painting

All or nothing (word prompts)

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These six-word stories were prompted by the Page Flutter Six-Word Story Challenge. I’m also posting a few favourites on Instagram. The background painting is a detail of another personal project based on an old Polyvore set: ‘The Fountain on Two-Way Street’.

23. Clean cotton. Must be laundry day.

24. Freshly cut grass: short and sweet.

25. The synesthetic interpreter transcribed colourful conversations.

26. It was a cute new angle.

27. The boss lady was no lady.

28. Their recycled drinking water tasted normal.

29. A calculated risk: all or nothing.

[July prompts: clean cotton, freshly cut, colourscape, new angle, boss lady, recycle, risk.]

The Black Canvas

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“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” Pablo Picasso

‘Chinatown’ (Melbourne) is my first ever painting on black canvas. I bought four little 4″ x 12″ canvases more than a year ago but I haven’t had the confidence to paint on them. Until now. I have no idea what flipped the switch that suddenly made it the right time but I’m so glad I did. Picking up a few tips from tutorials posted online definitely helped and it turns out that I absolutely love love love ❤❤❤ painting on black canvas.

There is a second black canvas diptych waiting in the wings, another Melbourne night cityscape. I have also bought some black gesso so that I can make my own black canvases and continue exploring this new way of painting. Happy days.

Running through my dreams

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Running Through My Dreams — acrylic on canvas, 2018. Personal project.

This painting began as a digital collage on the now defunct Polyvore site. It was inspired by a dream about my mother. The juxtaposition of elements, the slightly odd perspective, the colours and textures, all really appealed to me. Painting it was more like having a conversation than putting paint on canvas and it taught me a lot about why I paint and why I can’t stop painting. ‘Running Through My Dreams’ now keeps me company in the Art Cave.

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Allsorts

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Liquorice Allsorts triptych — acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 mm each, 2018, SOLD

Three little paintings ~ “Liquorice Allsorts” ~ do not eat.

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Together

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Working Together, They Proved Everybody Wrong — acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 mm each, 2018

Two more mini paintings ~ the title is another of my six-word stories: “Working together, they proved everybody wrong”. It seemed as good a title as any.

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The Drawing Room

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I have been revamping listings on Etsy to show how my paintings and note cards could look when displayed in rooms (or, as I like to call them, drawing rooms). The process of ‘framing’ them was fascinating, to see what worked and what didn’t. These are a few favourites.