THE EMPRESSES AND ANGELS COLLECTION Selene the moon godddess is the latest in my Empresses and Angels Collection (although since this is the second goddess that I have painted I am thinking of calling it the Empress, Goddess and Angels Collection!) My wee beastie was unintentionally named after two goddesses. In fact one of her names is a derivative of Selene. So when she saw I was painting her next she was naturally beside herself … Continue reading SELENE the Moon Goddess
The Queen Series ended up being a series of paintings that just seemed to magically flow from my paint brush. Not one of the queens gave me grief, or had me second guessing my colour choices. And when people ask me which one is my favourite, I can honestly say I love all of this series. So the other week (pre the holy shit my computer has just died, what am I going to have … Continue reading The Queens: NIX
Beatrix and the butterfly The stories of Beatrix have been flying out on the canvas this year. Have you meet her yet? Let me introduce you to Beatrix - the little unicorn who when she was very small she was separated from her family and caught by some trolls. A king from a small magical island kingdom was on some travels and saw Beatrix's and rescued her from the trolls. The king bought Beatrix home … Continue reading Beatrix and the Butterfly
I found this very beautiful painting of a Native American warhorse, the red, blue and white war paint dotted and circled the horses face. It’s mane braided with eagle feathers. Fierce. Brave. Warrior. And I wanted to paint one of my girls just like that. Fierce. Brave. Warrior. With paint on her face and feathers on her hair. But as so often happens in my painting journeys, the original vision for the painting transformed. While … Continue reading The Warrior Beneath
There is nothing like trying to paint during the hottest part of the summer, but that is exactly what happened when I was painting this commission for my Cuz-in-law, a wee foxy for her baby fox! Like the other commission I had to do in Jan (see Izy and her Cat here) the paint dried before I had a chance to put it onto the paper, this time I didn't have the luxury of a cool … Continue reading COMMISSIONED ART WORK [Foxy + Ellie]
