acrylic painting

Summer Roads

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Summer Roads – acrylic on canvas, 400 x 505 mm, 2016

I began a series of landscape studies last year based on some of the many (many) photographs I’ve accumulated over the years as a passenger, being driven from one place to another along Canterbury’s beautiful long and winding roads but rarely having the opportunity to stop and take a proper photo. So I have all these images of roads. And signs. I rather like the perspective of these slightly random through-the-window shots. They’re familiar; more like memories of having been somewhere and less like formal compositions carefully considered before painting (although of course they are that too).

First up is ‘Summer Roads’ which was based on a photo taken as we were driving into Takamatua on the road from Akaroa to Christchurch. I’ve posted the original photograph, the study, and a few WIP images below:

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Anyone for coffee?

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They finally arrived in the post… my samples of ‘Canterbury in Pink Light’ as a paper cup! My painting of the Canterbury Plains and Southern Alps was chosen to be one of the artworks in the current BioCup Art Series. I was thrilled when they contacted me earlier in the year and asked me to be part of the project. And now here they are, and they’ve started popping up all over the place… so far I’ve seen photos on Instagram of my cup design in Sydney and Brisbane. I can’t wait to see where they turn up next!

The Art Series is produced by BioPak, an Australian-owned environmentally responsible packaging company that supports and promotes New Zealand and Australian artists by printing their work on BioCups. The cups are available from cafés around New Zealand and Australia. Click here to see the current BioCup Art Series and read about the artists and their artworks.

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‘Canterbury in Pink Light’ ~ sold
Original painting of snow-covered mountains, sunset & plains by Anna Cull, annacullart
And here’s a new feature image of the painting on my trusty travel easel

The Monarch’s tale

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Wrapping ‘Monarch’ to take to The White Room auction

I’ve just donated my ‘Monarch’ painting to an art auction! The auction is being held next month at Art Metro in Christchurch (NZ) to raise funds for The White Room, a very cool creative space that brings together disabled artists, non disabled artists and interested people to share ideas, learn, and interact through their common passions and interests in the visual arts. I’m so happy they asked me to be a part of this year’s auction.

Skillwise Art Auction 2016
Click on the image to visit The White Room Creative Space on Facebook
Monarch – acrylic on canvas, 405 x 510 mm, available at The White Room's Art + Auction in 18 November 2016
Monarch – acrylic on canvas, 405 x 510 mm, available at The White Room’s Art + Auction 18 November 2016

The art of shopping, part one

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I mentioned in my last post that I’ve been revamping some of the images in my Etsy shop, so I thought I’d show you a few of my favourites. These were all created with digital trickery : ) and each picture is a combination of three different photographs: the original painting + my black travel easel + the photo that inspired the painting (in the background & slightly out of focus to give a kind of ‘depth of field’ effect)…

Sidetracked, 12 x 12 inches
‘Sidetracked’ ~ railway tracks and golden sand near Koekohe Beach in Otago
'Boatsheds' (10 x 30 inches), the Banks Peninsula coastline and boat sheds along Duvauchelle Bay near Akaroa, NZ
‘Purple Haze’ ~ Banks Peninsula coastline with a hint of the boat sheds along Duvauchelle Bay. SOLD
'Thursday, Avon River' (30 x 20 inches), ducks swimming on the Avon River in Christchurch, NZ
‘Thursday, Avon River’ ~ ducks swimming on the Avon River, Christchurch. SOLD
'Riding the Falls' (16 x 12 inches), a Huka Falls jet boat on the Waikato River, NZ
‘Riding the Falls’ ~ a Huka Falls jet boat on the Waikato River

The other idea I’ve been playing around with is showing how my paintings could look on walls in different rooms. Because our house is not very big and much too untidy for a photo shoot, I decided to draw the furniture instead of photographing it. This is the first of what I hope will be a series of illustrated ‘in situ’ paintings…

'Moon Over the City' (16 x 12 inches, unframed), living room illustration
‘Moon Over the City’ ~ living room ‘in situ’ illustration ~ private collection

One of the other things I mentioned last week was that I have discovered the wonderful world of Polyvore… but I’ll tell you more about that and how I came to be involved in yet another social media site (I know, I know…) in my next blog post. Thanks for reading.

Creating brighter futures

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Make For Good mini paintings (now sold)

I created these bright little paintings for this year’s Make For Good charity fundraiser which officially launched this week. Etsy sellers from around Australia and New Zealand have made items reflecting the ‘Creating Brighter Futures’ theme and are donating a minimum of 20% towards Plan International Australia’s ‘Because I am a Girl’ campaign, raising funds to support women and girls in developing communities around the world.

To learn more about this project, please go to www.etsy.me/makeforgood
Make For Good 2016 runs until December 19th @etsyau @plan_australia

The Flower Gardener and The Butterfly Catcher * available on Etsy *
The Flower Gardener and The Butterfly Catcher (now sold)

Paint

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“Life is a blank canvas, and you need to throw all the paint on it you can.” Danny Kaye

Dandelion Study #1 – acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 mm, 2016. Available on Etsy.
Dandelion Study #1 – acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 mm, 2016. SOLD
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Dandelion Study #2. SOLD