Life's Gambles
A mixed media on canvas that unfolded over a period of 12 months and recently came together as this, rather unusual piece of work that incorporates a variety of mediums including collage, acrylic, gesso, sand, inks and guache… pretty much anything that I wanted.
I guess the theme remained one of experimentation and my attitude stayed playful and open to where the painting wanted to lead me. Most of my work, particularly my abstracts, are intuitive, there is no prior thought process or decision on what I want to create and I let the work take me on a path rather than me moulding it from the early stages. Perhaps this is why this painting unfolded as a game, and on a slightly more deeper level, is about the games we play and the gambles we take in our lives.
Please follow me
... oh, and one last point of interest. Some of you have already commented or favourited the previous versions of this painting, guess it goes to show how much our work can change in a short space of time. Pretty exciting to watch this journey as I enter my 3rd year of painting.
Have a happy day and thanks for looking : )
LARGE SCALE VIEWING IS RECOMMENDED
Life's Gambles belongs to the following groups:
aqua, lime or indigo, Fine Arts, Layered with Texture, Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue), Perth, Spiritual Art and The Healing Journey Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
catherine walker
wonderful …
dogbreath
very cool painting C!!
Carmen Cilliers replied
ta ; )
Ray Schloss
this is really cool, carmen!! hope you are well. how is the fire sale going??
:0)
Carmen Cilliers replied
oh ray you caught me! i still owe you an email… sorry i haven’t responded, will still work something out, recon it will be a wip and we can do the exchange later on in the year? sorry for my rudeness but with chrissy and all, or simply being submerged in my own stuff I hadn’t gotten round to dropping you a line babe : )
Carmen Cilliers
ps – sale not going so good at the moment… but one has been snapped up, hopefully the bids will increase in the next week – worth a shot anyhoo!
Paul Louis Vil...
Social commentary in such vivid color and imaginings! Superb! :D
Carmen Cilliers replied
You come up with some original comments – I am flattered, thank you!
Kim Grace
This is just amazing, I just love it, you are in my view one of our great painters and i hope the World discvovers you soon :)
Carmen Cilliers replied
Really – that’s a pretty big statement… wanna be my agent ; )
Thanks x
Julie Langford
Love love love this – so much going on – brilliant.
Carmen Cilliers replied
Thanks Julie for the huge compliment, I REALLY appreciate your input : )
Carmen Cilliers
ps, might post another one today… I’m on holidays so am catching up on unfinished work, or at least just trying to finish off a whole lot of half finished canvases one way or another. I am hoping to start the new year on a clean slate without 2 years worth of baggage : )) hehe
grarbaleg
Love it Carmen
the game of snakes and ladders
with the roll of the dice
the colours are fab and I wish I could touch it to feel the textures
Much abundance to u
Carmen Cilliers replied
Thank you very much! And what a cool user name I like it : )
Look carefully at the painting and spot the cheater (as in person cheating not the animal)... kind of like in life you trust people and they do you over, little snakes! Then again, the snake is the symbol of transformation so, from every lesson we learn and grow.
Thanks for commenting.
Kim Grace
I will be your agent if you are mine :)
Carmen Cilliers
If i was any good at being an agent I wouldn’t have paintings lying about and I would already be a household name ; )
Romo
Fantastic painting:)
Carmen Cilliers replied
: ) many thanks!
Ulrikeart
really cool work , love it !
Carmen Cilliers replied
Hi Ulrikeart – thanks for dropping by and commenting : )
genevievem
this is fun and rather sweet too!
Lucindawind
fabulous work Carmen xxx
GloriaDK
Great colours Carmen and explanation to go with it. You have to pay an agent to promote you and we are poor artists so what we need is a mentor to promote us so we can get rid of some of our collection of paintings to lesson the pressure on our families when we give up the ghost! I think Picasso had over 900 odd drawings left to his family.
Al Neaimi
stunning work .
Carmen Cilliers replied
Thanks AL!!
linda858100
FABULOUS
billyboy
Thank GOD insurance didn’t work for you.
Your artwork in general, and this in particular for me, is wonderfully playful and capricious. I love your combination of media, and your colors are stunning.
You are very gifted and I’m glad you were able to recognize that to the extent of taking the plunge and giving up the daytime job. Awesome!
Carmen Cilliers replied
Thanks Billyboy – you are welcome anytime : )
BLYTHART
Yes, life can be a game of snakes and ladders, can’t it. I really like this.
Carmen Cilliers replied
Yes, and I have been mulling over something to do with self preservation… maybe this is how this painting came to be. Thank you Blyth for commenting. x
Lorna Gerard
Awesome, i agree life is like the game, just gotta learn the moves and enjoy it.
Anastasiia Kuc...
This is ADORABLE! well well well done! love this
Viv King
This is great!! I love the way you paint and you have a great imagination. I also used to work in this way but lately have felt a bit blocked= you are an inspiration!!