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Decluttering

I lost all the images to my blog due to a glitch somehow. :( It will take me so much time to re-upload them all that I have decided to start a new blog and leave this for what it is. 
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Having just moved houses and still unpacking boxes (sigh) I have decided to start de-cluttering my life both in real life and on line. I am aiming to take at least little steps each and every day towards this goal.....The first step is consolidating the amount of sites I keep. So this particular blog I will end and keep going HERE Thank you all for having been following me on this site and I hope you will come over to the other place :D
(also.....I lost all my images from this blog for some mysterious reason and don't have the time and energy to start putting them all back in the old posts, sorry....)

at Peace

 I have been playing a little bit with my Fresco techniques again. There are still a couple in progress in the studio, but this one I finished yesterday. She is a Madonna inspired iconic portrait in true Fresco on linen stretched on cradled board. There is gold leaf in the halo, I made the sides look aged with my faux verdigris/patina combination and finished her with a cold wax protective layer

she is available here 

learn Fresco with me here

Time flies......

I saw "Frida" -the movie on TV the other day. I had seen this movie before, but that was a while ago now. It inspired me to make something Frida-ish again....she sold within a day.

Time flies when you're having fun.

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hehe, I heard a little innocent joke about two frogs: 

One frog says to the other:" Time's fun when you're having flies..." 

I had to laugh, I love frogs and I like simple jokes. The world is too dark as it is.

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But anyway....what I wanted to share with you today is this: I have been really really busy with lots of things and have not been able to find proper time to blog at all. I manage to quickly throw things on my Facebook page though, but that's about it. (So check out my page here if you want to see the quick posts) I am teaching lots of art classes and preparations (and patching up help in between) takes up quite a bit of my "spare" time. I desperately wish for some "me" art time and even that seems to be a little rushed, although..........see, there's the thing.....every disadvantage comes with opportunities and I am at a stage with my art that I actually wish for some "loosening up" in my works and not having an abundance of time to work on a project makes it so I HAVE to loosen up and accept the imperfect in my eyes as being a finished work. And I am studying different painting styles again and practicing when I can (see HERE) Stay posted I will share what I am up to of course, but for now, if you don't see anything here, check out (and "like" my page)

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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

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She soars through the sky

pointing her arrow with hearts

bringing love to all she encounters

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Iphone cases and skins ... and more !

I have recently set up shop at Society6 and they have such great products, it is so excited to see my own images on Iphone cases and skins and pillows etc.etc.

Maybe you see something you like...just follow the clickable links and have a look yourself. You shop on-line and get the goodies delivered on your doorstep !

Any design of mine that you would like to see, send me a message ;) 

IPhone cases and IPhone-IPod skins

Laptop-IPad skins

Pillows

BAM ! ZAP ! * Astro Power * Super Boy !

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 Another upcycled box for da boyz ;D
a vintage look for this superhero
 Check out all the sides

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the inside is painted like space-sky *

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 This box can be yours, email me here

Dwellings

Dwellings II 40x60 cm / 16x24 inch

Dwellings I 20x30 cm / 8x12 inch

With this warm weather (they call it a proper drought now) still going on here, I feel myself thinking about deserts more and more. I love deserts, they are not just sand and the ones I have visited were really beautiful, I have warm memories (pun not intended ;) These two mixed media works are very much inspired by desert-like, warm places... desolate... still, but the dust is flying in hot dry air....I really enjoyed making these, hope you like them too ♥

 

Dwellings II detail

 

Dwellings I detail

(they could be hung together as a diptych)

another one I made last week in pastels with some gesso, called 'Sinai'

Sanguine

"Sanguine" - mixed media on canvas 60 x 90 cm

sanguine [ˈsæŋgwɪn]

adj

1. cheerful and confident; optimistic

2. (esp of the complexion) ruddy in appearance

3. (Cookery) blood-red

4. an obsolete word for sanguinary [2]

 

 Summertime.....this painting gives me that feeling, a sort of a Mother Earth again, this time inspired by the beautiful Pohutukawa trees that grow and flower abundantly around this place where we live. They line the bays and the beaches and gaze peacefully over the ocean

Flowers to share ☼

Another one of my many things to share with you:

Here's a new exciting workshop that I will be starting on February 14th

That day just feels so right with all the love and flowers in the air.

Check out the  introduction video and come and join One Little House !

All Seasons Mixed Media FlowerPress - Intro from Joyce van der Lely on Vimeo.

Endless

12x12 inch deep canvas
Mixed Media with beeswax  
The Umbrella series show observations of things that just happened, just because...
 

This one is of the expected end of the Earth predicted to happen on 21-12-2012
Eventhough there is an endless amount of spacejunk threathening our planet, we seem to live on...and on...and on ...?

Fine Art Portfolio

2013 is a year of many changes for me and lots of hard work ahead.

I have set up a portfolio at Fine Art America where you can buy high quality prints in different sizes and on different substrates. 

Check it out , just follow this link: I have my two equine paintings on there at the moment :)

 

Sculpted Angel

"Angelo Italiano" , that's what I called this 10x10 cm canvas with a 3D sculpted image of a vintage kind of Angel made with my homemade papermache. There are two more to join this guy ♥

Kidnap

I will never really understand people..... This art healing doll I made and called "Hurt" carries a bit of my soul obviously. Yes, I would have sold him, but instead he's been taken and that doesn't feel right. I hope he'll get wrapped up nicely and put under a Xmas tree somewhere, to help someone else get a bit of healing. Still.....I never got to hand him over and give his little "birth" story to the new owner ....

29 Faces # 5

For 29 Faces today I thought to repost this face/portrait with the post, because if you read carefully, today will be your last chance to go into the draw to win a spot in my newest on-line class !!! This is one of the projects in the classroom, this one is called "Medusa"

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 I am teaching Fresco projects at the Trodden Path now 

and to celebrate this, I am giving away one FREE spot  !

If you like to be in to win:

* follow me here on my blog and leave a comment for one chance,

* like my Facebook page for a second chance

* blog, share or tweet about it for extra chances. 

I will be drawing the winner on September 7th

Maximum Impact - Minimum Effort

Maybe some of you have heard me say this already ? I am working towards a certain goal this year. It is one of Goddess Leonie's sayings : "Maximum Impact - Minimum Effort" and allthough at this moment I make HUGE amounts of effort with just very little impact..... I BELIEVE the first statement must be achievable. One of Leonie's wonderful tools is this VERY affordable 2012 Creating your Goddess Year workbook, planner & calendar. It has been incredibly popular & useful to help you plan out & make happen your most incredible year yet. Sounds cool huh ? Guess I'll start there. If you like the sound of this, why not follow the link and grab one yourself ! Over the last three years apparently thousands of women have used this workbook with the most amazing results. It’s the best planning tool available to help you make your year more inspiring than ever. It’s filled with over 100 pages of worksheets & a printable calendar to help you dream, manifest, set your intentions, plan & cultivate your amazing new year. The workbook has been lovingly handwritten & rainbow illustrated… perfect for you to print out, soak up the rainbow colours, get thoroughly inspired ! You’ll get clarity on what you need 2012 to be. What you want to create during it. And most importantly, how to make it happen.There still is plenty of time, it's only the start of February. Have one yourself now !