“Andy’s Chair”

After yesterdays post featuring a dreary photo of my messy studio, I thought I should offer up something a lot more cheerful and pleasant to look at today!

“Andy’s Chair” is another of the paintings I collected last week. The colour scheme was inspired by a trip to the Andy Warhol exhibition.  I don’t remember the name of the piece now or even what it was of; I just remember thinking what a fresh colour scheme; I’ll have to try something in those colours one day. Although I created it at the Art Day Out studio it is a lot freer and less planed out than most of the stuff I created there. I really like it and it and it has found a wall in my home rather than just being stacked away in the studio.
I hope this brightens your day a little and sends you off into the weekend in a cheery mood.

Overflowing

I collected the last of my paintings that have been in storage at the Art Day Out studio today.

This is just some of them; I was surprised by how many were still there. So now my poor little studio is even more crowded.

Hopefully some of these paintings will soon find new homes; a few are already on hold for a client and others will be coming with me to the Handmade Expo.

If something catches your eye, leave me a comment. I have reduced the prices drastically to move them quickly; the new prices range from $80 to $350 +p&h.

 If you think someone you know would be interested, please feel free to send them over for a look.

Spinal

My back is playing up again :( I am glad it doesn’t trouble me as much or as badly as it did when I painted the oil above called “Spinal”.

Don’t forget tonight is you last chance to enter my little giveaway, the winner will be drawn on the last day of Blogtoberfest (tomorrow).

Layered

I don’t have much to say today – possibly late Blogtoberfest burnout! So I thought I’d share this abstract, it’s an oil on canvas called “Layered”.
I feel a bit like this looks today, a bit messy and all over the place. This painting hides another, I was never happy with the landscape that was the first painting on the canvas so one night when I felt like painting but didn’t have a canvas prepared I just painted right over the top.
How are you coping with late Blogtober if you are playing along?

Brown paper packages tied up with string…..

It’s the 9th of Blogtober and as 9 is my favorite number I have decided to celebrate with my very first give away. For your ticket to win just join my little band of followers and leave me a comment on this post. That means along with an entry in my competition, you also get to catch up with what I have been up to on a regular basis! Who knows it could be the start of a beautiful friendship.

If you are already one of my followers, thank you, I really appreciate your company and support. So you don’t feel left out just pop me a note in the comments to say hi and you will be in the running too.

I have put together this little prize, I hope you like it. I promise to wrap it in brown paper and tie it in string. There is an original abstract mini painting and a hand painted book mark and magnet along with one of the little owl cards that I printed just the other day.

I will draw the winner on the 30th of October and I’m happy to post anywhere in the world, good luck.

Clocktoberfest

Badskirts suggested theme for the third day of Blogtoberfest of Clocktober or clocks seems well timed for me. I suddenly feel overwhelmed by lack of time. Well to be honest there is never enough time, especially with a very, active inquisitive Little Guy in tow. Right now I am feeling the tick tock of the clock because there just isn’t enough time to follow all that is happening in Blogtoberfest. I love Punky & Me's post about this very topic and think I am really going to have to accept that, just like a music festival I can’t see it all.

Speaking of music NOFX last night was fantastic, feeling the bass reverberate through my chest, moving through and with a crowd of thousands, I didn’t realise just how much I had missed this feeling until I was in the thick of it again.

I must rush off and check out some more Blogtoberfest posts and try very hard to pace myself. I couldn’t think of a painting, sculpture or photo that went with today’s post so I have used this little abstract titled “Calm” to remind me to calm down and take it all in!  I also had to include a photo of the painting below it sits so nicely with “Calm”, it’s title is “Healing”, I love the colour and mood in these pieces.

Hip, hip, hooray

Pop on over to Handmade Heaven and help celebrate 100 followers, Liesa is having a give away and is asking for suggestions as to what you might like to win from the store. Who knows you could be luck enough to win this or this

….They were created by some girl named Kylie ;)  Seriously though the shop is full of little handmade treasures, there is sure to be something you would like to win. Congratulations on your success Liesa and thanks again for providing a great showcase for handmade work.

With Blogtoberfest and Celebrating with Handmade Heaven I am going a bit overboard with the posts today! I promise that’s the last you will hear from me today, much to do before our big night.

Untitled

I have plans to join in with Illustration Fridays, but I forgot to submit this week and the week before the theme of Welcome had me stumped. This week’s theme was Infinite and this is the piece I had planned to submit.

I painted it years ago; I just checked it was 10 years ago. Wow, time is really flying! Nothing I have painted since has ever come close to it for me. It was such a freeing and amazing experience to paint it, I wish I could capture that feeling again. Do you feel that way when you work? Do you have an all time favorite piece?
It is titled Untitled. I always think that’s a cop out when I see a piece titled that, but this one really has me stumped. I know I thought of a title I was happy with one day, but I lost the thought and I have never remembered. So for 10 years it has been untitled, I think it shall remain that way.

Desert Dawn

I miss this painting. Do you ever miss your creations that you have sent of into the universe?

It was a piece I always knew was for sale and that it wouldn’t stay in my life. It’s funny I divide my work up into categories and there are some that I hope will always be with me, some that I may be able to let go of one day, but only if they go somewhere I know I can visit with them. Then there are paintings like these that are destined for sale. This painting was created for sale, but I was looking through some photos of my work tonight and felt a longing for it just the same.

It was such fun to do, painted with real abandon and it worked out better than I had expected. I know I can’t keep them all, I admire artist who live by a credo of getting rid of the old to make way for the new. A lot of my paintings are of special places we visit and therefore bring back memories of good times and adventures; mostly it is these paintings that I feel a need to keep.

Do you categorize your work into selling/not selling? How do you deal with the longing to keep it all, especially the good pieces? I’d love to hear your thoughts and tips on how you deal with these feelings.

Drawing, music and thrifting treasure......

I have had such a great morning. The Little Guy created this lovely green drawing, which reminds me a bit of an oil painting I painted a couple of years ago. It is titled Optimism and it hangs in my bedroom. I will never be able to part with it is is one of my favorites.

Then we went of to music for some singing and dancing fun and a catch up with mates. One of my favorite thrift shops is right near music so we had to go and see if we could pick up a bargain.

We really scored today, some days are just like that thrifting! today Little Guy scored a wooden train for $10 a couple of the blocks are missing from the wagon (we have about a million blocks so I am sure he will find a replacement) and one of the links that joins the engine to a carriage will need a minor repair, but other than that it is perfect and I am thrilled.

I didn't miss out either, I found another jar of vintage buttons and a stack of little brown note books that I will upcycle along with the buttons into some funky little note/sketch books. I also picked up some vintage pillow slips and doilies, I plan to upcycle these into little artworks.

I completed my first little upcycled painting last night using a doilie and vintage buttons and I am so happy with it, it is very sweet, I shall share a photo soon. Off to get creative now while the little guy sleeps.

"Cogs"

"Cogs" is a very contemporary abstract that would suit a modern home or a corporate environment. It is currently on display at Handmade Heaven it is an acrylic on canvas and at an impressive 90cm square it is sure to be a striking addition to any room. The textures are layered beautifully giving the painting lots of depth and the metallic highlights are the very latest decorator trend.

I love painting in this style, it is so freeing and lots of fun. Before the Little Guy came along I was doing lots of this sort of work for bussiness, goverment deparments and commisions for private homes. It is a buzz walking through the city knowing that in this or that flashy new highrise my artwork is on display and helping to create the right look in business foyers and boardrooms.

By any other name?

This is one of the mini paintings from the collection that I recently delivered to Handmade Heaven. It is just 20cm square, which is such a great size to fit into any little corner or space that needs brightening up. I love the texture in this piece and the metallic background. I haven't named it yet if you have any ideas for a title, please leave me a comment.

Things are looking up

Things are looking up in the creative side of my life and starting "created by Kylie" is my way of celebrating and expanding on that. I have found some time in the last month or so to get back into my painting, for the last 19 months Little Guy has been taking up so much of my time and energy that not much had been happening in the studio!

Recently I created a new line of funky little magnets and bookmarks and I delivered them to Handmade Heaven last week. If you haven't checked out Handmade Heaven before, it is, as the name suggests, a heavenly little shop full of handmade goodies. You can check out what is going on there at Handmade Heaven.

Check out a couple of the book marks and magnets from the range. They are all one off originals on artist canvas. Such an easy way to add some art to your everyday life and at just $3 they are an absolute bargain.

I also delivered some mini canvases and a couple of large abstracts, more about them soon..........