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 pressure in my chest is like a storm building in a silent scream" Late last year there was a moment when I thought the pressure inside of me was going to just explode in an ugly and violent storm that would spew all over me and everyone I held near. I hindsight I know the pressure was a volatile combination of grief, uncertainty, anxiety, disappointment, unworthiness and just day to day life shit, … Continue reading JUST BE
It has been forever since I managed to pop onto here and share some art with you. In fact I hadn't even shared the last Queen from last year, so I thought I would spend the next couple of weeks catching you up with the art that has been happening in the LilliBean Designs Studio in the last six months! The Queens, to refresh your memory, were a series of four paintings that I painted … Continue reading THE QUEENS: CELESTE
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 Grace have made an appearance in two paintings this year so far. I have already shared the Beatrix and the Butterfly painting in another post. The next painting I did with Beatrix was with her friend Grace. As a kid I would often climb my tree in the backyard. My tree (mine because I didn't want to share it with my sibs) was this big ole gum tree which had a branch perfect … Continue reading Beatrix + Grace: A Quiet Afternoon
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
