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Ipswich show fine art awards

"Introspection" framed intuitive abstract artwork by KLBaileyArt

This year I participated in the Ipswich Show for the first time ever! It made me wonder what took me so long to do it.  I think a lot of it was fear that my work wouldn’t be “good enough”.  Despite selling more than 85 paintings to people in Australia and around the world, and participating in a number of art exhibitions, I still struggle with imposter syndrome, and a part of my brain always tells me that I’m not a “real” artist, especially because this is not my full-time job.

I was really proud of myself for pushing past that fear and entering this year, and I’m so glad I did!  I entered three paintings – Blue Reef Dreaming, Introspection, and Reef Dream 1.

Artist Kirsten Bailey standing in front of 3 of her paintings hanging up at the Ipswich Show

I loved attending the awards evening, and looking around at all the amazing art by members of the Ipswich community.  

I was surprised and thrilled to see my piece “Introspection” received a Highly Commended award.

I don’t think this will be my last time participating in the Ipswich Show – I’m already starting to think about what I should submit next year!

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Sea Gardens

I’ve recently been working on a new series of intuitive abstract paintings called ‘sea gardens’.  This is a series of 5 paintings (so far) which are all variations on a theme of underwater plants.  I made so many because I found them so peaceful and calming to work on!

These original paintings are available for purchase in my Etsy store.  Let me know if you’re interested in digital prints!

"Sea Garden" - intuitive abstract watercolour painting in green resembling water plants or seaweed
Sea Garden 1
"Sea Garden 2" - Original intuitive abstract watercolour paper in green, representing water plants or seaweed
Sea Garden 2
"Sea Garden 3" - intuitive abstract watercolour painting in green representing water plants
Sea Garden 3
"Sea Garden 4" - Original watercolour painting on paper in blue, purple and turquoise, in an intuitive abstract style representing water plants.
Sea Garden 4
"Sea Garden 5" - Original intuitive abstract watercolour painting in blue representing underwater plants
Sea Garden 5
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In the firelight – colourful watercolour swirly trees against a sky of fire

In the firelight - colourful watercolour swirly trees against a sky of fire
In the firelight – colourful watercolour swirly trees against a sky of fire

 

This original watercolour painting is painted on high quality 9″ x 11″ watercolour paper, and is available for purchase in my Etsy store.

Prints, and products like the ones featured below, are available via Redbubble.

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Moonlit Tree – Original watercolour painting of a black swirly tree silhouette against a blue starry moonlit sky

Moonlit tree - original watercolour painting of a swirly black tree silhouette against a starry blue moonlit sky
Moonlit tree – original watercolour painting of a swirly black tree silhouette against a starry blue moonlit sky

 

This painting is available for purchase via my Etsy store.  Prints and products are available via Redbubble.

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Plumage – Intuitive abstract watercolour painting of feathers and leaves in purple and turquoise

Plumage - Intuitive abstract watercolour painting of feathers and leaves in purple and turquoise
Plumage – Intuitive abstract watercolour painting of feathers and leaves in purple and turquoise

 

“Plumage” – another in my series of intuitive paintings.  I didn’t intend for this to look like feathers from the outset, but that’s what it ended up looking like to me!  That’s one of the things I love about this painting style.  I love just exploring the paint and seeing where it takes me.  It’s especially fun in watercolours, because they really have a mind of their own sometimes.

This original painting is in A4 size, which makes it easy to purchase frames for.  It is available for purchase from my Etsy store.  Prints and products like the ones featured below are available from Redbubble.  

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Introspection – Intuitive abstract watercolour painting on paper in pink, coral, turquoise and gold

Introspection - intuitive art watercolour painting in pink, coral, turquoise and gold
Introspection – intuitive art watercolour painting in pink, coral, turquoise and gold

 

This painting is part of my intuitive art series.  What is intuitive art?  I’m sure it means different things to different people, but for me, it’s about letting go as I paint – using painting as a form of meditation.  Seeing where the brush takes me without having a plan in mind at the beginning.  It’s really relaxing and I think this is one of my favourite types of painting to create.

This one is hard to capture digitally – the gold paint has a lovely shimmer to it.

The original painting is A4 size, and is available for purchase in my Etsy store.  Prints and products like the ones featured below are available via Redbubble.

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Rainbow in soft light – watercolour painting of pastel rainbow trees by Kirsten Bailey

Rainbow in soft light - watercolour painting of swirly pastel rainbow trees by Kirsten Bailey
Rainbow in soft light – watercolour painting of swirly pastel rainbow trees by Kirsten Bailey

 

I love painting.  Scanning my paintings and then uploading them to Etsy, Redbubble and my website, is not quite as fun.  I have a bit of a backlog of paintings I need to scan and upload.  I painted this one last year and I’m just getting around to posting it here.  I love pastel colours although I don’t use them all that often.  I like how this one turned out!  

What are your thoughts.  Do you prefer bright rainbows or pastel rainbows?

This painting is A4 size so it’s easy to frame without having to get a custom frame made.  The original is available for purchase in my Etsy store.  Prints and products like the ones featured below are available at Redbubble.  

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Sweet Morning – original watercolour painting on paper of a meadow of purple flowers on a blue, purple and pink sky

Sweet morning - watercolour painting of a field of purple flowers by KLBailey Art
Sweet morning – watercolour painting of a field of purple flowers by KLBailey Art

 

A pretty field of purple flowers against a blue, pink and purple sky.  Original painting is available for purchase from my Etsy store.  Prints, and products like the ones featured below, are available from Redbubble.

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Reaching for the Sun – original watercolour painting of whimsical flowers and leaves, a meadow of flowers reaching towards a summer sky

Reaching for the sun by klbailey art
Reaching for the sun – original watercolour painting of whimsical flowers and leaves on a yellow sky

 

It’s been a while since I’ve put brush to paper, and I really enjoyed painting this one.  The yellows, oranges, and pinks in the sky make me think of a warm summer afternoon.

Original painting is available for purchase in my Etsy store.  Prints and products like the ones featured below are available at Redbubble.

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Bright Breeze – Whimsical blue, green and pink wildflowers painted in watercolour on watercolour paper

Bright Breeze - Whimsical blue, green and pink wildflowers painted in watercolour on watercolour paper
Bright Breeze – Whimsical blue, green and pink wildflowers painted in watercolour on watercolour paper

 

It’s early Autumn here, but it certainly doesn’t feel like it!  We are still having summer weather.  I love the feeling of a cool early morning breeze in early spring I get from this painting.  

You can purchase this original painting from my Etsy store.  Prints and products like the ones featured below are available at Redbubble.