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.

Transtastic Exhibition

I submitted these two artworks for a digital exhibition at Transtastic - a talent showcase for the gender diverse community in Perth.

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.

I Don't Drink

I Don't Drink, Chaz Howkins, 2016, pen on brown paper bag

A drunken revelation that it's okay to be a person who doesn't drink.

The Adventures Of Hammerdog

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

Emerging Artists Award Exhibition

My painting was selected to be a part of the 2016 Emerging Artists Award Exhibition in South Perth -  my first exhibition in Australia.

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.

Date Night process

Sense Of Place within photography

Out Of Place, Chaz Howkins, 2016, photograph

A visual exploration of feeling out of place within a new environment (during my year spent studying in Australia).

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.

Sad Selfie Series

Sad Selfie #2, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on cardboard

Sad Selfie #1, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on cardboard

These paintings come from a series of 5 'Sad Selfies' painted during a time in which I felt rather blue.

Jetty Painting

Jetty, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on board

Names and gender assumptions

Names and Gender Assumptions, Chaz Howkins, 2016, digital manipulation

A visual exploration of how language can be used to imply gender and the importance of names in relation to identity.

Assigning gender to lines

Names and Assumptions, Chaz Howkins, 2016, pen and pencil

An exploration of the associations made between use of language (names) and gender.

A PSA about my name

It's Pronounced Shaz, Chaz Howkins, 2016, pencil & pen