This was a commission, done for a neighbour who recently had suffered a significant loss. I put some special secret touches in memory of their loved ones.
For Kerri
Abstract, Acrylic Painting, Commission, Floral, SoldOriginal Painting
Wondrous Weeds
Acrylic Painting, Sold, SplatterMy wondrous weeds of joy!
We don’t get to choose what life throws at us, most of the time, but we can choose how we see it.
This is another one that definitely looks better in real life, check it out up close.
91.5 x 91.5 cm
Acrylic on stretched canvas, ready to hang
SOLD
Happy Surprise
Acrylic Painting, Floral, Mini, SoldThis painting was inspired by a beautiful, unexpected bunch of flowers, my husband surprised me with out of the blue. I loved the almost antique look of them, with their crinkly and ambre petals.
21 x 29.7cm
Acrylic on UNSTRETCHED linen canvas
Requires framing
SOLD
Pearly Pebbles
Acrylic Painting, Sold, SplatterThis was influenced by a previous painting and lessons I learn from Mitzi Vardi at a class. Super fun experimenting with splattering paint, water and then seeing what comes of it.
I love this process as it starts out as completely abstract and forces me to be uncomfortable and not paint perfectly, but go with the flow of what the painting reveals over time.
102 x 76cm
Acrylic on stretched canvas, ready to hang
SOLD
Nelson Bay
Acrylic Painting, Impressionism, Neutrals, SoldThis is a reworking of an old painting. I always loved the colours of this painting and so never wanted to change that, but after a recent foray into art using stickers, I was inspired to create an impressionistic version of it and I just love it.
Requires stretching or framing.
121.7 x 121.7cm
Acrylic on stretched canvas (may have slight warp)
SOLD
Different is Interesting
Acrylic Painting, Floral, Splatter
When I painted this I was desperate for stress relief and to throw some paint on a canvas.
As I was doing this, I was thinking about my boys and the obstacles they faced in life. They both have things that make them different than others and at times this has made life difficult for them.
This painting evolved into a statement to them: that what makes them different also makes them interesting. This painting is all the better for that one flower that sticks out.
Hopefully, when people see this artwork and they also realise that what makes us different makes us and life all the more interesting.
122 x 122cm
Acrylic painting on stretched canvas, ready to hang
Not for sale
Ink Study 4
Abstract, Ink Painting, Mixed Media, Originals For SaleLife has been getting in the way of art, but I have been still desperate and longing to create.
So I tried something different.
I love the flow and organic nature of ink and water. I love how it changes over time, with water and as it dries. I love the shapes it creates. I really enjoyed giving abstract a go also. It is actually almost harder for me than realistic art. Did it work or not…you be the judge.
This painting would look great, framed in a series, with others in this series.
26 x 38cm
Ink and Acrylic on Paper
Requires framing
$75
Ink Study 3
Abstract, Ink Painting, Mixed Media, Originals For SaleLife has been getting in the way of art, but I have been still desperate and longing to create.
So I tried something different.
I love the flow and organic nature of ink and water. I love how it changes over time, with water and as it dries. I love the shapes it creates. I really enjoyed giving abstract a go also. It is actually almost harder for me than realistic art. Did it work or not…you be the judge.
This painting would be beautiful framed with others in the Ink Study range. Spread across the wall of a hall, or a long room.
Ink and acrylic on paper
26 x 38 cm
Requires framing
$75
Ink Study 2
Abstract, Ink Painting, Mixed Media, Originals For Sale
Life has been getting in the way of art, but I have been still desperate and longing to create.
So I tried something different.
I love the flow and organic nature of ink and water. I love how it changes over time, with water and as it dries. I love the shapes it creates. I really enjoyed giving abstract a go also. It is actually almost harder for me than realistic art. Did it work or not…you be the judge.
This painting would be beautiful framed with others in the Ink Study range. Spread across the wall of a hall, or a long room.
Ink and acrylic on paper
26 x 38 cm
Requires framing
$75
Ink Study 1
Abstract, Mixed Media, Originals For SaleLife has been getting in the way of art, but I have been still desperate and longing to create.
So I tried something different.
I love the flow and organic nature of ink and water. I love how it changes over time, with water and as it dries. I love the shapes it creates. I really enjoyed giving abstract a go also. It is actually almost harder for me than realistic art. Did it work or not…you be the judge.
Ink and acrylic on paper
26 x 38 cm
Requires framing
$75
Restfully Divided
Abstract, Acrylic Painting, Neutrals, SoldSo this was frustrating…I had this idea for my new painting to paint how I feel…divided.
To be a commercial artist you are supposed to have a style, for your art to be recognisable as yours.
To be happy, I have to paint how I feel, which is up, down and all over the place.
As a person, I feel constantly divided…manage the house, love and take care of the kids, love my Husband, serve God, have a career, earn money, take care of myself…
I wanted to paint a painting divided, to show how I felt…so divided, and do you know what happened? I tried…and failed, lol, kind of like life most of the time.
So instead, I washed over it, cut off some pieces and no one knows the divided painting underneath…hmmm…
Restfully divided?
101.6 x 101.6cm
SOLD
My Life…Waiting
Acrylic Painting, Art with purpose, Realistic, SoldI spend so much time waiting. Waiting for doctors, waiting for holidays, waiting for the weekend, waiting to hear back, waiting for the washing to be done, waiting for the kids to get dressed, brush their teeth, eat their dinner, get into the car etc etc.
Sadly I was born impatient! I hate waiting: I would rather wait where I have to be than at home, I over analyse, in order to anticipate an outcome rather than relax into the waiting.
Fortunately every now and then I am reminded of the joy in waiting. This was one of those days. It was heading on to sunset and I was walking with Jesse, he is a kid who stops and smells the roses, I looked back and realised how valuable the wait can be. In that moment, thinking of my boys, the joy they bring me and how much they both remind me to live in the moment and savour that still, peaceful, glorious moment: waiting.
76.5 x 61cm
NFS
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