intermission

Intermission is for naps, pit stops, a quick coffee, chats and anything that you can think of to get time to move faster. Often you find yourself in waiting mode when time seems to slow down just to make it harder, waiting for your kid to finish this karate lesson, waiting for the first boarding call at the airport. And then time speeds up when you sleep. You just closed one eye for a quick wink and.. you've missed the TV show you were waiting for. But sleep is sweet isn't it?
Acrylic on 255 x 255 x 3mm or 10" x 10" x 1" stretched canvas, for sale through trade me
..see you soon ..e^)

no flying today

Some days you have chocolate for breakfast, some days you have no breakfast at all - then there are the windy days when everything will fly and the not so windy days when it's no use trying. You guessed it, today is a no-wind day. So there's bare canvas for the clothing and the bare minimum for the kite as the last bit of red was used for the jandals (flip flops then). This is acrylic on stretched canvas, I still have to paint the edges black and it's available on trade me
I think I'll give sella a try next year, they claim to have 10% of the market already ..e^)

my mother was a dancer

acrylic on 255 x 255 x 35mm stretched canvas, ready to hang.

This little painting was inspired by my dear friend Sally who is a dancer, teacher, performer, singer, talented artist. I used gold and ultramarine acrylic, plus white, umber and red and again the style shows influences of New Zealand, Africa and Klimt. It is available through trade me for about 10 days. Thanks for having a look ..e^)

klimtissimo

My newest little painting was inspired by Klimt's Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I - which was done in oil paint, gold and silver. I did my little painting in acrylic gold and red, with a spit and a spot of white and burnt umber. It took me 6 painstaking hours to do, loved it. Sure was an exercise in brush control and discipline. Thanks for looking ..e^)

noel and noel II

4" x 6" or 100 x 150 x 1.5mm - acrylic on stretched canvas, miniature easel

here's two more little paintings, both miniature each with a tiny display easel - finished yesterday and this morning. I tried putting down in paint a festive feeling - wasn't difficult with the tree, but the abstract one called for little specks of gold paint just to give it that extra dimension. I think these will look quite different in the evening when the lights come on..e^)