To Infinity & Beyond My Dreams

"Nothing is real but dreams and love"

Well this month has been a little bit of a rollercoaster! I have been preparing for my upcoming show at the Hills Secret Garden Festival and madly painting (and majorly stressing) to get all my girls in shape for them to swing in the breeze as they hang in the trees......

Magic, stars, nebulas and my dreams are inspiring me this month, and my lover Luca is my rock and my support system (sorry for being a crazy artist psycho).

Make sure you purchase your ticket for the Festival soon ~ they are quickly selling out! I am so very excited, I can't wait for you to meet my new girls. Hope to see all you beauties there! 

Visit hillssecretgarden.com.au or the FB page to purchase tickets.

xo E

Before

Lia / Zaphrina

Oils, ink and charcoal on wood panel

After

Lia / Zaphrina

Oils, ink and charcoal on wood panel 

~~ sorry about the horrible lighting in this photo

My mermaid muse concept sketch

  

Snippets :)

Also I have some works up on Society6 ~ the iPhone cases look fantastic and the T-Shirts are great quality.....and are a great price too :)

Set of folded stationery cards printed on bright white, smooth card stock to bring your personal artistic style to everyday correspondence. Each card is blank on the inside and includes a soft white, European fold envelope for mailing ~~ society6.com/ellenmaire

This canvas tote is made from 100% post-industrial recycled cotton. The bag measures 13.5" x 15.5" All seams and stress points are double stitched for durability, plus there's a pocket inside measuring 5.5" x 6" ~~ society6.com/ellenmaire

Throw Pillow Cover made from 100% spun polyester poplin fabric, a stylish statement that will liven up any room. Individually cut and sewn by hand, the pillow cover measures 16" x 16", features a double-sided print and is finished with a concealed zipper for ease of care. Does not include pillow insert ~~ society6.com/ellenmaire

Protect your iPhone (fits all iPhone versions) with a one-piece, impact resistant hard shell case featuring an extremely slim profile. The lay-flat feature protects the front of your iPhone by extending the bezel above the screen ~~ society6.com/ellenmaire

I N S P I R E (Reference Images)

  

 

PS- my lovely friend Samantha will be hanging her gorgeous creations (in the photos above) from Adorn Felt Finery in the tree's of the festival as well....I modeled for her last year and I am in love with my peacock top she gave me. Such a beautiful woman and beautiful works.

xo

Pablo.

'All children are artists. They problem is trying to remain an artist as you grow up." 

- Pablo Picasso.

He has been an inspiration to me for a very long time. So long. Every since I was a little girl I have always been fascinated with the world of Picasso. I was told that I surprised my family when I visited an overseas art gallery (British?) and whilst she was going to ask where his work was hung so I could see it, I had already found and identified it. (Age six- Mum?) I thank my parents for allowing me to be exposed to such amazing art from such a young age.

I love his work- surreal, expressive, cubist or realist. He is a diverse and talented artist who I constantly find my self utterly absorbed by. 

Late last year my partner and I went to see an amazing Picasso exhibition in Sydney and I was BLOWN AWAY. Each of his many 'periods' were so different from one another, so beautiful. Each stroke was lovingly rendered. Each colour placement seemingly subconscious yet all in perfect symmetry and harmony with one another and their placement.

Man, he makes me want to pick up my paintbrush and splatter some boldness onto a fresh canvas. And draw weird lips and eyes. All the time.

Some of my favourites

Portrait of Olga in an Armchair (Portrait d’Olga dans un fauteuil). 1918. Oil on canvas.

Jacqueline with Crossed Hands (Jacqueline aux mains croisées). 1954. Oil on canvas.

In trying to exercise my overactive mind and imagination I have been doing a lot of experimenting and sketching lately. I am trying not to touch some of my more 'evolved' pieces in fear or screwing them up, but to keep the creative ball rolling I am trying to create something everyday.

Speed drawing and sketching is very therapeutic for me. I love the freedom and I find myself being surprised at how freely my hand draws and how fluid my lines and marks become.

Even though these sketches are not really in any relation to any major piece I am working on at the moment they help me to relax and draw somewhat subconsciously opposed to self-consciously.

speed drawing (about 10 minutes) | indian ink and charcoal

xo. E