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Original: oil on canvas. / Size: 110cm X 90cm / More on this painting in the journal CLICK HERE / – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - - I imagined Pablo popping into the studio one night whilst painting..* I often wonder about what it would be like to talk to one of the many renowned artists from years gone by. Particularly the ones who have inspired my own work in some way. I’m really not convinced Pablo Picasso was as difficult a character as the media made him out to be. What sort of conversation would one have with someone like that if he was sitting having coffee in my studio? What would he have to say about my own work and what comments would he offer on the painting I was working on? I’m sure we could share a laugh or two…maybe about his poor English, maybe about my lousy coffee. One sunny afternoon not that long ago, I started preparing a large canvas with a menagerie of oil colour and impasto medium using a spatula and large flat brush. I’d recently watched an autobiographical Jackson Pollock movie and was enjoying taking risks with several cans of paint, a dripping stick and some time on my hands. I always had in mind that eventually the whole canvas would get several washes of burnt sienna so wasn’t too concerned about the clash of colours that afternoon. I’d covered some of this ground with an earlier “Coltrane” painting although I was leaning more towards a Basquiat feel with that piece. I really wasn’t thinking too much past the fact that I simply wanted to have a shot at creating an abstract work I would be pleased with. So I was quietly confident the burnt sienna wash the next morning would pull this whole thing together. After highlighting shadow areas with burnt umber and rubbing back some sections of the painting with a rag, I was pleasantly surprised at how it was turning out, and left it at that on the easel for the next few days. I had four other paintings on the go at that stage (“Red Dust Girl” series) along with another new painting called “Nighthawk”. I would work on these intermittently and every now and again glance over at this new abstract sitting on the easel at the other end of the room. You think about a lot of things when you are painting. Maybe painting is really pondering.. I don’t know. One thing is for sure though, you resolve a lot of things which aren’t always on the canvas in front of you. It’s when the magic happens . Greek mythology speaks of the “muse” as a source of inspiration, accessible by artists and generally restricted to artists. The muse is not in itself a delusion or hallucination, but rather a myth to which writers, musicians, painters, and more are able to credit the conception of their art to. I agree that something unexplainable and mysterious does occur during the creative process and I am continually surprised at what can emerge from a blank canvas if you invite any possibility. I’m not sure what it was that particular night but I started to see something missing in the abstract and it was bugging me. I continued painting one of the Red Dust Girl works and somewhere between the French jazz I was listening to and the second glass of merlot, I started thinking about Picasso. Something about this new abstract reminded me of his work but I didn’t know what. The next few days I buried myself in two old Picasso hard backs I managed to borrow from a local library. One particular book focused on his charcoal work and I fell in love with his “Study for Circus Performers” so much that I cut one picture out and pasted it into my notebook (hopefully the librarian won’t find out). In the later stages of the painting I wanted to collage this onto the work but changed my mind. I’ve revisited Picasso’s work many times over the years and still find myself quite subjective about it. I love his early more figurative, labored pictures along with the pink and blue period but was surprised by his change in style to the abstract in later years. I continued to work on the other paintings over the next few days and pondered again the Picasso connection with the abstract at the far end of the studio. One of the books I had borrowed was sitting on the painting stool next to it. From a portrait on the front cover Picasso seemed to be looking right back. It was an amusing moment and I was struck with the thought of what it would be like if someone like him “just dropped in”. It didn’t take me long to realize the missing piece for the painting, which is ironic considering the inclusion of the collaged piece of a jigsaw puzzle in the foreground of the finished work. So Picasso finally dropped by. We talked. I painted. Sometimes painting leads you into unexpected places, and as the saying goes “if you don’t know where you’re going.. any road will get you there”. Another coffee Pablo? / /
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Pencil drawing color enhanced in photoshop. The man sleeps while the dog stays awake they are both homeless.
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A recent charcoal diptych..
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one of my earlier works :) / PRINT AVAILABLE
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experimenting. powerful. PRINT AVAILABLE!
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Mixed media – archival black ink, acrylic, collage – paper painted, mono & screen-printed, drawing, photo; screen-printed cotton fabric, carpet material; on canvas. Work exhibited in the Visual Arts Association Group Exhibition ‘Four Seasons’, held Cairns Regional Gallery, Qld. / Theme – ‘The Four Seasons’ by Vivaldi Background: I had working individually on art compositions relative to my passion to interpret music, rhythm/movement and energy through the use of formal visual art elements ie. line, colour, tone, shape, texture and art media. The interpretation requires one’s senses to hear and feel, absorb sound and energies, to internalize and contemplate, as apposed to recording information seen/perceived through the eyes from the physical ‘outer’ world. One has to create and interpret a visionary abstract, from a pure transitional and spiritual sensual state, from one’s own internal environment, of knowledge, understanding and experience. I jumped at the chance when this exhibition theme came up. Also I am much inspired by Kandinsky and his work, a long time favourite art philosopher and mentor. ....................................... /
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sculpture titled “Fluid Thoughts” / this is one of my works…placed on one of the many beaches that surround the island i live on…its a place of untold beauty..a place that allthu inhabited for thousands of years is the best kept secret …for all seekers of tranquility to discover..The Western Isles..uk
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wait, curiosity, longing, yet the spark of pure hope. PRINT AVAILABLE!
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A new an experimental style for me, using simple bold lines, high contrast and bright colours. for more work by contemporary painters visit www.arts-fine.co.uk
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The concept actually started from urban fumigation, but the feel is what hit me at last. www.archann.net
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“Sunny Delight” is a modern abstract painting of a beautiful / young woman wearing her bikini and sarong. She is walking in the sea and is set against a Mediterranean sky. Her skin tones are highlighted in copper and gold. A 50×35 cm hand painted original. The ORIGINAL has been SOLD to Hatice, Turkey 10.12.08 “It is better to be looked over than overlooked“ / Mae West / / / ! / A selection of products in my Zazzle store: More choices from Zazzle: Wear My Art – Check out Female Contemporary Art on Apparel here: See more of taiche at ZAZZLE / Baby Custom T-Shirts :dress that baby up with a special design on a custom t-shirt, long sleeve or onesize / Kids Custom T-Shirts .from organic t-shirts to long sleeve shirts, boys, girls, and toddlers can fill their fashion needs with a one-of-a-kind custom t-shirts for kids. Check out the latest organic t-shirts, sweatshirts, and girls shirts. And plenty of styles for toddlers too! Aprons / Bags / Buttons / Cards / Hats / Keds Shoes / Keychains / Magnets / Mousepads / Mugs / Postage / Postcards / Stickers / T-Shirt / Ties Do not forget to check out my range of fully customisable calendars. Simply let me know your choice of images and months to show them and I will create especaillly for you. You can choose from any of my images.
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For some reason I always find myself drawn to the moon in my greatest times of adversity…. seeking solace in the Mother Goddess maybe….. perhaps some ritual remnant of pagan ancestors….. Either way, it soothes me. The ritual known as Drawing Down the Moon is the Wiccan/pagan ritual of drawing the spirit of the Goddess/moon into the practitioner to enable the Goddess to speak directly through this person. / It is a very sacred ritual amongst followers of this faith. Featured – Witches, Wizards and Warlocks, March 2009 Featured – First Things Group, April 2009 Top Ten Finish – First Things Group Challenge – It Must be Magic! – April 2009 Background : UmbraDeNoapte / Model : the very beautiful Jodi by FantasyStock / Moon : mabaxter / Texture : SheisprettyStock / Tattoo : Artists own : Big thanks to my ever patient Husband for taking the shot.
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Medium: Oil Paint
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Original: oil and gold leaf on canvas. / Feb 2009 / – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - - / This painting marks the return of my favourite bird in the whole world. / The “New Holland Honey Eater”. These birds scatter about chattering in the roofspace of my studio during spring when they are nesting. / The tattoo on the girls arm contains the Latin word Ferus. / It means fierce, wild, untamed..
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Painted this 09.02.2009 using fabric paints. Featured on the homepage 16.08.2009
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composed in photoshop using my original vector work, scans of random abstract water colours, ink textures, paper textures.
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Just Do It ...... My motto, these days. I’m fearless when it comes to trying “art” things but very nervous about sharing them. RedBubble is a wonderful Community to be a part of, even for people like me who have a long way to go in learning. Here’s a piece of writing to accompany this image. That pen is very old, I think. I’m pretty sure it’s older than I am. And the background is an acrylics-on-canvas I painted about 14 years ago. I haven’t painted (except on the computer) since. As is. / /
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A pastel painting on Black card paper of just one of the beautiful cascading waterfalls that we have here in Australia. Australia’s waterfalls are a natural wonder and they are hidden gems of the landscape. Deep in the forest lies a gem to be found / cascading water downward bound / sunlight dappling between the trees / nature at its best will always please…. Linda Featured in / AUSTRALIA YOU’RE STANDING IN IT / Finished in top ten of YOU ARE ACCEPTED.
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I’ve had my nose buried in the art of Da Vinci over the past couple of days, re-familiarizing myself with his mastery. / As much as I love his paintings, it’s his sketchwork that intrigues me the most…... his sketch workups for his paintings have such humanity in them, his invention sketches showing us a tiny glimpse of his genius, & those anatomy sketches giving us some insight into his constant need for knowledge…. Sadly I haven’t drawn anything for almost 5 years, but today the great Master has inspired me to pick up a pen after all this time, & I have to say it feels great! This image began life 12 years ago as a single line drawing hastily sketched as a thought came into my head. I’ve often looked at it with stirrings of interest….. / So today, with visions of Da Vinci & ancient manuscripts in my head I am drawing again . [ sharpie pen on cartridge paper, scanned, worked in PS with my own textures] Featured – Dimensions – July 2009 TOP TEN PLACEMENT – Drawings/Sketches Challenge August 2009 /
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/ / / Original pencil drawing “Topiary Teapot” About the Art / A pencil drawing coloured digitally, an elegant geisha enjoys the simple pleasure of her garden. The teapot topiary is also a fountain, you can see water pouring out of the spout and a sprinkler at the tippy top.. :) Inspiration / The inspiration came through my parents, who have a topiary teapot and a topiary sugar bowl in their own backyard, the also told me of an amazing topiary garden they visited in Tassie recently. / / Here is the “teapot topiary” in my parents’ backyard, they are sculpting teapots and sugar bowls….there are lots of fun things in my mum and dad’s garden !! Even the Cheshire Cat and Tinman have a spot in the sun there :)
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