Artastique 2019
Recently we have organised an art event called Artastique.The idea was: for 10 days in March 2019, businesses will team up with artists to display artworks in shop windows of Maitland’s High Street, for the public to view and enjoy.The vision for this community initiative is of an event that puts the visual arts on […]
The sign is on
It has been a while since I posted an update about our move to Australia. Well, last year we found our perfect dream home, with a large shop window in the main street of Maitland. Maitland is about 30 kilometres from Newcastle. It has beautiful historic buildings and a railway to Newcastle and Sydney. Maitland […]
Lethbridge gallery
I became a finalist at the small scale art award of the Lethbridge gallery in Brisbane. I was not able to be present at the announcement of the prizes, but it’s still fun if the gallery owner picks just MY paintings to feature in advance!
Some of my art treasures
Today in the op-shop I paid a few dollars for a precious little artwork.
Exhibition in Auckland
Written about my work at the exhibition in Auckland.
Report of my presence at the Art Revolution in Taipei
In this video I show you some clips of my presence at the A.R.T. I attended in May 2015.
The reuse of painkiller strips
7 May 2013 If the first pencilling is my least favourite part, I find mixing the colours the most fun part. I never use colours directly from the tubes, but always mix them. For example; I have 5 tubes of various reds, but they all react in a different way when adding white. The pink of a […]
Missed daylight
Because I’m a night owl I usually miss a big slice of daylight. That is not handy for a painter, so I’m always alert on interesting lamps.
Today I bought a dentist lamp at an auction.
Panorama
… I moved the furniture to the side of the room and found a way to hang the parts of a ‘sixteentych’.
The diameter is 3 meter. Or the length of all the canvasses together is 10 meter.
Art Revolution Taipei
Joining the Art Revolution in Taipei was a real milestone in my career! The decision to be at the fair in real person was even better. It was all one great learning course!
Buying art from fellow artists
When we left the exhibition hall we bumped onto an artist who was busy making sculptures with a chainsaw. One sculpture took him a few days to create and they are about six feet tall.
Italia meets New Zealand
Today I received his part in my letterbox and I was over the moon. Beside a beautiful bright tempera work, he also added a book brimmed full of other small paintings of weird animals in marvellous colors.
Croatian article
Sometimes people write such beautiful things about me. I’m fallen silent by these nice words.
The cloud picker
There was quite a controversy about one of the entrants because his work was a portrait of a murderer.
How long does it take to finish 1 painting?
After finishing and signing, oil paint needs to dry thoroughly for at least 6 months
Notes for every separate painting
I always have difficulties to re-connect with the painting after it have been in rest for weeks. Every time it seems I need hours or days before I know how to work further on it, like an interrupted conversation. Most of the times my first attempts are quite pointless too.
Long floppy brushes
Where are the long floppy brushes used for?
Sound effects
That means I had to cope with my 2 biggest phobia at the same time!!!
Easel
One of the best things I recently bought is this new easel. Well…. it’s not really an easel and it’s not new either.
In the last couple of weeks my old easel slowly but surely started falling apart.
Demotivating
WHY did we drive to Auckland then??? But the customs officer was gone and has assigned us with a shy young assistant. Arguing with the wrong person doesn’t make sense, isn’t it?
Customs
Did you know you physically can feel despondency?! Then your neck and arms slowly got filled with heavy lead, your voice gets weak and your eyes are stinging. And suddenly you want to sleep. For a long time. For a few years.