1996 Airbrush acrylic on card. Heavily influenced by H.R Giger, this was the first of my Airbrush paintings at the time.
Living with my parents in Logan, Queenaland in the 1990s, I saved up for an airbrush as I was always fascinated by the look of airbrush artwork.
Up until this, I was primarily working with oils painting abstract pieces. Apart from some experimental bits and pieces, this was the first attempt at a full piece. I used standard artist acrylic thinned with water and shaken until it was smooth enough to flow.

1996 Airbrush acrylic on card. 1200mm x 60mm. The second Airbrushed piece. Again heavily influenced by H.R Giger. Taking on a bit more of a challenge with considerably more detail over the previous piece. Again using standard acrylic paint watered down until it would flow. This is the ideal paint for an airbrush but it's all I had and could afford at the time. Causing constant blockages, and occasional sudden bursts of paint as you can see in the splattered highlights in the central top eye. I didn't have the patience to fix it so there it is still in the painting.

1997 Airbrushed Acrylic on ply. 3rd airbrush piece.
Influenced by some photos I was given of mutated still births in jars that I was told were a result of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, one of which included this cyclops baby. The images were said to have been from a boom which were part of a study of the subject from a university. I cannot verify these claims however they came from a trusted source. The rest of the image is artistic licence.

1997 Airbrushed Acrylic on canvas board. A1.
I never used stencils all free hand. Which is why it's a bit messy

This is one of the more detailed pieces I did in the day . My Parents were away for the weekend so I moved indoors to paint througfh the evening. The  compressor inside as well. Big industrial, loud!

1997 Airbrushed Acrylic on ply. 1200mm x 500mm. Mushrooms for hair and pierced tongue.

1998 Freehand Airbrushed automotive acrylic. This one's huge. 1800mm x 600mm. I did a TAFE course on airbrush artwork and learnt to use mix car paint. I can't quite remember the ratios but I love the result. Humidity is also an issue with this paint and can cause white blooming if too wet or cold. This piece has had 2 clear coats.

1998 Airbrushed automotive acrylic on card. 600mm x 500mm. Mutant trolley boys. Character from a comic series I never started but may do in the future. The mutant trolley boys formed when retrieving lost shopping trolleys from creeks and parklands. Having to push them long distances the eventually became one with the trolley. I have the storyboard for this and another comic, "Maggot man vs the mutant trolley boys" which can either be a comic and or animated series.

1998 Airbrushed Screenprint paint. Probably the hardest paint to thin for an airbrush.. This was before there was Tshirt paint specially fgormulated for an airbrush. A friend and I painted about 20 shirts for the markets but sold nothing. In the end we tried bust it cost us a lot of time and money. I stil;l have some oif these shirts in a box in 2025.