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Anyone want to tell me what to paint? I’m crazy

Anyone want to tell me what to paint? I’m crazy enough to ask for suggestions from a bunch of you and see if I can make an imaginative painting out of it. Will it work? Yes, no, maybe? I need animals, birds, still-life items, food suggestions. Idioms, allegories, parables. Whatever. Yes, I’m definitely a nutter, but it could be an interesting adventure. 1.2.3...Go.

Another fabulous print flying off to its forever h

Another fabulous print flying off to its forever home (thanks to Bluethumb art). Quality has been my priority with the decision to do fine art prints of my oil paintings. I get professional photos on select paintings and have two digital labs that make my prints in paper, canvas and with frame choices. This one is a stretched canvas, ready to hang straight from the box. It’s picture perfect. ❤️💙 I’ve got three pages of prints available. Find them in my bio...Magic Realism, traditional art and whimsical Animals. Prices for every budget and styles and sizes for every home.

It’s signed! This was lots of fun to paint...pic

It’s signed! This was lots of fun to paint...picking around that delectable wattle to create form was a good challenge. Wattle from a friend, vase and pottery from my grandmother, rooster from mum...apples...well...I’d like to say a friends farm but, ah, Coles Supermarket. 🙃 It’s 50x60cm oil on canvas. Colour by @artspectrum.com.au ❤️💛💙

My lemon tree is groaning with fruit and being win

My lemon tree is groaning with fruit and being winter, gin and tonic with ice cubes is NOT a favourite option...I also hate lemon and honey in hot water. Ugh. So they only thing to do in winter, is to hack a limb off, stick it in a vase and paint it. See, Creative thinkers have all the answers. 😜 This is ‘When Life Gives You Lemons’...I held back from adding ‘hack a limb off’ in the title for aesthetic reasons 😁. The original is sold, but you can find the link to my prints in my bio. This one is on the Traditional realism page. Numerous sizes and frame choices, paper or stretched canvas are available, sent directly to your home by @hivemind_prints 💛💛

I’m Really good at the ol procrastination time.

I’m Really good at the ol procrastination time. But that’s okie, procrastination can just be another way of saying I had a day off. Or I was a wife, mother, daughter today. Or life got in the way. 😆 Anyway, there was achievement on the life skills list with the biennial mammogram boob squash. Ladies, have you attended to your girls lately? Just a little reminder...go make that appointment. It’s not that bad and it’s mega important. No procrastination allowed with this one. 💞🎀

Did you know that Flotsam and Jetsam are specific

Did you know that Flotsam and Jetsam are specific maritime explanations of debris either thrown overboard or from a ship lost a sea? Jetsam specifically ate items thrown off to lighten a ships load when in distress. I always known it was beach debris but not quite the specifics of each word. Words fascinate me, I’m an avid reader and enjoy hearing new words and understanding their exact meaning. I love using idioms and having hidden meanings…so much fun. Anyway after my ramble, this is now listed with @bluethumbart. It may head to an art prize yet, I’m pondering and procrastinating entries!

Is Monday too early for Gin? Im close to an empty

Is Monday too early for Gin? Im close to an empty bottle and then I can paint it! Haha! Anyway...this is Pink Gin ( Tanqueray gin to be exact) (original sold, but prints available in paper, canvas and with a good selection of sizes and frames available. The link to my print shops is in my bio...Pink Gin is in the Magic realism page @hivemind_prints

Moving rather slowly with this one...added a faint

Moving rather slowly with this one...added a faint chalk grid as I kept losing my place with the wattle. Building the tones from dark to the bright sunlight gold takes days of drying with yellow oils. They are so painfully slow even with medium. It will be worth the patience in the end.

I started this one yesterday! A traditional realis

I started this one yesterday! A traditional realism oil painting of The Wattle I was gifted by a friend earlier this week. I started this painting to give me a breather from the large and complex imaginative bird painting I’ve also got on the go. Anyway…underpainted with acrylic, then a wash of thin oils to block in my colours and tones. Happy Saturday!

Today’s progress. Bit by bit. Underpainting in o

Today’s progress. Bit by bit. Underpainting in oils over an acrylic wash. Getting darkest darks in to set tones. Will add more florals as it progresses and where I feel it needs more form. 🎨☕️

Slow down. Enjoy the journey.⁣ ⁣ It’s so eas

Slow down. Enjoy the journey.⁣
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It’s so easy to want to rush a painting and get it seen/sold/listed/exhibited...but really, it’s far better to take some time to make it as good as it possibly can be. ⁣
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I’ve learnt this lesson over many years of prolifically putting out art and then looking back at a few to realise I probably could have or should have taken more time on certain areas. There are some paintings that work and are already good enough to sell, but with a few more sessions could be even better.⁣
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I’ve got a big mixed bird imaginative piece on my easel and I’ve given myself permission to take my time and intention with finishing it to the best I can. I use the best quality materials to make sure it lasts forever...therefore I want the image to be one I want to last forever! ⁣
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So I don’t get bored or frustrated at a slow level of action, I’ve got a second painting on the go too. When I feel I’m rushing an area or not painting it well enough, I swap over paintings and take a breather. ⁣
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Do it for the process. ⁣
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Mia x

Blocking in chunks of colour in a lean wash to see

Blocking in chunks of colour in a lean wash to see how it all@sits together and to see where I need to add more form or balance. Today I will add some more creatures and flowers as drawings to fill it out more, being careful to keep some yummy negative space. Follow to see this large oil painting progress.

New #imaginativerealism piece on the easel! I feel

New #imaginativerealism piece on the easel! I feel like I’ve barely painted in the last few weeks. It’s been a crazy busy time launching my new print shop on my website (links in my bio) and now it’s live I can finally get back to my studio and my joy of painting. I’ve so enjoyed knitting this composition together…it’s quite a process when there are 15 birds involved! I’ll add more botanicals as it develops. Hit follow to see it progress into colour.

It’s ready! My brand new Print shop. Oh my goodn

My new print shop is sooo close to launching! I’

My new print shop is sooo close to launching! I’m super excited to bring you an abundance of prints with an amazing selection of canvas, paper and framing choices...Australian made and soon to be available in the USA and UK. Watch this space!

An important question to ask yourself at least onc

An important question to ask yourself at least once a year...or in my case, once a day! Haha. Believe me, even full time artists sometimes struggle with knowing where they are heading. Step back, take a breather and ponder the mystery of art. Are you painting what you want to be painting or just obliging commissions or other peoples beliefs of what you should be painting. If you are wanting to be an amazing abstract artist or paint huge landscapes and you only paint tiny little dog portraits, this question is for you...will today get you to your dreams of tomorrow? ✏️☕️✏️☕️

Deciding on next paintings and came across this ol

Deciding on next paintings and came across this older plate painting. ❤️💙 Trying to remember the size of this one...I’ve painted them from small to super sized! This one is now sold. Requests taken.

Just listed this colourful little with @bluethumba

Just listed this colourful little with @bluethumbart ...I’ve enjoyed having this one brighten my kitchen. I really enjoy these little snippets of simplicity. The Link to my Bluethumb gallery is in my bio.

I enjoyed the most wonderful plein air painting at

I enjoyed the most wonderful plein air painting at @millbrook.winery today, followed by an exquisite long lunch. Left home At 9am, home at 6pm , such a fab day. Thank you @joanneduffyartist @alixkorteart and @kateryanart 💛💛💛 I tackled today’s painting in @artspectrum.com.au gouache on a panel covered in @fredrixcanvas watercolor canvas. This is a quicker and easier way to learn plein air than with oil. Quick dry and yet feels more like oils than watercolor, minus the buttery feel. Oils are my love but this was logistically easier.

Throw back to 2015! Where has the time gone? The t

Throw back to 2015! Where has the time gone? The toddler with the dog is my grandmother, and proudly owned by my mum. I painted it from a 100 year old black and white photo. What an amazing challenge that was. Must do some more of my plate series seeing those cherries. It’s good to look back...it’s helps to map the journey forward. 🌸

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