Painting

This is a frame upgrade of an old and basic mirror. The colours are acrylic paint and the metal is nickel silver ultra-thin plate, cut to shape and glued on. 

An attempt to mix colours and polished metal, whilst keeping the piece light in look and weight. 

Sort of worked....

In use at home.

A throwback to my Australian aboriginal / First Nations inspired dot art of the 1980s. The pattern is inspired by geological folds and white quartz veins. The frame is clad in heat treated copper, linking to the mineral theme.

An experiment in acrylic, 90cm by 140cm. Lots of taping and retouching to get the lines sharp. Design to fit in our entry stairwell and  visually link to the steps.

Acrylic paint dries very quickly, so one noted challenge is blending colours and grading from one colour to another.

Decided to add some artwork to a repaint of an old filing cabinet, which we still use.

The animals in order from top to bottom are a wallaby, an echidna, a goanna and a platypus.

Ce style d'art très spécifique trouve son origine dans les peintures rupestres, sur écorce et au sol d'une tribu du centre de l'Australie. L'art vraiment impressionnant et l'originalité de la technique ont été mis en évidence à partir des années 1980 et il existe maintenant plusieurs artistes mondialement reconnus. 

Les peintres locaux tissent une histoire et des personnages de rêve dans chaque toile. Je ne fais aucune affirmation de ce genre, mais essaie de rester fidèle aux vues 2D et aux couleurs de terre typiques de ce style.