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A Big Day
Well - hi all, todays a big day my first post on my brandnew blog! So what've I been up to - lots! I'm working on a new piece, really just in it's infancy at this stage but I'm pretty excited about it....
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Acrylic painting titled "Accessorise"
Hey so heres a piece I entered in a nz art guild theme challenge - Accessorise, acrylic on canvasThe theme was "fashion" so I tried to think about the origins of some of todays jewellry.This piece was...
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Trying to paint
Morning all - as I said I'm trying to paint I have a whole pile of stuff trying to come out but it's just hard to focus on where to start (so I'm posting this instead) I've had sick kids who thankfully...
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Article 21
Afternoon - so stayed up way past my bedtime, ran the risk of turning into a pumpkin but it was well worth it. I'm well underway with this latest series (or at least the first piece!) Thanks to some...
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FIRST IN THE NEW SERIES OF PAINTINGS
So heres the first piece in my new series based on the viewpoints of children. It's possibly a work in progress but so far I think I'm happy with it. I'll look to expand on the series over the next...
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SECOND WORK IN SERIES - A CHILDS EYE VIEW
So heres the second piece - once again simple imaging, in acrylics. This one incorporates the quote "the world is awesome" kindly given to me by Nathalia 6yrs. I have now titled the series "A Childs...
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Central Gold - acrylic on boxed canvas
So heres a piece I recently began working on. It's inspired by the rugged strength of the central otago landscape. Its funny when I first moved to Cromwell I actually found the hills quite...
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Central Gold - the finished article
So heres the finished piece - Central Gold, acrylic on canvas. I tweaked it here and there and I'm pretty happy with it now, hopefully this piece will be winging its way to Christchurch in the not so...
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Back into painting
So it's been awhile since I've posted anything, I've got a good excuse though. My Mums been down visiting, I hadn't seen her for three years. So of course painting took a back seat this last couple of...
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My new series of NZ Landscapes
I enjoyed painting Central Gold so much that I've moved into a whole series based around the NZ landscapes. This piece "Shifting Sands" is still unfinished but I think showing some promise. I need to...
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Rich landscapes of Southland NZ
"Fields of Gold" acrylic on canvas. Based on the landscapes around northern southland, nz. I think I may be over winter (which is odd because it's actually my favourite season) but it seems that I'm...
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Mitre Peak - work in progress
So this what I've been up to - a rather time consuming piece I must say! The image is a simple one but the paint effect in the sky and lake consist of many layers built up using a very fine brush. It's...
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Portrait of my girl - pencil sketch
So as you may well know I've been rather busy lately - too busy in fact to paint. I have however been able to take time to revisit the humble pencil. The above pic is a sketch I just completed of my...
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The Summer Landscape
Just finished this piece is acrylic on boxed canvas and depicts a semi-fictitious landscape. Now there will be farmers out there pulling their hair out at what I'm about to say but here goes...
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Handmade Decorations for Starship Hospital
These are my take on the Christmas bell - I made them for a fundraising initiative of the NZ Art Guild for Starship Hospital in Auckland. They were a challenge in that I usually work with paint....
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"Treasure" - acrylic portrait on canvas
So after a rather lovely weekend camping I thought I'd best get back into the swing of things and show you all what I've been up to.......and here it is. The painting is based on the sketch I posted...
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Portrait - Little Green Thumb (work in progress)
So here is my latest work in progress, a portrait of my youngest daughter helping to build a garden at her preschool. As usual I am working in acrylic on canvas. I have just started using a new brand...
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I've been tagged!
Well actually I was tagged weeks ago but I've been slack with my blog lately and well this afternoon to fight a massive bout of painters block I thought what better way to take my mind off my inability...
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A Little On Life
Well it's been far too long since I was last here - again! I am suffering terribly from painters block, and while I have two projects on the go that MUST be finished by Christmas, I just can't seem to...
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