Zarahn SouthonDec 19, 202011 min Fascist CreepSince the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain outlines fascist propaganda as a source for...
Zarahn SouthonNov 12, 20205 minRaising Te WepuOn Tuesday, in response to protests against neo-Nazi symbols and swastikas being displayed next to Māori flags in an Auckland art...
Zarahn SouthonJun 10, 20207 minThe Birth of a Nation - New Zealand, the land of the long white mythEnforcing white supremacy is seeing the brown and black body as the perpetual criminal.
Zarahn SouthonMay 25, 201812 minThe Rock Star EconomyIn this essay I will explore the last fifty years of state social welfare reform and its impact on society and the arts community. In...
Zarahn SouthonMar 13, 20181 minMaking a 19th century romantic guitarI've played guitar on and off for some years, and had a custom classical guitar made by the late Luthier Antonio Aparicio jr. He sent me...
Zarahn SouthonSep 21, 20174 minBook Review: The Fifth Sacred Thing by StarhawkPublished in 1993 The Fifth Sacred Thing is a Sci-Fi adventure written by neopagan author Starhawk. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, in...
Zarahn SouthonJun 13, 20172 minFrame clamping - the old way is best!Framing my paintings helps to maintain the general look and feel to a body of work. At times, I put the frame on a work in progress to...
Zarahn SouthonMar 9, 20172 minStructure demo - the chinToday I will show examples of structures within the chin. When form painting my aim for the first twenty minutes is to recognise...
Zarahn SouthonFeb 28, 20171 minForm painting - TonyToday I started form painting. I block-in the general shape of structures. I look for large forms and try to understand how smaller...
Zarahn SouthonFeb 28, 20171 minForm painting & poster study - FrancesForm painting. I developed the structures within and surrounding Frances' eye and nose. My initial underpainting is in neutral grey with...
Zarahn SouthonFeb 24, 20171 minPortrait underpainting and studies of TonyI usually plan up to ten sittings for a tronie and have completed five with Tony so far. Tony hadn't sat for a portrait before so I spent...
Zarahn SouthonFeb 23, 20171 minPortrait of FrancesFrances sitting for the portrait. After transferring the drawing I've started the monochrome underpainting.
Zarahn SouthonFeb 13, 20171 minCopying Rembrandt "Man with a beard" 1632Working on gesso on board with a wash of burnt sienna & Raw Umber.I start Blocking-in with charcoal, looking for general shapes and...
Zarahn SouthonFeb 13, 20172 minCopying RembrandtCopy after Rembrandt's portrait of a lady 1634 I find copying old master work rewarding. You're almost getting into the head of the...