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Shoot it, Sketch it: Moeraki (two) WIP

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Moeraki boulders #2, Koekohe Beach, 2013
Moeraki boulders #2, Koekohe Beach, 2013

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)

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Anna Cull Moeraki one
Moeraki boulders (one) – acrylic on canvas, 305 x 405 mm, 2014. SOLD
Moeraki boulders #1, Koekohe Beach, 2013
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).

Happy 2nd Annaversary

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My little blog turned two today. Wow ― has it really been two years since I started blogging? I thought I’d mark the occasion by making a list of my top ten arty milestones (my personal favourites) from the last year. Click on the images to view the original posts…

Getting seriously out of my comfort zone with wacky colours and peculiar perspectives
Getting seriously out of my comfort zone with wacky colours and peculiar perspectives
Creating my first abstract painting
Creating my first abstract painting
Photographing some of my favourite sketches in situ
Photographing some of my favourite sketches in situ
Appreciating the generosity of other bloggers (my thanks to Poppy for providing the reference photo for this sketch)
Appreciating the generosity of other bloggers (my thanks to Poppy for providing the reference photo for this sketch)
Tackling a favourite subject of one of my art heroes
Tackling a favourite subject of one of my art heroes
Upcycling an unusual family heirloom (a threadbare tea towel), a very personal project
Upcycling an unusual family heirloom (a threadbare tea towel), a very personal project
Anna Cull Tram
Being inspired by other artists…
...to see the world with fresh eyes
…to see the world with fresh eyes
Realising that thick paint and black outlines can make a subject look more realistic (it still seems counterintuitive to me... but it reallly does work)
Discovering the magic of bold outlines
Painting on a stretched canvas for the first time
Painting on a stretched canvas for the first time

So there you are… all in all, I’d call that a very productive year. Thanks for reading.