Tesselation 2
Acrylic on Canvas.
Here it is, the second instalment in my new experimental series of Faux-zaics.
This is probably the most complex painting I have ever attempted.
If you are interested to learn how I made it, read this

Tesselation 2 belongs to the following groups:
Experimental, I ♥ Patterns and Self as Other Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

Van Cordle
Absolutly fantastic!! Very creative!! and Wonderful self portrait!! Great great job!!
Tania Donald replied
thankyou Van. not completely happy with it, but i just can’t do anything more to it for the time being – . thanks for your kind words.
: D
roybarry
Loving this Tania, a really cool piece.
Tania Donald replied
thanks Roy, i’m glad it’s finished….. : D
roybarry
It would have finished ages before, if some bugger had’nt spent time, trying to make you laugh….....
Tania Donald replied
yeah, bloody buggers….always appreciate a good laugh. the past week hasn’t been alot of fun, so i thanks you for the smiles. : )
Trevor Fellows
This is awesome you have done a great piece here.
Trev.
Tania Donald replied
i really appreciate you generous comments trev : )
roybarry
my pleasure, Friend-anytime.
Ena Lü
Gosh this is SO powerful…...I would love a portrait like this :)
Tania Donald replied
thanks so much EnaLu. i’m embarassed at how much I have improved upon and glamourised myself here. but i’m the artist, i’m allowed right? ; D
Col Finnie
A bloody clever idea and delicious execution TD.
Tania Donald replied
you’re so kind, as always Col. i’m so happy that people like this. when you’re sitting there staring at it for days you lose perspective and wonder – will anyone else get this, or is it just scary? very happy it seems the former. : D
artist4peace
’’A BLOODY CLEAVER IDEA.’’...like the man said Tania,and delicious execution…... baybee….. fabulous 2A-T!
Tania Donald replied
i bow at your very generous praise. very happy that you like this piece. i am pleased that i persisted with it and didn;t throw it away when it was driving me mad! ; )
April Mansilla
very cool! and it was so nice to see the steps …fabulous wark!
Tania Donald replied
thanks for checking out my painting April. happy you like it : D
flower68
you’re amazing.great,now that’s out the way you can spend more time at the bar.Girls not a camel you know…and don’t go there
:-D…amazing work girlfriend.
Tania Donald replied
oh god yeah! i had a visitor to my bar tonight – he burst out laughing when he saw it all lit up. your name is always on the door of the Bubble Bar…do you like that as a name?
kathibook
OMG Tania it’s fantabulous!!!! And the fans you have…yikes!!(when’s the last time you heard that word…Archie comics?
)lol Saw your process on the other page, amazing…and time consuming! What a beautiful end product though, stunning! Home run T!!
Tania Donald replied
I’m so happy that people like it Kathi. It was a real marathon, but i learnt a lot that I will apply to my next attempt, and hopefully it won’t take sooooooo long!!! it might still do a teensy bit of tinkering with parts of the hair… “fantabulous” is the nicest compliment i have had in ages! thanks so much. : D
artist4peace
really beautiful Tania, have been back several times,and it just gets better…don’t need a reply,just had to oo and aaah again!
[ -’ have a great day!
Tania Donald replied
a friend came to visit me last night and I showed it to him, and he kept looking at it, walkig around to view it different lights, walking around the room to view it in different ways. he said he thought he would need a week to really look at it properly! so come as often as you wish…very pleased to know that you are getting something out of this. makes me very happy. : D
Al Neaimi
Tania you just have made my day , I am so proud of you and you did what you said you where going to do , i have so much respect for your work , it takes alot of work to come out with this kind of amazing painting , but it is well worth it my friend , now you know why i said you first one was a start for many to come , please do not stop her , I love it and many other people will too , be proud my friend .
Tania Donald replied
and you have made my week Al! you have brought so many new people to see my work today. but most of all, it is your praise and encouragement that honours me. your inspiration has taken me in a new direction, and your encouragement has urged me to take this idea even further. it is my dream to one day reach the level of artistry that you occupy.
my most sincere and heartfelt thanks. you are truly an inspiration.
David Harris
What can I say! You are a modern day master! I love this! Ok. When I make millions. Will you come to my villa and designe all the mosaics for my pool area please?
Tania Donald replied
of course i will!!! thanks so much for your lovely comments, and for stopping by the bubble bar. lovely to meet you! : D
David Harris
Lovely to meet you too Tania and thank you for the invite! You made me feel very welcome. See you soon x
Gregoryno6
Jeez! Get some moisturiser on to that scaly complexion – whoops, I’ve done that joke already.
Tania Donald replied
i have! you should have seen me before! boom boom!
TeeArt
great work, love the bold colours
Tania Donald replied
thanks very much TeeArt : D
Tahnja
the painstaking efforts you took to get this where you wanted it to go shows so much determination and sheer talent. Outstanding experimentation with brilliant results dear Tania
Tania Donald replied
you’re very kind. i did learn a lot from doing this – i am determined that the next one will be even better. i want to push myself further with each one i do. : D
Douglas Hill
This is a very productive experiment! You are learning a lot—the role of grout color, the tile color changes to portray depth and angle, highlighting the grout color to emphasize the hair direction, finding a stylistic distinction between organic parts and inorganic (clothes, background). What a fun project! How could you learn this stuff without giving it a try? I’m eagerly anticipating you finding new subject areas that match the techniques you’re discovering. Thanks for sharing your exploration, especially the great writing.
Tania Donald replied
i really appreciate your comments Douglas. yeah the whole process has been really interesting (frustrating at times too!), but i feel i am getting closer to knowing how to get the effect i want without taking forever to get there…that’s my whole attitude to art, trial and error, working out how to do things – there’s nothing more satisfying than working things out like that.
so glad you enjoyed this piece : D
peyote
This is a winner

I love it :)
xXx
Tania Donald replied
thank you. i am quite pleased with this one : )
peyote
So you should be im Greeeeeeen with envy and now i have to do one too!!!
But in my own style of course ;) xXx
Tania Donald replied
yes yes! do it!! i’d love to see what you come up with. : )
Damien Venditti
now i’m no fashion guru, but this would look great in your bar
fantastic amazing painting …. i love the other one too, but you did this the hard ol’ fashion way and that hard work paid off nicely
Tania Donald replied
yeah, i think you’re right – the colouring would work well there! but you know i have this whole minimalist thing going on there – apart from all the lights and stuff. the one pic i do have up is a signed photo of Peter Wyngarde (tv’s Jason King)...he is the spiritual patron of my bar…
thanks for all the kind comments! and for the watchlist add : D
LauraHartley
Lovely self portrait…..well worth the hours spent
Tania Donald replied
thank you most kindly, Laura : )
Amanda Burns-E...
Very impressive. Love your technique and commitment to follow through with it. It must take a lot of patience, but maybe it’s rhythmic..like knitting once you figured out how to break it down. A captivating piece!
Tania Donald replied
thanks amanda. yes, patience is required for sure. once you work out how to do it it becomes like a colouring in exercise, but obvioulsy much more satisfying… : D
Mark Ramstead
Faux-zaics. I love the idea of this. Are you still doing these?
Tania Donald replied
might do some more at some stage.
Phineous Cas...
incredible painting this nice stuff
Tania Donald replied
thanks mate!
Jeff Burns
Fantastic work
Tania Donald replied
thanks so much Jeff : D
Solomon Walker
fantastic artwork!
Tania Donald replied
thanks for you generous comments, solomon. : )
FloralFawn
Nice work here! So very beautiful!
Tania Donald replied
thankyou so much FF : D
Steven Agius
Fantastic effort with excellent results. awesone work !
Tania Donald replied
thanks so much Steven. i love all your simian photos, great stuff! : )
mscholl21
my god, this is great!
Tania Donald replied
coming from an artist like you, that menas a lot. your style rocks. thanks for the kind comments : )
XtineB
This is amazing. it’s the angle of the eyes that really clinches it for me. they almost exist outside of the painting, as if escaping. The colours, the effect, the almost hallucinogenic quality of it which contrasts playfully but brilliantly with its photographic genesis. Awesome. I love it.
Tania Donald replied
wow, XtineB! thank you so much for your kind and very thoughtfull comments. your perspective is really interesting, and i appreciate the time you’ve taken to share it. so happy you like this. cheers, : )
capecodart
stunning, really love it!
Tania Donald replied
thanks so much capecodart. nice of you to say : )
PJ Ryan
this is absolutely exquisite tania .. incredible artwork x
Tania Donald replied
thanks so much Nicole x : D
Junior Mclean
thats nice!
Tania Donald replied
thanks very much Junior : )
izzybeth
wow and fabulous work.
Tania Donald replied
thanks so much, so nice of you to say : D
Susan Kimball
very creative work!!
Tania Donald replied
thanks so much. it was interesting to try something different ; )
Ming Myaskovsky
This is stupendously phenomenal work!!
Tania Donald replied
Ming, you are very kind. thanks very much, very happy you like this : )
danita clark
Theres no superlatives left! Yep this is .... all of those. Great art
Tania Donald replied
you are very kind, thanks so much for looking at my art, i’m very happy you like it : DD
Orla Cahill
Wonderful creative work Tania. :)
Tania Donald replied
thankyou Orla, you’re very kind : DD
Sebastiaan Koenen
Great concept and result Tania!
Tania Donald replied
thank you so much Sebastiaan, and thanks for the watchlist add too : )
ApeArt
oh my gosh this is amazing
Tania Donald replied
thank so much AA : DD
margotmythmaker about 4 hours ago
wow! A masterpiece! Congrats on your tenacity-it was well worth it. I can’t stop looking at this!
Tania Donald replied about 2 hours ago
that’s so nice of you to say. i’m very glad you are enjoying it : DD