Departure and Arrival

August 1, 2019March 18, 2023 | Anna Cull

‘Departure’ — acrylic on canvas, 200 x 200 mm, 2019

‘Arrival’ — acrylic on canvas, 200 x 200 mm, 2019

“Art does not reflect what is seen, rather it makes the hidden visible.” Paul Klee

These small abstracts are a continuation of a series of sunrises with windows that began with my two recent paintings.

There’s something about a sunrise

June 19, 2019October 5, 2020 | Anna Cull

‘Day by Day’ — acrylic on canvas, 355 x 460 mm, 2019. Available.

‘Changing Planes’ — acrylic on canvas, 355 x 460 mm, 2019. Available.

“Whatever happens next, it won’t be what you expected.
If it is what you expected, it isn’t what’s happening next.”

Brian Eno

The Sound of Things

May 17, 2019May 16, 2019 | Anna Cull

The Sound of Things — acrylic on canvas, 205 x 610 mm, 2019. Available.

“Whoever wants music instead of noise, joy instead of pleasure, soul instead of gold, creative work instead of business, passion instead of foolery, finds no home in this trivial world of ours.”

Hermann Hesse

Light and shade (and Happy Easter)

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 | Anna Cull

A Rose By Any Other Name — acrylic on canvas, 250 x 250 mm, 2019. Available.

“God bless our contradictions, those parts of us which seem out of character. Let us be boldly and gladly out of character. Let us be creatures of paradox and variety: creatures of contrast; of light and shade: creatures of faith. God be our constant. Let us step out of character into the unknown, to struggle and love and do what we will. Amen.”
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‘A Note on God’ by Michael Leunig

All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Drawing

March 6, 2019March 5, 2019 | Anna Cull

Here are my 17 quote+art images inspired by Danny Gregory’s ‘All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Drawing’ list. The quotes are Danny’s; the art is my own:

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Drawing Lessons

January 17, 2019March 5, 2019 | Anna Cull

Way back in December 2009, I reinvented myself and became an artist. It has taken quite a bit of practice to be able to say that without giggling or feeling self-conscious. Some days I revert to describing myself as a painter or a graphic designer, but the good days find me happy to tell it like it is. I still remember discovering Danny Gregory’s book The Creative License: Giving yourself permission to be the artist you truly are ~ I bought a journal and a nice black ink pen and have never looked back. Well, obviously I’m looking back now… but you know what I mean.

A DECADE has now passed since that first illustrated journal and so I’ve decided to put together some quote+art images inspired by the rather good ‘All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Drawing’ list written by Danny Gregory. ✍🏼✍🏼✍🏼

P.S. The background image (minus Danny’s quote) is from this student project (2011).