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Adam Elliot - Melancholy and Marmalade
Academy Award® winning filmmaker and artist, Adam Elliot, is back with his long awaited second show at Beinart Gallery in his beloved hometown of Melbourne. This time he presents a recent collection of his personal and eccentric drawings. Titled, Melancholy and Marmalade, he once again delivers a gorgeous mini smorgasbord of detailed graphite and ink drawings that will allure, amuse, and sometimes gently shock.
Opening reception: Jul 25th, 5 - 8pm. This is a free event. As Beinart Gallery is a licensed venue, any minors attending the opening reception will need to be accompanied by a responsible adult.
This exhibition...
Academy Award® winning filmmaker and artist, Adam Elliot, is back with his long awaited second show at Beinart Gallery in his beloved hometown of Melbourne. This time he presents a recent collection of his personal and eccentric drawings. Titled, Melancholy and Marmalade, he once again delivers a gorgeous mini smorgasbord of detailed graphite and ink drawings that will allure, amuse, and sometimes gently shock.
Opening reception: Jul 25th, 5 - 8pm. This is a free event. As Beinart Gallery is a licensed venue, any minors attending the opening reception will need to be accompanied by a responsible adult.
This exhibition will run from Jul 26th - Aug 16th 2026, and will coincide with John Kenn Mortensen's Ligfærd, Jessica Ng's I am Home and Jale Soysal's Soft Mutations.
From a naked florist to a series of unfortunate fish titled The Fish John West Rejects, Adam's random drawings are full of humour and pathos. Just like his acclaimed stop motion films, his small and highly coveted works provide a spark of joy and empathy in a world that seems to be growing more despondent and gloomy.
Adam has always been a minimalist and obsessive purist, and still draws exclusively in black, white and grey. Unlike his complex and time consuming films that need hundreds of people and millions of dollars to make, he keeps his drawing practice simple and pared back. He still uses his cherished wooden Japanese ink nib dip pen and only draws on Arches French watercolour paper, with Winsor and Newton black waterproof ink. He renders with a Progresso graphite pencil from the Czech Republic and only uses tools and implements that have a narrative attached to them; bits and pieces he has collected from his travels with his films.
Working in a deeply intuitive way, he never knows what his fingers and brain are going to produce. A kind of unconscious messing, his people, birds, fish, and occasional insects are extensions of his psyche; they are precious to him and he draws them with sincerity. They are beings you feel empathy for; souls that resonate and feel familiar. He has always expressed that he only wants kind people to buy his works. People who will cherish and protect the delicate and fragile souls behind the glass.
Adam has drawn since a child and he calls it his yoga. It takes him to a happy place and is a nourishing process he says he can't live without. Like so many artists who draw, Adam finds the ancient art form both cathartic and fulfilling. He often says he feels sadness letting his personal works leave home. Before framing, he houses them in an antique Japanese wooden box where the scent of the camphor infuses into each work.
Some of the works have what he calls 'histories'; faint pencil lines rubbed out that didn't feel right. He likes these ghostly marks to remain and be visible to a keen eye; reminders there were many trials and tribulations along the way. As with imperfections in his clay animated characters, these are embraced.
Elliot chooses and tailors the framing for each work himself and each piece has both his personal signature and an embossed watermark into the watercolour paper. Each drawing is an original and this collection is a rare release of works that are highly sought after by collectors around the world.
Adam Elliot is an Oscar ® winning and two-time Oscar nominated animation auteur. Based in Melbourne Australia, his films have a cult following and are what he calls, Clayographies, clay animated biographies based on the bittersweet lives of his family and friends. He has created seven films so far; Memoir of a Snail, Mary and Max, Harvie Krumpet, Ernie Biscuit, Brother, Cousin and Uncle. They have been voiced by some of the world’s leading actors, including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sarah Snook, Geoffrey Rush, Jacki Weaver, Barry Humphries, Eric Bana, Toni Collette, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Nick Cave. Viewed by millions of people around the world his works have participated in over a thousand film festivals and won over 130 awards, including an Academy Award for Harvie Krumpet, and an Academy Award nomination and Golden Globe nomination for Memoir of a Snail. They have won eight AFI AACTA Awards from twenty nominations. His first feature film, Mary and Max, had its world premiere on the Opening Night of Robert Redford’s Sundance Film Festival, and in 2010 it was included in IMDB’s Top 250 Films of all time. The film has been developed into a musical and several stage productions. His second feature, Memoir of a Snail, was released in 2024 and has become a global sensation and his most successful film. To date it has won over 30 awards from 70 nominations. Adam has had multiple retrospectives of his films and exhibitions of his artwork in Paris, New York, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Spain and Singapore. In 1999 he was the Young Achiever of the Year for Victoria and is a voting member for the Academy Awards.
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Original Art
- Michael Kennedy - 'Grumble Bob & Doodle Dave' - oil on linen
- JB Burke - 'Caro et Flos I (Flesh and Flower)' - coloured pencil on Arches watercolour paper, mounted on birch panel
- Erika Sanada - 'Bond' - ceramic and cold finish
- Isobelle Ouzman - 'Curiosities of the Soul' - ink and coloured pencil on book
- Michael Campbell - 'Our Mother of Mystery' - urethane resin, epoxy clay and acrylic paint
- Shannon Taylor - 'The Lilac Tree' - watercolour collage in antique bubble glass frame
- Jennifer Allnutt - "Oubliette" - oils on custom wood panel arch
- Jennifer Allnutt - "Omertà" - oil on wood panel
- Jennifer Allnutt - 'La Belle' - oil on aluminium composite panel
- Jennifer Allnutt - "Every Silence" - oil on aluminium composite material
- Calvin Ma - 'Growth' - ceramic, resin & acrylic paint
- Calvin Ma - 'Sunny Days' - ceramic, resin & acrylic paint
- Calvin Ma - 'Wired' - ceramic, resin & acrylic paint
- Catriona Secker - "A Figure In The Forest" - graphite on 300gsm cotton paper
- Catriona Secker - "Forest Dwellers" - acrylic on cradled birch panel
- Kim Slate - 'Collectors' - clay, wire, gouache, acrylic, glass, epoxy & wood
- Kim Slate - 'Just Between Us' - clay, gouache, acrylic, wire, epoxy and walnut board
- Kim Slate - 'Bit of Luck' - clay, gouache, acrylic, wire, epoxy and walnut board
- Kim Slate - 'Peace Offering' - clay, gouache, acrylic, wire, epoxy and walnut board
- Kim Slate - 'Safe and Sound' - clay, gouache, acrylic, wire, epoxy and walnut board
- Stella Im Hultberg - 'Fragrant Burdens' - jagae (Korean abalone shell and mother-of-pearl) and acrylic on wood
- Stella Im Hultberg - 'Sanguine' - acrylic on wood
- Stella Im Hultberg - 'Epistrophe' - acrylic on canvas
- Stella Im Hultberg - 'Somewhere in Time' - acrylic on wood
- Stella Im Hultberg - 'Tearache' - jagae (Korean abalone shell and mother-of-pearl) acrylic and graphite on clay
- Stella Im Hultberg - "Unremembered Stories" - jagae (mother of pearl) & acrylic on clay and wood
- Rovina Cai - 'Stars' - acrylic & coloured pencil on board
- Vincent Ultramarine - 'Who Left The Window Open' - gouache on watercolour paper
- Ashlea Bechaz - 'King Froggo Holding Court' - acryla gouache on wood panel
- Ashlea Bechaz - 'The Seer' - gouache on paper
- Haejin Yoo - 'Woman in the Bath XVI' - oil on linen, handmade pinewood frame
- Ruby Li - 'Tell Me Your Secrets, They’re Safe With Me' - oil on board
- Stefano Ronchi "Ronch" - 'The Golden Goose' - acrylic on canvas
- Miho Hirano - 'Liberation' - oil on canvas
- Miho Hirano - 'Spring Waltz' - oil on canvas
- Miho Hirano - 'With You #2' - oil on canvas
- Pickled Circus - 'Spaghetti Yeti' - epoxy clay & resin
- Pickled Circus - 'Bugs Zombunny' - epoxy clay, ceramic & resin
- Stéphanie Kilgast - "Moving Pictures (Chameleon)" - mixed media sculpture on thrifted videotape
- Stéphanie Kilgast - 'Squid’s Story' - mixed media sculpture on empty paint tube
- Stéphanie Kilgast - "Snapshot" - mixed media sculpture on thrifted camera
- Stéphanie Kilgast - 'Sylvestre' - mixed media on tin can
- Stéphanie Kilgast - "Pandora" - mixed media sculpture on thrifted jewellery dish
- Stéphanie Kilgast - "Unicorn" - mixed media sculpture on thrifted Polly Pocket toy
- Stephanie Kilgast - "Rainbow Buddha (Toddlerpillar Customisation)" - mixed Media and vinyl Toddlerpillar
- Sr. Papá Chango - 'From Fruit To Life' - acrylic on canvas
- Sr. Papá Chango - 'Fresh Eucalyptus' - acrylic on canvas
- Jon Ching - 'Refresh' - oil on wood
- Jon Ching - 'Midas' - oil on wood
- Hannakin - 'Subterranean Isopod' - wool felt, thread, glass beads, Sculpey, wire and mixed media on raw pine wood base
- Hannakin - 'The Collector' - wool felt, thread, glass beads, vintage lace trim, Sculpey, wire and mixed media on raw pine wood base
- Hannakin - 'Hermit Gastropod' - wool felt, thread, embroidery floss, Sculpey, wire and mixed media on raw pine wood base
- Hannakin - 'Radish Dicapitae' - wool felt, thread, magnet, glass beads and mixed media on raw pine wood base
- Hannakin - 'Amphibious Clover' - wool felt, thread, wire, Sculpey and mixed media on raw pine wood base
- Jana Brike - "The Wayward Traveler" - oil on canvas
- Jana Brike - 'Lady and Her Green Boy Lover' - oil on linen
- Jana Brike - 'A Lady and a Dream' - oil on linen
- Jana Brike - 'Quiescence' - oil on linen
- Jana Brike - 'Bluebeard’s Bride and Her Moon of Honey' - oil on linen
- Jana Brike - 'Siren Song in a Storm' - oil on linen
- Jana Brike - "The Wild Madonna and Her Daughter" - oil on linen
- Jana Brike - 'Honeydew' - oil on linen
- Jana Brike - 'Triad' - oil on linen
- Jana Brike - 'Last Days of Summer' - oil on linen
- Emilio Garcia - 'Jumping Brain - Black, Beinart Gallery edition' - resin sculpture, edition of 2
- Jessica Dalva - "Biblically Accurate Cherubim" - mixed media, epoxy clay, gold leaf, acrylic paint, vintage wooden base and vinyl Toddlerpillar
- Jason Limon - "Cosmic Coffin" - acrylic on panel
- Jason Limon - "Outlines" - acrylic on panel
- Jason Limon - "Stargaze" - acrylic on panel
- Jason Limon - "Infinite Glow" - acrylic on panel
- Marco Pennacchia - 'Where I Fade' - oil on canvas
- Adrianna Karwacka - 'The Hermit' - textile sculpture with wire, gouache and antique pot
- Adrianna Karwacka - 'The Family' - textile sculpture with wire, gouache and antique pot
- Ben Ryan - 'A Gut Feeling: After Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son' - oil on panel
- Georgie Seccull - 'Between Worlds' - treated stainless steel sculpture
- David Hourigan - 'Poon's Restaurant' - foam, metal, wood, plastic & plaster
- Katie Barron - 'Cherry Tree' - oil on panel
- Samara Owens - 'Mygistic Light' - felted wool and fibre, armature wire, glass beads, copper metal clay, resin, cotton thread & timber
- Meagan "Magpie" Rodgers - "Agape" - acrylic on wood
- Meagan "Magpie" Rodgers - 'Ambivalence' - graphite on paper
- Meagan "Magpie" Rodgers - "Succumb" - acrylic on board
- Katie Barron - 'Sugar Mama' - oil on panel
- Alex Garant - "Gold Study 1" - oil on cradled canvas panel
- Alex Garant - "Is This a Dream Or a Mirage?" - oil on canvas
- Alex Garant - "Is this a Mirage Or a Dream?" - oil on canvas
- Kristen Egan - "Inia" - gourd, wood, paper clay, acrylics, metal leaf, brass and seashells
- Kristen Egan - "Boto" - gourd, wood, paper clay, acrylics, metal leaf, brass and seashells
- Kristen Egan - "Delphinus" - gourd, wood, paper clay, acrylics, metal leaf, brass and seashells
- Calamity Cole - 'Feeding the Cave Cat' - Charcoal, oil and iridescent decoupage on watercolor paper mounted to wooden plaque
- Nom Kinnear King - 'Note Threads' - oil on wood
- Nom Kinnear King - 'By the Shallows' - oil on wood
- Nom Kinnear King - 'Pottinger' - oil on wood
- Paola Ciarska - 'Glitch (2097)' - gouache on board
- Scott Listfield - "Old Man Of The Mountain" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "Building 71" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "Building 30" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "Pink flock" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "Blue Moon" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "The City Has Eyes" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "Building 25" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "Ultraviolet Spectrum" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "Chemical Sky" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "Crystal Oracle" - oil on canvas
- Scott Listfield - "The Face With One Eye" - oil on canvas
- Brian M. Viveros - 'KO' - oil & acrylic on wood panel
- Brian M. Viveros - 'Dreamer' - oil & acrylic on wood panel
- Brian M. Viveros - 'Nine Lives' - oil & acrylic on wood panel
- Brian M. Viveros - 'Wild at Heart' - charcoal, pastel & graphite
- Dulk - 'Puffin' - pencil and acrylic paint on japanese paper
- Dulk - 'Otter' - pencil and acrylic paint on japanese paper
- Tina Yu - 'Wish Tree' - epoxy clay, acrylic paint & epoxy resin
- Jesús Aguado - "The Day of Bones" - acrylic on wood panel
- Jesús Aguado - "Eyelashes of Pain" - acrylic on panel
- Jesús Aguado - "Emancipated Ear" - acrylic on cradled panel
- Jesús Aguado - "Emancipated Smell" - acrylic on cradled panel
- Jesús Aguado - "Pig Supplies" - acrylic on birch panel
- Clémentine Bal - "Carte Postale" - aerosol, acrylic, pastel on a mixed media sculpture
- Clémentine Bal - "Chien Rose " - aerosol, acrylic, coloured pencil, pastel on mixed media sculpture
- Clémentine Bal - "Meilleure Vie" - aerosol, acrylic, pastel on a mixed media sculpture
- Clémentine Bal - "Gardienne" - aerosol, acrylic, pastel on a mixed media sculpture
- Clémentine Bal - "Emma" - aerosol, acrylic, pastel on a mixed media sculpture
- Kremena Chipilova - 'The Golden Bird' - oil on panel
- Kremena Chipilova - 'The Offering' - oil on panel
- Kremena Chipilova - 'Thorns And Honey' - oil on canvas mounted on ACM panel
- Kremena Chipilova - 'The Gift' - oil on panel
- Hine Mizushima - 'Anatomical Heart, Inhabited (Deep)' - felt, beads, sequins, yarn, wood, wire and glass dome
- Hine Mizushima - 'Anatomical Heart, Inhabited (Shallow)' - felt, beads, sequins, yarn, wood, wire and glass dome
- Agatha Black - 'Jinky Twins Artdoll' - mohair, resin, ceramic, wire, cotton, acrylic and oil paint
- Agatha Black - 'Chubby Bird' - mohair, resin, ceramic, wire, cotton, acrylic and oil paint
- Agatha Black - 'Pale Bat' - mohair, resin, ceramic, wire, cotton, acrylic and oil paint
- Josh Keyes - "Red Snow" - acrylic on birch panel
- Super A - "Warped" - acrylic on linen
- Josie Morway - "Dawn" - oil on canvas
- Josie Morway - "Dusk" - oil on canvas
- Dewi Plass - 'A World of Kindness' - acrylic on cradled birch panel
- Dewi Plass - 'All That Is Dear' - acrylic on cradled birch panel
- Dewi Plass - 'Habitat (Soul Nourishments)' - acrylic on cradled birch panel
- Dewi Plass - "Stuck (through the motions)" - acrylic on cradled birch panel
- Dewi Plass - "Transform (the magic we create)" - acrylic on cradled birch panel
- Adriana Artmeier - 'You're So Funny' - acrylic on wood
- Kathie Olivas & Brandt Peters - "Alive: 3 Tots in 1" - oil, acrylic, epoxy resin on UV resin, vinyl, and wood
- Jolene Lai - 'Birdcage' - oil on wood panel
- Jolene Lai - 'Rainbow's End' - oil on wood panel
- Dolaana Davaa - 'Black & White Demon Mask' - wood pulp, tempera and synthetic hair
- Samuel Farnham - 'Cloak' - graphite on archival paper
- Samuel Farnham - 'First Glance' - graphite on archival paper
- Samuel Farnham - 'Inner Child' - oil on panel
- Samuel Farnham - 'Spoiled Thoughts' - graphite on archival paper
- Daniel Danckert - 'Invitation' - ink on paper
- Daniel Danckert - 'The Procession' - pen and ink on paper
- Daniel Danckert - 'Woman of the Mire' - clay, resin and wood
- Jeff Christensen - 'A Thousand Cuts' - oil on panel
- Jeff Christensen - "Calling Forth Darkly" - oil on panel
- Jeff Christensen - "Headspace" - oil on canvas
- Jeff Christensen - "Draugr" - oil on board
- Wiley Wallace - "End Together" - acrylic on panel
- Wiley Wallace - "Canyon Search" - acrylic on panel
- Wiley Wallace - "All Over" - acrylic on panel
- Wiley Wallace - "Bright Night" - acrylic on panel
- Wiley Wallace - "Prism Sunrise" - acrylic on panel
- Ginklet - 'James' - ceramic and underglaze
- Ginklet - 'Big Jimmy' - ceramic and underglaze
- Ginklet - 'Casper' - ceramic and underglaze
- Ginklet - "Burt and Lionel" - ceramic clay and underglaze
- Ginklet - "Arnold" - ceramic clay and underglaze
- Ginklet - 'Tough Baby' - ceramic and underglaze
- Beau White - '2 Minutes to Midnight' - oil on board
- Beau White - "What's Inside A Tardigrade?" - epoxy clay, polymer clay, plastic toothpicks, oil paint & vinyl Toddlerpillar
- Beau White - 'Algal Bloom' - oil on board
- Beau White - "One Toe In The Grave" - oil on board
- Beau White - "Once Upon A Time" - oil on board
- Beau White - "Missing In Action" - oil on board
- Beau White - "Chance Meeting" - oil on board
- Beau White - "Big Toe" - oil on board
- Beau White - "Not A Robot" - oil on board
- Beau White - 'Lest We Spaghett' - oil on canvas
- Beau White - 'Time Does Pass' - oil on board
- Beau White - 'Clump' - oil on canvas
- Beau White - 'Pop!' - oil on board
- Briana Hertzog - "Little Green Man" - epoxy clay, primer & acrylic paint on vinyl Toddlerpillar
- Diogo Monteiro - "The Little Hugger" - resin with acrylic paint and varnish on a wooden base
- Bayard Baudoin - "The Golden Homunculus" - fiberglass Resin, acrylic and mixed media
- Hannah Chatham - "The Biter" - porcelain teeth, dental acrylic resins
- Helice Wen - "On The Nature of Daydreaming No. 4" - oil and acrylic on wood panel
- Briana Hertzog - "Pompon Dahlia No. 2" - oil on canvas
- Briana Hertzog - "A Day of Rest" - oil on canvas
- Briana Hertzog - "Camouflage No.3" - oil on canvas
- Briana Hertzog - "Camouflage No.2" - oil on canvas
- Briana Hertzog - "Herbivore" - oil on canvas
- Briana Hertzog - "Carnivorous Plant" - oil on canvas
- Briana Hertzog - "Feral Garden No. 1" - oil on canvas
- Briana Hertzog - "Pompon Dahlia No. 1" - oil on canvas
- QimmyShimmy - "Taiyaki (tuna)" - Mixed media
- QimmyShimmy - "Strawberry Parfait" - mixed media
- QimmyShimmy - "Pumpkin" - polymer clay & mixed media
- QimmyShimmy - "Melon" - polymer clay & mixed media
- QimmyShimmy - "Apricots" - polymer clay & mixed media
- Adrian Cogiel - "Toddlerspore" - Epoxy putty, acrylic paint & vinyl Toddlerpillar
- Lix North - "Gilt" - oil on aluminium
- Marco Mazzoni - "Happy" - colored pencils on paper
- Natalia Fabia - "Indulge Me" - oil on panel
- Nicole Evans - "Equilibrium" - oil on cradled birch panel
- Nicole Evans - 'The Lost and Found' - oil on panel
- Brad Gray - 'Leda and the Slug' - oil on panel
- Brad Gray - 'Roving Lemonati' - oil on panel
- Brad Gray - '10,000 Leaves' - oil on panel
- Annita Maslov - 'Ekhidna' - oil on panel
- Annita Maslov - 'Arke' - oil on panel
- Annita Maslov - 'Fauna' - oil on panel
- Annita Maslov - 'Hu Li Jing' - oil on panel
- Justin Boehme - 'Dangerous Mother' - sterling silver and bronze
- Brian Mashburn - 'African Elephant' - oil on basswood
- Brian Mashburn - 'Asian Elephant' - oil on basswood
- Brian Mashburn - 'Tamarin' - oil on basswood
- Brian Mashburn - 'Green Budgie' - oil on basswood
- Brian Mashburn - 'Blue Budgie' - oil on basswood
- Brian Mashburn - 'Ficus with Cat' - oil on panel
- Brian Mashburn - 'Monkey Tree' - oil on canvas
- Brian Mashburn - "Somniferum" - oil on panel
- Zarina Situmorang - "Choice #2" - oil on canvas
- Zarina Situmorang - 'It Takes Two' - oil on canvas
- Zarina Situmorang - "Peony" - oil on canvas
- Zarina Situmorang - "Sharing" - oil on canvas
- Zarina Situmorang - "Support" - oil on canvas
- Kazuhiro Hori - "Reflection" - acrylic on canvas
- Kazuhiro Hori - 'Strawberry' - acrylic on canvas
- Kazuhiro Hori - 'Imitation' - acrylic on canvas
- Kazuhiro Hori - 'Rumor' - acrylic on canvas
- Kazuhiro Hori - 'Artificial Life' - acrylic on canvas
- Kazuhiro Hori - 'Whisper' - acrylic on canvas
- Kazuhiro Hori - 'Mirror, Mirror' - acrylic on canvas
- Tokyo Jesus - 'The Cabinet' - epoxy putty, wood, brass and mixed media
- Tokyo Jesus - 'Survivor' - resin, acrylic, lacquer and enamel paint, vintage kimono, epoxy putty, glass eyes, synthetic hair, bells and paper
- Tokyo Jesus - 'Catacomb Box (four)' - resin, acrylic, lacquer and enamel paint, epoxy putty and extruded polystyrene in traditional Japanese Kiri wood box
- Julia A. Rich - 'The Puzzle' - acrylic on triangle canvas
- Julia A. Rich - 'The Harvest' - acrylic on canvas
- Julia A. Rich - "Sisters Not Twins - THE ANG3L" - acrylic on canvas
- Julia A. Rich - "Sisters Not Twins - THE D3VIL" - acrylic on canvas
- Julia A. Rich - 'Idol I' - acrylic on canvas
- Adrian Borda - "The Silver Coil" - oil on board
- Adrian Borda - "Beyond The Pleasure Principle" - oil on canvas
- Ed Binkley - "Goblin Incognito, New Haircut" - coloured pencil and white charcoal on toned paper
- Ed Binkley - "Goblin Incognito, Whiskers" - colored pencil and white charcoal on toned paper
- Ed Binkley - "Sorcerer" - coloured pencil and white charcoal on toned paper
- Ed Binkley - "Vicar, Bad Hair-Day" - colored pencil and white charcoal on toned paper
- Ed Binkley - "Prophecy Veil"- colored pencil and white charcoal on toned paper
- Ed Binkley - "Werewolf Incognito, Formal Attire" - colored pencil and white charcoal on toned paper
- John Walker - "Boney Bunny From the Heart" - acrylic on panel
- John Walker - "Midnight Musicologists" - acrylic on panel
- John Walker - "Odd Travelers - A Question of Balance" - acrylic on panel