The ABC Arts TV Interview

In some kind of idiotic move, someone in power has decided to cut the arts budget at the ABC.

This means that they can no longer cover the best quality art, but instead can only cover the worst!

This spells good news for me... as can be seen here:

http://www.abc.net.au/arts/artists/ben-butcher-australias-worst-artist/default.htm

check it out!

Some Unsold Paintings

This one Cameron And The Stardust Of Betelgeuse (featuring Cam, Ev and Shags) was passed in unsold from the exhibition.

If you know any wealthy art buyers, or perhaps a curator at a decent art gallery... let them know I can sell them this one.

There are three other paintings currently available for purchase, including a new work "Open Mic Death Match: Michael Vs Andrew"

For more details, please contact my agent.

Exhibition End and New Painting

A week ago I took down my exhibition, after a fantastic month where I sold a majority of the works, and gained some very pleasing responses from friends, family and media (stay tuned for something in the works).

So now what? Do I just return to my photography and bands and teaching... or should I paint some more?
Well, on the weekend I found some "nice" frames in an op-shop.. so I painted something to cover the generic print that was within it.
It was inspired by an upcoming gig my band High Tea have with a Perth band called Frozen Ocean, and a Melbourne band called Duck Duck Chop.

GET EM WHILE THEY'RE HOT

Seems as though even the Adelaide press are enjoying my work!
check out the article here: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/me-a-bad-artist-i-was-framed/story-e6frea8c-1226133550462

meanwhile, these are the following works still available:

Making Your Mark

Dad at Bat

Phill and Ben at Robbie’s Farm

The Great Firewall Of China

Bill Henson and the Shopping Volcano

Henson, Washed by Richard Tognetti’s Mozart

Cameron and the Stardust of Betelgeuse

Eye Don’t See No Unicorns

The Great Dolphin Civil War

Ib(d)iot Love

Opening, and Press!!

Wow! Thank you to all who came to the opening of my painting show. And a big big thank you to all who bought paintings! There's still a few available, (good ones too) but not many!

meanwhile, I've been getting a little bit of press

Here, in the:
Herald Sun
and
The ABC (Arts)

Stay tuned.. there may be more!

MY SOLO EXHIBITION!!

Come on down folks!
To the Old Bar, Johnson St, Fitzroy.. all throughout September!

Pretty much every awesome painting I've painted will be on show.

The few that haven't already sold to the high class private collections will be available for sale.

Opens : 6pm -Tuesday 6th September

Runs: until the end of September

more info can be found at this facebook event page

Anton Newcombe and John Safran

This is a painting of a couple of grade-A scallywags, Anton Newcombe (of the Brian Jonestown Massacre) and John Safran... in space.. in camouflage spacesuits!!

Paul Kidney Experience raffle painting

So, the Paul Kidney Experience are going on a tour, and we need to raise some cash... so in Sydney we're having a raffle!
This painting is going to be apart of the the prize.
It's a painting of Paul blasting folks to the stars with his sonic power!!

if you want to buy a ticket to the raffle, come to the show:
Sat 15^th Jan @ Town & Country, Sydney - with The Gruntled + The Escapes