I never really liked painting, I actually hated it.
Drawing and watercolour were my thing - not painting.
It wasn't until recently that I actually quite enjoy it! For an elective subject at uni I chose to do a painting course because it seemed 'easy.' I was so wrong. We learnt drawing techniques and painting techniques and I really enjoyed it and it was very challenging at the same time.
I started off painting for peoples presents:
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| I love this one, very simple but effective. It was my first ever painting on canvas, and was a mothers day present for Tracy. |
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| This was my second painting on canvas. It was a challenge but I got there in the end! This was a Christmas present for Tracy. |
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| I love birds, especially toucans - they're so colourful. This was a present for Rich, he loves Toucans too! |
I was then encouraged to sell some. I thought that would be easy, you know - paint something and then sell it! But the more time I spent on it, the more I loved it, the less I wanted to sell it! I now understand why some artists charge ridiculous amounts of money for their work!
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| My Pelican painting for sale! |
So I took my beloved Pelican off to Coffee Grind cafe, with a reasonable price of $250 (reasonable compared to the other painting prices in there.) So hopefully he sells soon before I get even more attached haha!
I'd be shocked if it doesn't sell! So beautiful. Well, I am sure it will at least sell more coffee for Matt as people will want to gaze at it whilst sipping their lattes. xx
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Fiona!! My number one (and only) follower haha!
ReplyDeleteOne lady wants me to paint her a bigger painting with heaps of pelicans!!! YAY!!! Looks like I'll be painting pelicans for the rest of my life :D xxxx