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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

Smoke without fire

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Smoke Without Fire – acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 mm, 2016. Available on Etsy.
Smoke Without Fire – acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 mm, 2016

‘Smoke Without Fire’ is a little do-over canvas that sat in a corner of the studio for ages before I decided to have another go at it. It turned out okay this time, so I’ve listed it on Etsy. It comes with the little wooden display easel shown in the photo.

Trying other things

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Kererū Morning – acrylic on paper, 130 x 180 mm, 2016.
Kererū Morning – acrylic on paper, 130 x 180 mm, 2016. SOLD

“God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style. He just goes on trying other things.” Pablo Picasso

If the little kererū looks familiar, that’s because I sketched him earlier in the year with ink and watercolour. I’m not entirely sure how the magenta got into the trees ~ except that I was using it for the wings and when I wanted to make the greens pop, it was there on my palette and so I tried it and now I really like it. Note to self: keep trying other things.