Self Mentor

Ok - The painting front has been a little slack lately - but I wanted to share with you something I heard on Easy Mix radio (98.2 fm) yesterday

Ask yourself these 5 questions each day to move yourself towards your goals.

1) What am I doing today to get what I want?

2) Will this behaviour move me towards what I want or am I settling?

3) Am I willing to accept the consequences of not changing?

4) Who is in control? (the answer is always - I am!)

5) Am I willing to do whatever it takes?


Maybe these questions - and having to be accountable even to myself - will help me move forward with my creativity. Watch this space! :)

Art Aid Trust

TITLE: Time and Place (This artwork was a finalist in the Pumphouse Art Awards 2006)

SIZE: 91cm x 61cm

MEDIA: Acrylic on canvas

DONATED TO ART AID TRUST - Charity art exhibition and art auction to be held from August 11th at the Depot Gallery in Devonport, Auckland. Raising funds for aids awareness.
http://www.artaid.org.nz/

This artwork symbolises my belief that there is a time and place for everyhting. Things happen for a reason. Reflecting that this just might not be my time and place gives me hope for the future, that the best is yet to come.

"Off the Brush" Exhibition

Opening night on Thursday was a great success!!!! Stunning artworks ....loads of people... several sales .... everyone had a great time ... and Patchworks of course finally unvelied and blew everyone away!


Heres a link to the slide show of the exhibition where you can see the fabulous artwork by the 47 exhibiting artists!


http://img245.imageshack.us/slideshow/player.php?id=img245/8656/1186101495t2a.smil


And a photo of my artwork thats being exhibited ..... with the three red sold stickers from opening night .. YAY! :)

PATCHWORKS - finally unveiled!!!!

Don't miss seeing this amazing artwork!!!

N Z Art Guild 2007 Collaborative Project

''Patchworks''

1500 x 1500mm

66 artists created 88 individual paintings that were then combined into a stunning, one of a kind artwork. "Patchworks" is a small window giving a snapshot of NZ art in 2007.

Don't miss the opportunity to own this incredible piece - It will be for sale via on Trademe from Sat 18th August - Tuesday 28th August.

It can be viewed at the Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland throughout the month of August.

What's next for me??

Well at the moment I'm working on a few smaller pieces - my dotty ones from my journey of life series. These will be exhibited at the N Z Art Guild Annual Exhibition in August at the Bruce Mason Centre. Most of my time has gone into coordinating it rather than painting for it! lol

It will be a great event - so make sure you dont miss the opening night!! Everyone is welcome and its free!!

Puddling Jewels

Title: Puddling Jewels

Media: Mixed media - fabirc, acrylic and resin

Size: 36cm x 78cm

SOLD

You cant see the colour variation int his either ... I think I need to upgrade my camera! lol

The texture is amazing and the resined areas have metallic paint under them.

Ribbons Of Life

This piece is very difficult to photograph ... the variations in red done show up unfortunately. All the dots are handpainted in metallic gold and black. Another in my journey of life series.

Title: Ribbons of Life

Size: 38cm x 76cm

Media: Acrylic

For Sale: Contact me sophia@sophiaelise.co.nz

Parting of the Ways

I reworked this one - still has the same meaning and inspiration behind it - but I have just incoporated my journey of life series into it.

TITLE: Parting of the Ways

MATERIALS: Acrylic, fabric and resin on canvas

SIZE: 25cm x 50cm x 3.5cm

SOLD

Very typical of my minimalist style. Painted in red, black and white. Fabric has been applied with resin over the top. The resin drips off the sides in opposite directions (hard to see in the photo sorry)

There was a lot of different things that inspired this peice. It is very personal and reflects where I am in my life at the moment. The colours are in keeping with lot of my art lately...white and black symbolising truth/honest and lies/decpetion. Red emotions.

However there is another interpretation - red and black representing two seperate people. The white the area where they are trying to blend in harmony.The material is meshed, representing a ladder for personal growth. Also a seive, some things we take with us others we leave behind.

The colours crossing over into the mesh of the other. Even when you part you still take away something of the other person with you. The two pieces never quite meeting in this relationship, finally parting and going their own ways.

The resin is the inevitable tears and heartbreak. Going in different directions.

"to be trusted is a greater complement than to be loved" - George McDonald

Inner Circle

Title: Inner Circle

Size: 30cm x 40cm

Media: Mixed Media - resin, acrylic and texture

SOLD - Now in Australia

Golden Chain

The inspiration for this piece comes from the passage below. We were raised to believe in this and live our lives this way. Very simple philosphophy that we be great if we could all strive towards.

THE GOLDEN CHAIN

I am a link in the Golden Chain of love, that stretches round the world.

And I must keep my link bright and strong.
So I will try to be kind and gentle to every living thing I meet

And to protect and help all who are weaker than myself.
I will try to think pure and beautiful thoughts, to speak pure and beautiful words

And do pure and beautiful actions.

May every link in the Golden Chain become bright and strong.

Title: Golden Chain

Size: 30cm x 80 cm

Media: Acrylic and mixed media

For Sale:Contact me sophia@sophiaelise.co.nz

Resinlove - Bruce Mason Centre

Catherine Outwin and I had a fantastic array of mixed media and resin artworks on display. for the whole of June. I sold 6 pieces whihc was great - the ones left over are now off to galleries and the Original Art Sale.

Parklane Art Awards

Well on the 20th of June the Parklane Art Awards were held at the new Event centre at the museum.

Not only was it a fantastic event and venue but the art was brilliant. 25 artworks from around NZ were auctioned off for charity - Kids Can Trust.

My artwork was sold for $1200 - YAY!

YAY!! THINKING BLOGGER AWARD!!

I got nominated by Donna Steel http://donnasteelartist.blogspot.com/ for the "thinking blogger award" http://www.thethinkingblog.com - Thanks!! Check out Donnas blog to see amazing works of art in progress with incredible texture!!

Now for the hard bit ... part of receiving this award means choosing 5 other bloggers to pass the award onto. These blogs are meant to make you think in some way or another ..... ARGGGGH its very hard to pick from so many awesome blogs .... well ... here goes.

These blogs are in no order... I realise they are all art related ... but thats just where my life is at the moment ... love checking them out ...

1) Erika Husselmann http://erikahusselmann.blogspot.com/ Erika is based in Auckland, New Zealand. She is an awesome artist and I especialy love her more whimsical pieces.

2) IKSRobertson http://artnz.blogspot.com/ Ian is based in Akaora, New Zealand . He is a very talented artist and one who inspires me greatly.

3) Sandra Toornstra http://dreamswork.blogspot.com/ Sandra is Coromandel based artist. Just love seeing where shes at with her art and reading all her musings.

4) Daily Painters Marketplace http://marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.com/ These artists are an inspiration in so many ways. Seeing what they can achieve every day by setting themselves goals ... a goal I hope to go back to at some stage.

5) David Darrow http://www.everydaypaintings.com/ Fascintaing to read the story behind the art .... !

Please check out their blogs - I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Ocean Deep

Title: Ocean Deep
Media: Mixed Media, acrylic
Size: 38cm x 76cm
SOLD - Now hanging in parents home

This photo doesnt show the depth of colour - or even the colour variation! . The textured parts have more metallic gold in them. Looks stunning in the flesh and I dont even like these colours usually! lol

Ocean Swirl

Title: Ocean Swirl

Media: Mixed media, acrylic with gloss finish

Size: 46cm x 61cm

For sale: contact me sophia@sophiaelise.co.nz

Heavily textured andpainted in blues, greens and aqua. This painting just evolved I had no direction with this one - not even my usual colour palette! But is one of my favourite pieces I've ever created!

Sincerity

Title: Sincerity

Media: Acrylic and resin

Size: 30cm x 30cm

For Sale: contact me sophia@sophiaelise.co.nz

Round and Round

TITLE: Round and Round
MEDIA: Acrylic
SIZE 15cm x 15cm
SOLD

Painted in blues. All dots are hand painted by brush. I've done a couple of these style - and for me they are about communication and relationships. When you feel like you're going round and round in circles ... some lasting longer than others ... but never quite resolving anything .. only to start again later ....

The Way the Cookie Crumbles

TITLE: The Way the Cookie Crumbles
MEDIA: Mixed media - acrylic, garnet gel and resin
SIZE: 30cm x 22cm
SOLD

Painted in Earthy tones with a hint of metallic. We've all heard the phrase the way the cookie crumbles - usually it is connected with somehting that is out of our control and unfortunate which can bring us disappointment - the resin signifying the tears.

Conception

Title: Conception

Size: 30cm x 40cm

Media: Mixed Media

SOLD

Earthy tones with metallic highlights - garnet gel and resined in places

Two people meeting, joining, becoming one in order to create a unique independant individual ...

Two Hearts that Beat as One

Title - "Two Hearts that Beat as One"
Size - 15 x 15
Media - mixed media with resin
SOLD Found a new home in Australia :)

Taken with flash (sorry) -red, black and gold which is metallic

This symbolises the mother and her unborn child - two seperate heart beats that are inextricably linked til birth - the joining of the two lives in utero. The gold around the central heart beat symbolising the love warmth and committment to the unborn life within ... Two hearts that beat as one