BOB GIRL MULBERRY now happily ensconced in her forever home …… Well done Niki !!!!
122 x 91cm acrylic on pure linen
“Bob Girl is your quintessential urban explorer”
– Niki McDONALD
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NIKI McDONALD and her new work ‘Bob Girl – Strawberry’
122 x 91cm acrylic on pure linen $ 980.00
“Bob girl is your quintessential urban explorer, while walking down her favourite laneway, she was melting from the scorching heat of the midday summer sun. Dreaming of yesterday’s swim in the swirling, refreshing salty ocean she turned left and saw an ice-cream parlour. Inside she took refuge, it was cool, and the tubs of luscious ice-cream offered a vast array of choice. The music coming from the overhead speaker sang about Strawberry fields being forever, and then she knew, what flavour would be hers for today.” – Niki McDONALD
‘First Bloom’ – PAT HALL Pop Up Exhibition is on now.
Pat works with rich and vibrant colours to create her botanical watercolour paintings on varnished stretched paper canvas. This new way of working and presenting works breaks the boundaries of traditional watercolour art as the pieces are not framed behind glass but are protected like a work on canvas.
Q. Pat, your presentation is quite unique, unlike other watercolour works your pieces are not framed under glass but present like a canvas. Can you tell us a little more about your stretched paper canvases, and how you came about this idea and way of working?
“Many years ago I was thrown out of a gallery as they said watercolours were too old fashioned and that nobody looks at art hidden behind glass. They suggested I switch to painting with acrylics but the thing that I love about watercolours is how you can see the paint flowing even when it is dry. It has a spontaneity that you simply cannot achieve with thick, sticky acrylics. One sleepless night it just occurred to me that there was no reason why I couldn’t stretch my thick 640 gsm paper around a frame just like you do with a canvas. It’s taken many years to perfect the process and my paintings are strong and waterproof. Many people mistake them for oil paintings.” – Pat Hall
’First Bloom’ pop up exhibition on now!
Please contact the team for any enquiries
Q. Pat, your presentation is quite unique, unlike other watercolour works your pieces are not framed under glass but present like a canvas. Can you tell us a little more about your stretched paper canvases, and how you came about this idea and way of working?
“Many years ago I was thrown out of a gallery as they said watercolours were too old fashioned and that nobody looks at art hidden behind glass. They suggested I switch to painting with acrylics but the thing that I love about watercolours is how you can see the paint flowing even when it is dry. It has a spontaneity that you simply cannot achieve with thick, sticky acrylics. One sleepless night it just occurred to me that there was no reason why I couldn’t stretch my thick 640 gsm paper around a frame just like you do with a canvas. It’s taken many years to perfect the process and my paintings are strong and waterproof. Many people mistake them for oil paintings.” – Pat Hall
’First Bloom’ pop up exhibition on now!
Please contact the team for any enquiries
PAT HALL – ‘First Bloom’ Pop Up exhibition on now
Q. Pat, what inspires you and why do you paint?
“When I moved to Australia in 1991 I was so blown away by the different light we have here compared to Europe, as well as the vibrant colours of the birds and the beautiful trees. The sun is so much stronger that the shadows have more contrast and the landscape is almost overexposed. I have always loved painting since I was a small child but the Australian dazzling sunlight has certainly inspired me to capture nature’s beauty.” – Pat Hall
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PAT HALL – ‘First Bloom’ Pop Up exhibition on now
Q. Pat, what inspires you and why do you paint?
“When I moved to Australia in 1991 I was so blown away by the different light we have here compared to Europe, as well as the vibrant colours of the birds and the beautiful trees. The sun is so much stronger that the shadows have more contrast and the landscape is almost overexposed. I have always loved painting since I was a small child but the Australian dazzling sunlight has certainly inspired me to capture nature’s beauty.” – Pat Hall
#lotusartwork
KAYDEN BAILEY incorporates a variety of mediums to execute his organic and fluid landscapes, utilising ink, acrylic and resins working on both canvas and board. Kayden’s works explore the way we respond to the unexpected chaos of life, the ups and downs and how a calm and reflective disposition can guide us through.
EARTHLY BLOSSOMS
75 x 100cm acrylic and resin on canvas $1,100.00
New fun and quirky pop art painting by BEN TANKARD available now!
’Buy Me a Pony’ 61 x 61cm acrylic on canvas $ 940.00
New mixed media landscape by REBECCA PIERCE titled ‘Urban Sprawl doing the Suburban Crawl’ 90 x 180cm acrylic and aqua enamel on canvas on board
New paintings by BRONWYN SEARLE have arrived to the gallery, including ‘Sunday Afternoon’
Q. Bronwyn what inspires you to paint?
A. “Finding interest in everyday subjects is what appeals to me. My fascination in the detail of ordinary things gives me the challenge to make something beautiful with the use of the right placement and interesting lighting. My Still Life works can range from simple studio set-ups to natural settings found on the ground when walking along bush paths and urban streets.” – Bronwyn
DYLAN COOPER – ‘Pretty in Pink’
70 x 80cm, 73 x 83cm framed
acrylic paint on linen, framed in chocolate stained Ash Oak $ 1,600.00
On exhibit and available now, please contact the gallery team for enquiries or more information.
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