JONATHON LARSEN
CAREER SUMMARY::Demonstrated proficiency in a range of skills including:- Painting (Oil & watercolour), - Print Making (Etching), - Video Production (Final Cut Pro) & Photography - Graphic Design/ Digital Imaging (Illustrator, Photoshop) - Web Site Development (Dreamweaver, Fireworks & Flash). - Animation (2D hand drawn & 3D CGI) - Sculpture (Sheet metal fabrication) Demonstrated communication skills in client liaison, working as part of a team, in management and in the classroom. Styles range from caricature's to fine art practice. MEMBERSHIP::- Australian Film Institute
COMMISSIONS::- 2007: Six Paintings of Peonies, Roses & Tulips, Daylesford, Vic. (oil, 1500 by 1500mm) - 2000: Nine, Caricatures, Citec, Brisbane (ink & wash) - 1998:Four "Coffee Series " for Ex Libris , Victoria (etchings) - 1996: "Brisbane River" for Castlemaine Perkins Ltd. (watercolour) - 1994: "Somerville House Chapel" for Somerville House Commemorative Book (etching) - 1992: "The Little Red Hen Series" for Hanover Holdings Australia Pty. (watercolour). - 1991: Three paintings of reclining nude with still life for Karalbyn Resort Queensland (pastel, ink, gouache, watercolour ) - 1990:" Waterfront
Place ", Brisbane - 1978-1991: Numerous drawings and paintings of residential and commercial premises (ink, watercolour, acrylic & oil)
AWARDS/ PRIZES::- 1999: Second Prize, Wetfest,Cairns, "Albert Played Sax" - 1998: Innovation In form, Woodford Film Festival, "Albert Played Sax "
GRANTS::- 1999: RADF, professional development, Softimage3D, Griffith University.
CLIENTS::- BlueX2 Web Design, Gold Coast, Qld. - Noosa Regional Gallery Noosa, Qld.
EXHIBTIONS / SCREENINGS::
- 1999: St.
Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne (film) EMPLOYMENT & ACADEMIC HISTORY::- 2007: Full time Painting - 2002: Designed and built Studio, Managed Artbytes.com.au - 2000: Established Artbytes.com.au, (web sites, graphic design, video, animation and illustration) - 1999: Studied 3D Animation, Softimage3D, Griffith University - 1999:Taught Painting Workshop, Ipswich Girls Grammar School - 1998: Desk Top Video and Digital Animation - 1998: Corporate Video for Noosa Council & Health Dept. - 1997: Artist Mentor Program, Sunshine Coast University College - 1997: Guest Animation Lecturer Indooroopilly High School - 1997: Restored 1880's Historic Sandstone House, Warwick - 1995: Film Queensland Short Film Grant, "Albert Played Sax" Animation (16mm & computer) - 1994: Digital Art & Computer aided Graphic Design - 1992: Established Studio at Sunshine Beach, Noosa heads (Painting, Printmaking, Cartoons, Magazine illustration, Graphic design, Hand Made Picture Framing) - 1989:Established Studio in Metro Arts, Brisbane (Commissions, Graphic Design, Illustration, Printmaking & Painting) - 1988: Self employed, Illustrator, Painter, Graphic Designer (clients include A.M.P. and Ballendean Estate Wines) - 1988: Location Manager for Japanese film crews - 1987: Freelance Interior Design, Gold Coast and Set Design and Construction for children's Theater (Kite Theater Co.) - 1986: First edition of "Queenslander" lithographs - 1986: Design and Illustration in conjunction with developer for refurbishment of commercial building facades, Brisbane - 1984-85: Interior Design / Installation / Maitre d' / Manager / Part owner of Loaves and Fishes Restaurant and Catering Company, Brisbane - 1983: Established grazing property with family - involved in restoration of original homestead and property improvement - 1982: Graduated in Film and Animation( Diploma of Visual Communication) from Queensland College of Arts - 1981: Clic Foto as Photographer , Eagle Farm Raceway as Cinematographer, worked on various short and feature length Films - 1978- 80: Studied Fine Art / Journalism at D.D.I.A.E., Toowoomba (now Queensland University College) |
