Places To Call Home

Are you looking for a new place to live? A new career in a new town? A fresh start? Well, in my new book Places To Call Home we hit the road with a copy of The Bumper Bargain Real Estate Guide and take a look at all the wonderful places that you could be destined to call home. Places To Call Home will be on show at my upcoming solo exhibition Domestic Disturbance and will also be available in zine format for $5 from Hand Held Gallery, Melbourne from the 28th of June.

Drawings above: pages from the handmade book Places To Call Home by Paul Compton, ink on paper 2012

Wicked

Some drawings I did whilst reading the book Wicked by Gregory Maguire back in 2010. A great book.

Oz The Great and Terrible Paul Compton 2010, ink, pencil & watercolour on paper

Dorothy Gale Paul Compton 2010, ink & tea on paper

Awaiting Dorothy's Arrival Paul Compton 2010, ink & watercolour pencil on paper

The Wizard of Oz Paul Compton 2010, ink & pencil on paper

Doctor Dillamond the Goat Paul Compton 2010, ink, tea & pencil on paper

An Animation from 2005: Dead Dogs Can't...

I made this rough animation while working on my first solo exhibition The Dead Dog Project in 2005. The Dead Dog Project looked at how people, particularly children, cope with death so I wrote the poem as a playful way of exploring this subject. The animation style incorporates my ink drawings and uses small paper puppets that have cotton hinging in their joints. Apologies for the poor sound quality.
Credits:
Written, designed & animated by Paul Compton
Narrated by Elizabeth Kennedy
Assisted by Martine Corompt
Running time: 2:04

New Book & Zine: The Folk Underground

My new zine The Folk Underground is now available from Hand Held Gallery for $5. Here are some drawings from the original handmade book which was made for the group exhibition Nether Regions:

Title page lino cut

The Infernal Busker Paul Compton 2011, ink & tea on paper

The Tiny Tim Impersonators Orchestra Paul Compton 2011, ink & tea on paper

The Guardian of the Dead Letter Office Paul Compton 2011, ink & tea on paper

Some pieces from recent group exhibitions...

Card XII Paul Compton 2011, etching and lino cut on Somerset Satin paper with metal chain. From the group exhibition In Suspense, which took place at Hand Held Gallery from 3rd to 26th of November 2011

Bat / Saint Paul Compton 2011, etching on Somerset Velvet paper. Printed by Sheridan Jones. This print was made for the group show/international print exchange Freak Of Nature curated by Rona Green which took place at Switchbank Gallery, Monash University in Gippsland from September to October 2nd 2011 and will also show at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA in January 2012

Domestic Disturbance Wallpaper (sample) Paul Compton 2011; lino cut & ink wash on Fabriano Rosaspina paper
From the group exhibition Nether Regions that took place at St Heliers Street Store & Gallery
Abbotsford Convent, 7 September to 2 October 2011

Saint

Saint, Paul Compton; drypoint printed on Hahnemuhle 150gsm paper 2011
Printed with the assistance of artist/illustrator Jenny Nestor. Thank you Jenny!

Some Images from Lost Is Found

Lost Is Found was a recent exhibition with fellow artist Priscilla Ambrosini at Hand Held Gallery Melbourne.

Vampire Kitty, by Paul Compton & Priscilla Ambrosini; ink on paper 2011

Island (from the Floodland series) Paul Compton; ink on mount card 2011

Library Ladder (from the Floodland series) Paul Compton; ink on mount card 2011

Crow Bait (from the Floodland series) Paul Compton; ink on mount card 2010

So Below (from the Floodland series) Paul Compton; ink on mount card 2011

Image: Ducky by Paul Compton and Priscilla Ambrosini; ink, gouache, pencil, thread & glass beads on Fabriano Rosaspina paper

Guide Dog Paul Compton; ink & tea on paper 2011