Mini macro

Gold Medal — acrylic on canvas, 102 x 102 mm, 2014 (for sale)
Gold Medal — acrylic on canvas, 102 x 102 mm, 2014  (sold)

I painted this little yellow rose especially for last weekend’s  pop-up mini market ― it sold before it even got to the table! If the rose looks familiar, that may be because it’s based on a photograph I posted earlier in the year.

I do have a few photos of the market to show you — in my next post…

Shoot it, Sketch it: Hidden depths

Hamurana Springs, 2013
Hamurana Springs, 2013
Hidden Depths — acrylic on canvas, 305 x 305 mm, 2014
Hidden Depths — acrylic on canvas, 305 x 305 mm, 2014. Private collection.

I’ve painted this magical place (although not this particular image) before. Hamurana Springs also inspired Flow (my first ever abstract), Stand (an experiment in using pastels) and Redwoods (an acrylic version of Stand). There are quite a few layers of paint on this one ― lots of colours and loads of texture. The painting looks particularly good at night with the light spilling down through the gap in the trees and reflecting on the water.