Hokitika River Blues

acrylic painting of a Hokitika Gorge, New Zealand, painted in a semi-abstract style by Anna Cull

November 26, 2020September 30, 2022 | Anna Cull

‘Hokitika River Blues’ acrylic on paper, 297 x 210 mm, 2020. Available (unframed).

An aerial perspective of Hokitika Gorge as seen from the swing bridge. The colours of the water in the painting are actually truer to life than those in the photo : )

I ❤️ NZ

Fuchsia Study

acrylic fuchsia flower study by Anna Cull

November 24, 2020September 30, 2022 | Anna Cull

‘Fuchsia Study’ acrylic on paper, 148 x 210 mm, 2020. Available.

These colourful fuchsias once grew in our garden. I have no idea what happened to them but they are there no longer. A mystery.

A Fleeting Visitor

acrylic New Zealand fantail study by Anna Cull

November 20, 2020July 17, 2023 | Anna Cull

‘A Fleeting Visitor’ acrylic on paper, 127 x 178 mm, 2020. SOLD

A small study of a New Zealand fantail (piwakawaka) flitting around in the forest (a.k.a. “the bush”). One day I hope to take a good photo of one of these fast little flyers. Every single picture I have ever taken of a fantail is a blur. The shot below is my best to date. Happily, there was just enough detail to be able to use it as a reference for the painting.

Patches of Sunlight

acrylic painting of a New Zealand farm landscape with yellow and purple fields and a telegraph pole by Anna Cull

November 18, 2020September 30, 2022 | Anna Cull

‘Patches of Sunlight’ acrylic on paper, 127 x 178 mm, 2020. Available.

This one is all about the yellow field. Okay, the field and the telephone pole. And the clouds.

Seasons come, seasons go

detail of a single daffodil in a field of grass, painted in acrylics in a semi-abstract style

November 16, 2020January 9, 2025 | Anna Cull

‘The Language of Trees’ acrylic on paper, 148 x 210 mm, 2020

‘The First Daffodil’ acrylic on paper, 148 x 210 mm, 2020. SOLD

I have so many painting ideas waiting in folders that I’m in no danger of suffering from “artist’s block” any time soon… but then there are so many ideas, sometimes I’m at a loss to know which one to paint next ~ so maybe that is a kind of “artist’s block” after all. In an effort to reduce the backlog, I’ve started a series of small studies on paper ~ and I’ll be choosing the subjects more or less at random, so anything might happen : )

The first two to get picked from my ‘photos to paint next’ file are a tree dripping with autumn leaves (2017) and a daffodil positively radiating sunshine (2013)…

Make even more art

a quote by Andy Warhol: "Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art."

October 30, 2020August 30, 2023 | Anna Cull

This is excellent advice and I feel a painting spree coming on : ) Meanwhile here are a couple of small paintings that I finished this week…

As much as I love black canvases, they can be tricky to photograph ~ ‘Night Garden’ has gold and silver highlights and a texture that makes it look wonderfully 3D in certain lights and ‘Hearts of Gold’ has gold lines that accidentally (or not) ended up looking like hearts ~ both paintings catch the light in ways that a single picture can’t really show.