT HUNTER: December 2009

Penguins

Grant Hunter. Penguins
Dot Matrix Printer ink and Paper on Paper. 21x29cm. ©1994

Another writing piece from Primary School, this one about Penguins. I'm not entirely sure how much research went into this, so if you're really interested in good solid facts about penguins, maybe try Wikipedia.

Boss For A Day

Grant Hunter. Boss For A Day
Pen on Paper. 16x23cm. ©1994

Over Christmas I had the opportunity to raid some vintage Grant Hunter artworks from my Mother's secret vault (the box at the bottom of the linen closet). MUST. ARCHIVE. EVERYTHING.

Shark

Grant Hunter. Shark
Ink on paper. 21x29cm. ©2006

This took about 3 minutes to draw, and it has mysteriously become incredibly popular on deviantart.com, much more so than anything else i have put on there, with 35 comments and 191 "favourites" so far. I don't get it. Do people really like sharks or something?

On Your Feet(Again)

Grant Hunter. On Your Feet(Again)
Digital Video. 3:09min. ©2008

Short video work I put together late 2008. Exhibited at John Paynter Gallery for the NEO NOVA exhibition early 2009.

What I need to live/get by

Grant Hunter. What I need to live/get by
Ink and watercolour on paper. 10x15cm. ©2009

This one is about having no money.

When She's Sleeping

Grant Hunter. When She's Sleeping
Ink on paper. 10x15cm. ©2008
FOR SALE: $20 (Framed)

Sneaky portrait of my friend Cara having a snooze.

Dazzled

Grant Hunter. Dazzled
Pen on Paper. 10x15cm. ©2009
FOR SALE: $20 (Framed)

Gee gosh i dunno. Some babe with a pink nose and a gorgeous mouth.

I got fat

Grant Hunter. I got fat
Pen and Watercolout. 15x10cm. ©2009
FOR SALE: $20 (Framed)

It really is hard to create the illusion of a glamorous starving artist lifestyle with this big chubby chicken burger and coke belly.

Brain Fart

Grant Hunter. Brain Fart
Acrylic, Pen and Watercolour. 10x15cm. ©2009
FOR SALE: $20 (Framed)

I don't really know what this is about. Perhaps the naked yellow figure is perplexed by the artist's inability to create the illusion of perspective.

My sons shall follow me

Grant Hunter. My sons shall follow me
Watercolour and pen on paper. 10x15cm. ©2009
FOR SALE: $20 (Framed)

The Phantom is awesome, and is my favourite (super)hero comic book character. He's kind of like Batman only heaps better and purpler and not so gloomy and disinterested in women. He also lives in the skull cave, which is like the bat cave only shaped like a big skull. I doodle him lots. This is one of those occasions. If you'd like to know more interesting facts about The Phantom, buy this drawing off me and I will arrange to meet with you and tell you more.

We're Fine

Grant Hunter. We're Fine
Pencil and Ink on paper. 10 x 15cm. ©2007
FOR SALE: $20 (Framed)

This is an old sketchbook doodle of my sometimes cranky but always awesome friend Morgan.

I think I've been poisoned

Grant Hunter. I think I've been poisoned
Pen and Watercolour on Paper. 10 x 15cm. ©2009
FOR SALE: $20 (framed)

It would seem I just wasn't eating properly.

Bad Days

Grant Hunter. Bad Days
Acrylic on Paper. 21 x 30cm. ©2007

I don't remember 2007 being so gloomy.

Exactly

Grant Hunter. Exactly
Acrylic on Paper. 21 x 30cm. ©2007

All the miserable colours.

Somehow it got all twisted

Grant Hunter. Somehow it got all twisted
Acrylic on Paper. 21 x 30cm. ©2007

But what is it?

Just Taking Orders

Grant Hunter. Just Taking Orders
Acrylic and Ink on Paper. 21 x 30cm. ©2007

This is what Bigfoot looks like.

Not Fair

Grant Hunter. Not Fair
pen and pencil on paper. 10 x 15cm. ©2009
FOR SALE: $20 (Framed)

An overworked doodle from pocket sketchbook, featuring a bald orange man with green eyes preaching about fairness in an unfair world.
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Old Jungle Saying

Grant Hunter. Old Jungle Saying

More old sketchbook pieces from the vault. When I'm not feeling particularly inspired i tend to draw little self portraits in my journals, A: because i'm totally in love with myself, B: because people with lego-man haircuts are pretty easy to draw. This is me pretending to be The Phantom.

Cock Safari

Grant Hunter. Cock Safari
Acrylic paint on plaster mask. ©2009

My buddy Michael has a charming music project called Cock Safari. You may have heard him raved about on JJJ and all the hipster music blogs lately. He asked me to decorate a mask for him to wear for a gig, this is what i came up with. Once again, i'm kind of excited about working with 3D wearable surfaces. If i can get my act together I might put together a solo show of this kind of stuff, failing that i may have to start my own fashion label. PS- This is the same mask I used in my video work On Your Feet(Again). I recycled it.

UR watchin Garbage

Grant Hunter. UR Watchin Garbage
Mixed Media on Paper. 10cm x 15cm. ©2009
FOR SALE: $20 (Framed)

Going through some sketch books and finding some things i like while i'm still motivated and blogging like a maniac. I like this one, it obviously deals with yellow men with sharks on the brain, a theme rarely touched upon in the contemporary artworld.

Claire

Grant Hunter. Claire
Mixed Media on Paper. 29cm x 42cm. ©2009
FOR SALE: $40

This is a drawing of this girl "Claire" from a life drawing class at the University of Newcastle where i learned nothing about drawing but am soon to receive an expensive piece of paper to put on my wall. More of these coming soon. Email me if you want to buy it, or if you can think of a better title.

Dad is barking out his ears again

Grant Hunter. Dad is barking out his ears again.
Mixed Media on Paper. © 2009
FOR SALE: $55

I'm not particularly fond of this work, so if anybody would like to take it off my hands, get in touch.

Jamie Hume

Grant Hunter. Jamie Hume.
Mixed Media on Paper. Dimensions Unavailable. ©2009
FOR SALE: $70

This is a drawing I was working on for an exhibition at Bleeding Heart Gallery in Brisbane earlier in the year. The exhibition was a fundraiser for 4ZZZ radio and was to include artworks featuring celebrities of the Brisbane music scene. I chose to portray Jamie Hume from The Perfect Lovers. I was walking home from my studio one night and was bashed and mugged by a pair of Newcastle thugs and got so depressed i forgot to post the work and had to pull out of the show. Oh well.

Pulling

Grant Hunter. Pulling
Chalk Pastel and Ink on newspaper. Dimensions unavailable. © 2008
FOR SALE: $30

I drew this in a drawing class at uni last year sometime. It's been sitting in a folder ever since. What does it all mean?

She has cherry eyes made for crying

Grant Hunter. She has cherry eyes made for crying
Digital Painting. Dimensions Variable. © 2009

She don't believe in his dreams anymore

Grant Hunter. She don't believe in his dreams anymore
Digital Painting. Dimensions Variable © 2009

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She is too worried about her son

Grant Hunter. She is too worried about her son
Digital Painting. Dimensions Variable. © 2009

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The clown

Grant Hunter. The clown
Acrylic on Paper. 15cm x 21cm © 2009

I was just asked to contribute some work to a circus themed art show at Totoro's Teahouse in Newcastle, it was called Totoro Brothers’ Travelling Circus: The Greatest Show on Earth! and it opened on Friday December 4. I'm not sure if this is really what they were looking for, or if it even actually ended up in the exhibition, but here it is anyway.

She also looks delicious

Grant Hunter. She also looks delicious
Digital Painting. Dimensions Variable. © 2009

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She never seems to get enough

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She knew she was good for business

Grant Hunter. She knew she was good for business

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Sneaky

Grant Hunter. Sneaky

I might move into wearable art? There is an exhibition called Volleys at the John Paynter Gallery this month, I was asked to customize a pair of Dunlop Volleys. The exhibition was curated by Simone Sheridan and it runs from 4-20 December.

She knows how to survive suburban life

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Fine art print on bright white, matte, ultra smooth, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using an advanced digital dry ink method to ensure vibrant image quality. Custom trimmed with 1" border for framing.

She is concerned about her appetite

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Looking for attractive couple

I put this in my first or second art show, i painted it one night on Troy's flood damaged wardrobe inspired by some weird sex personals i found in a box full of ants and pornography.

I will not let you down

FOR SALE: $300

It's a big dick. Does this mean anything special?

Tell her that you want to be more than just friends

Grant Hunter. Tell her that you want to be more than just friends
Mixed Media on paper. 59CM x 84CM ©2009
FOR SALE: $120

I put this together one night for an art show, I can't remember which show it was. I can remember that i was watching that Nicolas Cage movie Lord Of War while I drew it though. It wasn't great.

Man-Eaters

This is a self portrait of me having the snot beat out of me and my head kicked in by three bullies while out celebrating my girlfriend's birthday in late 2007. I exhibited it at Watt Space Gallery in Newcastle early this year in an exhibition called The Animal In Us.

Pea baby causes a scene

Grant Hunter. Pea baby causes a scene

Do you want to buy this? I'm sure it would look lovely on your wall. email me.

I can do it

FOR SALE: $50

I dont't really like this much at all, you can buy it from me if you like it more than i do. Purchase here.

Running Away

Grant Hunter. Running Away

FOR SALE: $60

Going to be making a bit of an effort to get some old works i have sitting around my studio up on here. This one i knocked up earlier this year. Buy it! i'm totally broke. You can have this one for $60 if you like, purchase here.

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