Shoot it, Sketch it: Abandoned

April 14, 2014May 17, 2019 | Anna Cull

Anna Cull Moeraki Boulders (two) — Moeraki boulders (two) – acrylic on canvas, 305 x 405 mm, 2014. SOLD

Moeraki boulders #2, Koekohe Beach, 2013

Please visit last Monday’s post to see the work-in-progress photos (and if you’re wondering about the heading).

Shoot it, Sketch it: Moeraki (two) WIP

April 7, 2014April 6, 2014 | Anna Cull

I’ve been working on Moeraki boulders (two) over the last week and thought it would make a good WIP slideshow. The photographs (below) show inspiration, evaluation, exuberance, regret, pity and perseverance. I’ll post the last stage, abandonment, next week.

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Shoot it, Sketch it revisited: Moeraki (one)

March 31, 2014May 17, 2019 | Anna Cull

Anna Cull Moeraki one — Moeraki boulders (one) – acrylic on canvas, 305 x 405 mm, 2014. SOLD

Moeraki boulders #1, Koekohe Beach, 2013

If this looks familiar, it may be because it’s an acrylic version of a watercolour study I posted last month. Some Moeraki boulders weigh several tonnes and the largest are three metres in diameter but what impresses me the most about these amazing mudstone concretions is knowing that they are the result of erosion. I would find it much easier to believe that they fell from the sky!

P.S. I’m now working on Moeraki (two), looking in the opposite direction (towards the cliffs).

In the style of… Brian Wildsmith

March 3, 2014March 22, 2014 | Anna Cull

Diptych of daisies – acrylic on canvas, 175 x 230 mm (each), 2014

A little nature study…

Brian Wildsmith

Brian Wildsmith (born 1930) has written and illustrated more than eighty books. I love his use of colour and the way he combines abstract textures with carefully considered details. And his animals… his animals have such life and personality. You can check out his website here.

In the style of… appears occasionally instead of my regular Shoot it, Sketch it posts. Using my own photographs as a starting point, I’m drawing inspiration from some of the world’s greatest illustrators. It’s not about slavishly copying someone else’s art; it’s an experiment in seeing things differently.

Shoot it, Sketch it revisited: Dunedin

February 24, 2014June 24, 2020 | Anna Cull

White house, Dunedin – acrylic on canvas, 200 x 200 mm, 2014 — White House, Dunedin – acrylic on canvas, 200 x 200 mm, 2014

Here is a new version of a house I painted for a Shoot it, Sketch it last year, this time with deep rusty reds and lush lime and olive greens. You can see the original painting here.

Shoot it, Sketch it: Pink

January 27, 2014September 21, 2023 | Anna Cull

Spring blossoms, original photograph – Christchurch, 2012

Spring blossoms – acrylic on canvas, 240 x 300 mm, 2014. Private collection.

I took a few liberties with the composition and colours on this one. I don’t have any WIP (work in progress) photos but trust me when I say that it only came alive when I added blue to the background (and a hint of blue to the petals).

P.S. Yes, this is the same plum tree immortalised here, here and here.