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Happy 2nd Annaversary

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My little blog turned two today. Wow ― has it really been two years since I started blogging? I thought I’d mark the occasion by making a list of my top ten arty milestones (my personal favourites) from the last year. Click on the images to view the original posts…

Getting seriously out of my comfort zone with wacky colours and peculiar perspectives
Getting seriously out of my comfort zone with wacky colours and peculiar perspectives
Creating my first abstract painting
Creating my first abstract painting
Photographing some of my favourite sketches in situ
Photographing some of my favourite sketches in situ
Appreciating the generosity of other bloggers (my thanks to Poppy for providing the reference photo for this sketch)
Appreciating the generosity of other bloggers (my thanks to Poppy for providing the reference photo for this sketch)
Tackling a favourite subject of one of my art heroes
Tackling a favourite subject of one of my art heroes
Upcycling an unusual family heirloom (a threadbare tea towel), a very personal project
Upcycling an unusual family heirloom (a threadbare tea towel), a very personal project
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Being inspired by other artists…
...to see the world with fresh eyes
…to see the world with fresh eyes
Realising that thick paint and black outlines can make a subject look more realistic (it still seems counterintuitive to me... but it reallly does work)
Discovering the magic of bold outlines
Painting on a stretched canvas for the first time
Painting on a stretched canvas for the first time

So there you are… all in all, I’d call that a very productive year. Thanks for reading.

Thank you!!!

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Nine hundred followers? That’s crazy! (Almost as crazy as photographing plasticine coming out of a paint tube!)

At this rate, I’d better start thinking of something suitably BIG for the next milestone!

Don’t forget to visit my Facebook page Anna Cull ~ Art from time to time. It occasionally has news, WIP (work in progress) updates and photographs that aren’t posted here.

The antici-pear-tion…

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William Shakespear and Pablo Pearcasso © Drew McKevitt, 2013
William Shakespear and Pablo Pearcasso © Drew McKevitt, 2013

…is over. Look what arrived in the mail this week! Thank you, Drew, creator of Angry Pear, for holding a competition to win a copy of one of your delightful comics. My prize, Pears of History, Myth and Legend, has travelled all the way from the U.S.A. to little old New Zealand and it now has pride of place on our coffee table.

Angry Pear © Drew McKevitt, 2013
Angry Pear © Drew McKevitt, 2013

I’m celebrating…

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…seven hundred followers! Thank you all so very much. I created my first ever animated gif (paper collage + digital) in your honour : )

Don’t forget to check on my Facebook art page Anna Cull ~ Art from time to time. It occasionally has WIP (work in progress) updates and photographs that aren’t posted here.

Whoosh

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Anna Cull Whoosh

Six hundred followers? Wow, that was fast! My thanks to all of you out there in cyberspace… you creative commentators, lovely likers and fabulous followers. And a special thank you to those who’ve liked me on Facebook — you’ve given my little blog a bit of a boost.

You can check out my Facebook art page here: Anna Cull – Art.