The cycle . Marker on saw blade . Available now at @themalbon_bungendore #sawblade #foxandrabbit #sawbladeart #bungendore #houlart #houl https://www.instagram.com/p/CqaEjimBukd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Embassytown by China Miéville #7 of 2023 5 stars . Surely China Mieville can be acknowledged as your favourite Speculative Fiction authors favourite Speculative Fiction author. This is a novel for those who love language and linguistics, and all the promises these things make. A story of lies and truths and the parts in between. For those that like: Bizarre Aliens Linguistics Getting fucked up on knowledge Weird Sci Fi . #embassytown #chinamieville #sciencefiction #minimonotonebookclub #booksivereadin2023 #booksivedrawnim2023 #booksreillustrated #bookstagram #houlart #houl https://www.instagram.com/p/CqZ-gjAhONa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Chilly Fingers on a warm night. 8:30pm and still sweaty and sticky. . Another work available at @themalbon_bungendore . #chillyfingers #streetsign #bungendore #houlart #houl https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp9ylJ-BSqg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Nothing prettier than a big pink cockerel. So I painted one. Available for purchase now at @themalbon_bungendore #rooster #cockerel #streetsign #houlart #houl https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp4TYNBhDvB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Just like Wu-Tang, this mural is for the children. Also adults. Really anyone with skin. . A new mural painting this past weekend down at @coolemancourt Weston for @cancercouncil_act all about the importance of both kids and parents Slipping Slopping Slapping Seeking and Sliding. . #slipslopslapseekslide #weston #canberramural #canberra #houlart #houl (at Cooleman Court Shopping Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpzWy3XBM08/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Clowns and Dogs are two of the most adorable and joy bringing things in the world, so I drew a portrait of my favourite dog dressed up as their favourite clown. May I present my French Bulldog, Floyd Sparkles as Pogo the Clown. . Floyd and Pogo share similar interests and personality traits, so it’s a match made in heaven. . Fineliner and Copic on @dodgy.paper . #frenchbulldog #clowndog #clown #pogotheclown #dodgypaper #houlart #houl https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpw8QNWhsze/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Did you know that if you cut a worm in half the two halves become two new worms? I was told this as a kid and believed it, but it’s only half true. In reality, some worms can regenerate segments if they’re cut off, but the more segments lost, the less chance this is. I’m not saying that I spent time as a kid cutting worms in half like some perverse horticultural Jack the Ripper, but I also didn’t care too much when digging in the garden because I figured they’d be alright. To any worms out there reading this who may have lost friends and family at the hands of my spade, I’m sorry. #earthworm #annelid #worm #switchblade #streetsignart #houlart #houl https://www.instagram.com/p/CpuCz6cB505/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Terra Nullius by Claire G Coleman #6 of 2023 3.5 stars . A contemplative consideration of the history of Indigenous Australia framed through a Spec Fiction lens. For those that like; - Texts by Indigenous authors; - Stories that are better not knowing much about before going in; - Narrators with simple vocabulary choices. . #terranullius #clairegcoleman #indigenousfiction #minimonotonebookclub #booksivereadin2023 #booksivedrawnim2023 #booksreillustrated #bookstagram #houlart #houl (at Terra Nullius) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpjyHVzhW07/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Some more recent work for @greasemonkeycanberra A beautifully bogan slice of Detroit style pizza both up high in lights as well as my super rough sketches. It’s interesting going back to first drafts and comparing them to the finished version. #houl #houlart #greasemonkeycanberra #detroitpizza #canberraeats (at Grease Monkey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpHpGJWBZlk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
The Road by Cormac McCarthy #5 of 2023 5 stars . A reread of this in preparation to teach it again, and it’s still one of the most poignant and moving stories I’ve read. A father and son trudge the wasteland of a destroyed world, heading south. For those who like: Slow, meandering stories; Crying like a child at the uncaring nature of the world; The constant presence of death; Gutted babies on spits; Cannibalism. . Please also enjoy my heavily scrawled and tabbed copy . #theroad #cormacmccarthy #minimonotonebookclub #booksivereadin2023 #booksivedrawnim2023 #booksreillustrated #bookstagram #houlart #houl https://www.instagram.com/p/CpCUhV-BwIk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
It’s still wild seeing these artworks of mine, not just on the walls in @greasemonkeycanberra where I originally drew them over 5 years ago, but on all their packaging, shirts and branding too. Just crazy. #houlart #houl #greasemonkeycanberra #canberraeats #canberramurals (at Grease Monkey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co4OV9xhABh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin Book 4 of 2023 4 stars . Surreal and sad. Seven stories of empty families, empty lives and the houses they reside in. For those who like: Picking through other peoples houses and judging them; Stripping off nude and hosing your partner; Escaping small talk by wandering off into the night; Feelings of emptiness; Waiting to die. . #sevenemptyhouses #samantaschweblin #minimonotonebookclub #booksivereadin2023 #booksivedrawnim2023 #booksreillustrated #bookstagram #houlart #houl https://www.instagram.com/p/CowJZr9B95b/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin Book 4 of 2023 4 stars . Surreal and sad. Seven stories of empty families, empty lives and the houses they reside in. For those who like: Picking through other peoples houses and judging them; Stripping off nude and hosing your partner; Escaping small talk by wandering off into the night; Feelings of emptiness; Waiting to die. . #sevenemptyhouses #samantaschweblin #minimonotonebookclub #booksivereadin2023 #booksivedrawnim2023 #booksreillustrated #bookstagram #houlart #houl https://www.instagram.com/p/CowJZr9B95b/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Some artworks now available at @themalbon_bungendore. Ciggie Packs, Scrap Metal and Match Books, with some brand new stuff incoming #themalborn #bungendore #themalbornantiques #ciggiepackart #houlart #houl (at Bungendore, New South Wales) https://www.instagram.com/p/CowIUcYB6g_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Finally had a small batch of stickers made up after some encouragement from the stunners at @nuancemedia.au. Pretty happy how they turned out and even happier seeing them up. #keepyoureyespeeled #sardinestickers #stickerart #houlart #houl (at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoPHQhmh1vg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
The Wall by John Lanchester Book 3 of 2023 3 stars . Promising then plain. A dystopian metaphor for racism and nationalism quickly abandons its core point and turns into a different novel altogether. For those that like: The Nights Watch parts of ASOIAF but with women as well; YA disguised as Literary Fiction; Bland dystopias; Thinly veiled metaphors. . #thewall #johnlanchester #minimonotonebookclub #booksivereadin2023 #booksivedrawnim2023 #booksreillustrated #bookstagram #houlart #houl https://www.instagram.com/p/CoG_98ShAlL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Those Across The River by Christopher Buehlman Book 2 of 2023 3.5 stars . Ominous and uncomfortable. A well-written horror story set in the post WWI American South tainted by just a little bit too many sex scenes and old-timey racism for my taste Recommended for those who enjoy: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson; Fresh takes on old horror tropes; Stories that could have been avoided by listening to clear and direct advice; Stories about men coping with PTSD; Stories about men who have lots of sex with their young wife, like lots and lots, and she’s so young, and they have sex. . #thoseacrosstheriver #christopherbuehlman #minimonotonebookclub #booksivereadin2023 #booksivedrawnim2023 #booksreillustrated #bookstagram #houlart #houl https://www.instagram.com/p/CoCIWBJBTXT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=