Time......

Time flies, where does it go ? 

It's been quite a while since I blogged. I have been busy which is good of course. I have been challenging myself, done some 20 minute painting excercizes (want to keep doing that, they are so much fun and so exciting!) I have also started to do some palette knife excercizes again and this picture "Worship" is  the biggest knife painting I have done so far. Oh and one of my paintings has made it into the Beachside Art Auction (fundraiser for the Papamoa Kindergarten) on the 15th June (that's pretty exciting too) 

And my weekly classes have started again of course, so yes, this Miss Pippi is off the street and again searching desperately for more hours each day....but having loads of fun with everything.

Finding peace with the Angels

it's been so busy with so many things in my life that I find a little peace and quiet every time I create another driftwood Angel. This is the latest, her name is "Precious" 

♥

check out the others HERE

Finally 20 minutes

Today we had torrential rainfall and the studio was nice and quiet.

Finally I could set my timer to do "20 minute paintings" I have been so busy with preparations for my classes, meetings, preparations for next schoolterm, catching up on work etc. that I hadn't even be able to find time for 20 minutes works. I was craving for some "me" painting, don't get me wrong, I am happy doing what I do, but sometimes I feel like I am forever making samples (which are quick paintings in their own right of course) but they are not really "my" paintings if you get what I mean ? They are technical examples for the students to learn from, so often they are not completely finished either, to show the process rather than just the finished work. So when my friend Jane Spakowsky came up with the solution of doing 20 minute paintings, I really felt like doing some. But wow, is it HARD !!!!! 20 minutes goes by so quickly when you're doing a portrait......I normally spend quite some time fiddling on portraits until I am happy. But... well, eventhough I was itching to change some things or add some things, I stopped when the buzzer sounded and here she is :

"Miss Sadie with Flowers" - 29 x 38 cm on wood

and then I quickly did a cardboard box for another sample becuase I still had to prepare for next week which is schoolholidays here and I always run art classes for kids in the holidays : A peacock

 

Salty Dogs and commissions

I have been branching out a bit in the FisherFolk/Sailors/Seamen/SeaDogs >> Salty DoGs.....You can now have a very special item featuring your favourite pet. I will have different breeds available soon, or will take commissions as well

contact me HERE

Commissioned pieces all come with their own DoG-TaG

  

Meet "Halo" a Pekingese x Chihuahua cross

She brings Love

70 cm wide x 7 cm high

♥

She soars through the sky

pointing her arrow with hearts

bringing love to all she encounters

♥

KingFish

One of 4 freshly caught Sea Dogs for Off the Bench

caught 4 fresh ones, because the others went 'wandering' even before Easter weekend once they hit the shore at Waihi Beach ;)

-see the others here-