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I am absolutely thrilled to share that 'Anonymous', the hoodie man oil painting has been asked to be the pin up boy for the promotional material for the Grand Art Show Berwick 2016! With over $20,000 in prizes it is looking like a GRAND art show indeed! Look out for Hoodie man on billboards around Melbourne soon! kxx
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So very very blessed to receive this update from my friend Marg, who's brother Chris was the recipient of this surprise portrait for his birthday from his family! All were thrilled, as am I to see Chris with the work! Thank you Marg! kxx
Canson Mi-Teintes Oyster colour paper, Faber Castell Polychromos, Prismacolours, Caran D\'ache Luminance- White, Burnt Ochre 10%, Anthraquinone Pink, and Burnt Sienna 10%, 23 hours, client ref. used with permission. I am extremely excited to announce that Australia proudly now has its own coloured pencil society. We invite everyone, artists and appreciators, local and international, to join the AUSCPA family and grow with us towards creating an internationally recognised pool of talent and inspiration, particularly for those who have never used coloured pencils before! Please visit our website www.auscpa.org and explore the possibilities! (I for one am extremely proud to be a part of this, and know what we have planned! It is truly a new era for coloured pencils in Australia! )
Reposeful Dignity, 25 hours, 24 x 28cm, Faber Castell Polychromos, Caran D'Ache Luminance white, Canson Mi-Teintes Blush smooth side, Reference supplied with permission.
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'From a fun filled excursion day with my 4yr old to Chesterfield Farm in Melbourne's outer east, to the cover of Australia's premier magazine for Drawing Photography and Painting, these roosters have certainly been a surprise! With my cheap Ebay Olympus camera in hand, and an overcast (usual) Melbourne day, I didn't think that I would get any good reference photo's. When I returned home, two shots of these chookies stood out.....and so the story begins! |
The process of writing an article is and interesting one. After my initial write up, I would have written and re-written it half a dozen times, each time, refine my words, ensuring that I was getting the points across that were relevant, and covering all of the questions that the publisher requires you to cover! What I have is just right now.....and after a few people did some proof reading, off it went to Woodland Publishing.
I tried to imagine what I would like to know about the artists that I revere, and what inspires and moves them......I hope I have succeeded.
To think that you have been given such a brilliant opportunity is very humbling. To walk into a newsagency, to the art mag section, and see something that you have created from nothing is quite moving. And the joy is even more fun shared! My 4yr old loves it....and happily tells everyone that he chose the roosters and made them pose like that! lol.
It is overwhelming to be given a voice- the artist is no longer faceless, and the work becomes loved and inspected by all.
The other amazing thing that happens when you are published, is you begin to appreciate, finally, all of the hundreds of hours that you have put into something that you are so passionate about. To see dozens of your works, carefully designed into a mural of effort, sprawling from one page to the next......is quite emotional. I remember every single drawing, where I was, what I was thinking, what state of mind I was in, and, whether I feel that I failed or succeeded at the challenge I set for myself.
And you also begin to accept that you have a style and it is yours and your alone.....and THAT is the most rewarding part. Whether it is good or bad art is not for me to decide. I will continue to do what I think is beautiful, regardless of what others say.....and share along the way, praying deep deep down, that someone likes what I have done.............
Creative Artist Issue 7 is all one big validation of the above. I truly hope that you enjoy having a cuppa, a read and a look at many many hours of effort and inspiration from one human , with no intention other than to create beauty.
Creative Artist Issue 7, Available August 31st 2015, newsagents around Australian, or call 02 4722 2260 for a copy! kxx
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This work is generating a fair bit of discussion amongst friends. Is this a man? A woman? Is this the type of character that you don't want lurking around your home? Are they up to no good.....or is it quite the opposite? A soul that wants to blend in, but prefers to watch,observe, survey the environment, they have a presence but no contribution as yet?
I was so drawn to this image....he/ she is perhaps one of my favourites. It plays into insecurities and fears, but I also see a cautious dweller, finely assessing and quietly, patiently loitering through the corridors of life. . What are the subjects thoughts? What is their story? Why don't they want to be identified....yet? I'll leave that up to you........I would love for you to share with me how this image makes you feel and what you see. kxx
Thank you so much to Ann Kullberg and her team, Holly Siniscal, the judge and all of the artists, the work is exceptional. YAAAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So proud of the Australians! Kindly Karinaxx
"My heart is innately driven to draw.... everything I see is a drawing, every face, animal and life is art......and this is my art. Enjoy. Kindly Karina xx"
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