Palette Scraps

Palette Scraps (series), Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic
 on paper

Palette Scraps (series), Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic
 on paper

Palette Scraps (series), Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on paper

Ongoing exploration of paint as a material.

Palette Scraps

Palette Scraps (series), Chaz Howkins, 2018, acrylic
 on paper

Palette Scraps (series), Chaz Howkins, 2018, acrylic
 on paper

Palette Scraps (series), Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic
 on paper

Continuation of palette scraps series exploring the materiality of paint.

Palette Scraps Series (Ongoing)

Palette Scraps #9, Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on paper

Palette Scraps #10, Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on paper

Palette Scraps #11, Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on paper

Palette Scraps #12, Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on paper

Painting End of Semester Review

Five weeks worth of paintings from my painting class, presented for review.

Self Portraits

Untitled (Yellow Selfie), Chaz Howkins, 2017, oil and acrylic on paper

Untitled (Yellow Selfie #2), Chaz Howkins, 2017, oil and acrylic on paper

My first attempts at creating a self portrait using oil paint (acrylic was only used for the backgrounds).

Quokka Painting

Quokka, Chaz Howkins, 2017, oil paint on paper

An A3 sized painting created after a trip to Rottnest Island.

Recreating Diary Pages

Diary Deconstruction #1, Chaz Howkins, 2017, fine liner

Diary Deconstruction #2, Chaz Howkins, 2017, fine liner

Diary Deconstruction #3, Chaz Howkins, 2017, fine liner

A recreation of pre-teenage diary pages of cryptic messages about discovering my sexuality.

Feminism Sketchbook

Vagina Fold Collage, Chaz Howkins, 2017, paper collage 

Vagina Fold Drawing, Chaz Howkins, 2017, chalk pastel

Using the fold of the sketchbook pages to portray female anatomy as an exploration of body positivity.

Feminism Sketchbook

Love Your Vagina, Chaz Howkins, 2017, fine liner

A drawing done for International Women's Day to encourage inclusive body positivity.

Self Portraits

Reaction Selfie #2, Chaz Howkins, 2017, fine liner on paper

Reaction Selfie #1, Chaz Howkins, 2017, pencil on paper

Self Portrait Series

Mohawk Selfie, Chaz Howkins, 2017, fine liner

Triangular Selfie, Chaz Howkins, 2017, fine liner

Hamilton Selfie, Chaz Howkins, 2017, fine liner

Detail Selfie, Chaz Howkins, 2017, fine liner

Vag Hair Selfie, Chaz Howkins, 2017, fine liner

Calm Selfie, Chaz Howkins, 2017, fine liner

A series of self portraits created while intoxicated.

Portrait Drawings

Katya The Tank Engine, Chaz Howkins, 2017,
 fine liner

Katya Melting Portrait, Chaz Howkins, 2017,
 fine liner and coloured pencil

Two portraits taken from a series of drawings created while intoxicated.

Quokka painting

Quokka Painting, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on board

Collaborative Video

A video piece illustrating the issue of time difference within a long distance relationship.  A collaboration with Katya Veleva.

Long Distance Relationship Problems

Sleeping Together, Chaz Howkins, 2016, photograph 

Sleeping Together #2, Chaz Howkins, 2016, photograph

This series visually communicates one of the issues of a long distance relationship - the time difference and attempting to communicate at awkward times of day.

Expectations vs Reality

Study Abroad, Chaz Howkins, 2016, photograph

This image comes from a series in which I explored the contrast of what I expected studying abroad would be like with what it is actually like.

The Adventures Of Hammerdog

An experiment with stop motion to finally bring Hammerdog to life.

Date Night

Date Night, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic & pencil on canvas

“Date Night” visually communicates the struggle and beauty of a long distance relationship.  I wanted to romanticise a pixilated screenshot taken from a midday/evening Skype conversation by painting it on a large scale so that I had a means of seeing my girlfriend’s face other than on a 4 inch screen in my hand.  I wanted to glorify this loving moment because our communication is made so difficult by time differences and poor signal that these beautiful moments are made all the more special when they do happen.

Palette Scrap Paintings

Scraps #3, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on paper

Scraps #4, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on paper 

Scraps #5, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on paper

Scraps #6, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on paper 

Scraps #7, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on paper

Scraps #8, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on paper

Palette Scrap Paintings

Scraps #1, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on paper

Scraps #2, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on paper

For this series of paintings, I peeled sections of dried paint off my palettes and stuck them into a sketchbook.  The series explores texture and materiality whilst prolonging the life of something which is usually disposable.