Noisy Minor

Noisy MinorDave is a self taught artist who began painting through the veteran support group, Mates4Mates. After leaving the Royal Australian Navy, he faced ongoing struggles with his mental health and self medicated with alcohol. Passionate about reusing discarded materials, Dave often paints on small pieces of plywood destined for the tip and frames his work with timber offcuts. He believes that, just as the beer cans and timber he uses may no longer serve

nature offers her an escape

I felt like I found my voice

Patched up

was force-fed images of the 'ideal body'

just as the beer cans and timber he uses may no longer serve their original purpose

there are destroyed houses

I scan and distort each element under light

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Kim works across a variety of mediums and techniques

and illuminated by love and hope

Carol likes brainstorming ideas with others

and now I grow them in my own garden