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Shoot it, Sketch it revisited: Riding the waves

| Anna Cull
Riding the falls – acrylic on canvas, 405 x 305 mm, 2013
Riding the falls – acrylic on canvas, 405 x 305 mm, 2013

CRAFT FAIR UPDATE: Unfortunately, this Saturday’s craft fair in Halswell (Christchurch, New Zealand) has been cancelled. The organisers say there weren’t enough stall holders to make it worthwhile. I find myself looking around the art cave at my freshly varnished paintings and thinking: what was all that about? Ah well, at least I’ll be prepared when the next art fair comes along!

So that’s the reason I’m posting Monday’s Shoot it, Sketch it a few days early (the painting is a reworking of Riding the waves) ― to let you know what’s happening (or not happening, as the case may be) and because it’s the perfect image for how I’m feeling at the moment.

Now I think I’ll have a few days off and turn my attention to more pressing matters… such as the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who this weekend : )

Shoot it, Sketch it: Go, moon. Go!

| Anna Cull
Moon over Moorhouse – acrylic on watercolour paper, 205 x 255 mm, 2013
Moon over Moorhouse – acrylic on watercolour paper, 205 x 255 mm, 2013
Moon over Moorhouse, Christchurch, 2013
Moon over Moorhouse – Christchurch, 2013

The photographs were taken through our car’s dirty windscreen on my nothing-special cellphone (don’t worry, I wasn’t driving). Work in progress shown below.

Moon over Moorhouse, WIP – underpainting
Moon over Moorhouse, WIP – underpainting

The next step…

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Runner – acrylic on canvas, 305 x 255 mm, 2013
Runner – acrylic on canvas, 305 x 255 mm, 2013. SOLD

November is a crazy month… and it just got crazier. I have decided to take some of my art to a local craft fair (details below). It’s a real first for me as I’ve never offered my art for sale before. The fair is next Saturday (23rd)*. If you happen to be in the neighbourhood, it would be so very cool to see you there.

Halswell Lions Club Craft Fair
Saturday 23rd November, 9 AM – 1 PM
Halswell Hall
Halswell Road
Christchurch (New Zealand)

P.S. For the curious among you, the Runner image is based on this doodle.

* PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, the craft fair was cancelled. Organisers say there were not enough stall holders to make it worthwhile holding the event.

Shoot it, Sketch it revisited: Stand

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Redwoods – acrylic on canvas, 255 x 305 mm, 2013
Redwoods – acrylic on canvas, 255 x 305 mm, 2013 (sold)

I started my Shoot it, Sketch it posts a year ago today. Yes, a whole year has gone by! Some have been In the style of… posts, inspired by the work of some amazing illustrators, and in total there have been 50 of them. The only two weeks I missed were when I was away on holiday ― taking more photos to sketch, draw and paint : ) When Bec from Clouds of Colour and Alana from The Little Leaf started this feature, I had no idea that I’d still be going a year later. No wonder I’m running out of room in my little studio! Today’s painting was originally done with pastel on card and posted here.

Number 200

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In the art cave – acrylic on canvas (detail), 2013
In the art cave – acrylic on canvas (detail), 2013

I’ve spent the last 18 months (and 200 posts) experimenting quite a lot with different styles and mediums, researching artists and illustrators, and stretching my creative wings. I completed my first commission a couple of months ago and now it seems the time has come to start putting my art ‘out there’ — for sale, I mean. So I’ve started to rework some of my earlier pieces with this in mind…

This firefly painting began life as a mixed media collage. Turning it into a painting proved to be a bit of a challenge but I got there in the end.

Housekeeping notes: as well as changing my WordPress header, I’ve also changed the title of my blog (just the name, not the URL/web address) from ‘Anna Cull ~ illustration & design’ to ‘in the art cave’ — oh and I’ve updated my About page too.