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Posted on April 11, 2010 by Kirsten — 2 Comments

Suitcase Rummage

Today I spent my time at King George Square for the Suitcase Rummage – basically, people were allowed to bring a suitcase full of whatever they wanted to sell, and it was all free!

I was there to sell some unframed paintings, my keepsake boxes, pendants and cards.

I wish I could say it was a really successful day, and I was busy the whole time, but it was not to be. I was surrounded by people selling pre-loved clothing for 5o cents or $1 a piece, so I guess in contrast my stuff seemed expensive to people.

I did get lots of lovely comments though, and I’m hoping I’ll have more success at the Handmade Expo next Saturday.

If you live in the area, I’d love to see you there!

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Kirsten

Suitcase Rummage

This Sunday I will be selling some of my unframed art, wearable art pendants and keepsake boxes at the Suitcase Rummage in King George Square, Brisbane.

I’m looking forward to selling an an easy, casual atmosphere – it’s a good way to dip my toe into the water before the big Handmade Expo market next Saturday!

I hope to see you there 🙂

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Kirsten — 3 Comments

Two Happy Stampers April Colour Challenge

I had so much fun participating in the colour challenge from Two Happy Stampers last month, so I jumped at the chance to have a go at another one this month.

These are the colours we needed to use:

It’s a beautiful combination, but I found it a lot harder this time for some reason. Here’s what I came up with – I’ve called it “Coral Sky”:

I’m still not sure about it though – I’m going to have another go with these colours and see if I can improve on it. What do you think?

Posted on April 5, 2010April 5, 2010 by Kirsten — 3 Comments

Two new works

I love holidays! I get so much painting done 🙂

Here’s what I’ve been working on:

“Sunset Joy”

I’m hoping to donate this painting to the Cerebal Palsy League’s ‘Art for Arts Sake‘ charity auction next month (it has to be accepted first so fingers crossed!)

“Evening Song”

This one is going to be sent to someone special 🙂

I’ve also been working on some new canvas works – I’ll post details here soon. I hope everyone had a lovely Easter long weekend!

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Kirsten — 2 Comments

Media Mention

Well, sort of. You may remember I donated one of my paintings, a watercolour entitled “Reach” to the Young Variety Heart Art Show. While I wasn’t able to attend on the night, I was pleased to be able to support the charity with my donation.

Yesterday, a friend of mine mentioned she had seen a painting that looked very much like one of mine in the free newspaper given out on trains, MX. She gave me a copy, and Lo and Behold, it was my painting:

I’m not mentioned by name, but that is definitely my painting “Reach”. Even though it’s only a free newspaper, I was thrilled to see my painting there! I’m also really happy that my style is distinctive enough for someone to be able to tell it’s one of my paintings even though my name isn’t on it.

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Kirsten

My Latest Work…

My latest work is an acrylic on canvas, the first I’ve done since completing a commission last year. It’s taken me a few weeks to finish, because I just didn’t want to let it go – I kept adding more and more detail. I finally put the finishing touches on it today. I’ve titled it “A Winter Memory”.

In other news, my painting “Persistent Illusion” has been featured on the blog Pardalote Flits. You may remember I was paired up with Michelle from Pardalote in our most recent DUST swap. Her hand-beaded jewellery is gorgeous and I’m honoured to be featured on her blog!
I’d love to hear some feedback on my latest painting 🙂

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Kirsten

Ode to Blue

Those who know me, know blue is my favourite colour – it’s not difficult to tell when you walk into my house. So when I received a message today saying that one of my pendants has been featured on a blog called ‘Ode to Blue‘, it made my morning!

If you’re a blue fan like me, go over and check it out, there are some lovely blue items there!

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Kirsten

Moons of Jupiter: Redux

I just got an email from a customer I created some commissioned artwork for. He contacted me a couple of months ago about a set of 4 paintings I’d done, titled “Moons of Jupiter”, which I had already sold. I suggested I could paint something similar for him. I was quite happy with how they turned out, and today he emailed me a picture of how they look framed together on the wall:

If your favourite painting is one that is already sold, let me know and I’ll paint something similar, just for you!

Posted on March 15, 2010March 15, 2010 by Kirsten — 3 Comments

Monday Artday – Castaway

This week’s topic over at Monday Artday is “Castaway”. A great topic for a Monday in my opinion – most Mondays I’d rather be cast away on a tropical island (preferably one that serves cocktails):

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Kirsten — 4 Comments

Embracing the Storm – Two Happy Stampers Colour Challenge

I came across a blog called Two Happy Stampers this week, and was impressed by the beautiful cards they make.

For the month of March, they have posted a colour challenge – to use the following four colours in a work of art or craft:

I found it a little difficult to get the colours right, but I hope they are pretty close. This is the painting I came up with – I’m calling it “Embracing the Storm”:

I think the colour challenge is a great way to promote creativity, and I’ll definitely be back to participate in the next one, and in the meantime to check out the beautiful paper crafts at Two Happy Stampers.