Portrait Paintings by Steve

Hello all,

I wanted to share some more of Steve's amazing artwork with you today. These are definitely some of my favorites. He is so good at painting portraits, especially conveying character is sometimes quite hard. But he always manages it somehow.

I hope you like these. They are both available in the artshop as prints. And there is still a 3 for 2 offer on all prints. So go get them and make an artlover happy at Christmas.

Lots of love,
Nadine (and Steve)

PS: I am also sharing these on Paint Party Friday, and I recommend you to go and check out all the amazing artwork there. So much inspiration and talent.

Paint Party Friday - Steve's Audrey Paintings

 

Hello everyone,

I am reposting this as part of Paint Party Friday. Check out the gorgeous blog entry here.
 
This is another art post this time. Steve has been so creative lately, he is permanently producing new art work and I am starting to get worried. Not about him painting all the time, no, not about that. But he paints sexy women and stunning portraits and the two pieces I am showing you today are of Audrey Hepburn, one of his idols. He owns every book about her and even has a gorgeous Audrey tattoo which he got in Berlin this summer.

So do I have to be worried? Am I competing with Audrey Hepburn? Ha, there is no way I ever could, who could compete with a stunning quirky yet dead cult actress.

I really can't decide which one I like better.

So what do you think of his mixed media paintings of Audrey? I love them, stunning contrast. They look great on the wall.
(and I have listed both in the art shop)

Let me know what you think.

Lots of love,
Nadine

2 Original Oil Paintings

Hello everyone,

... and today another art post. I have just listed 2 original oil paintings in the shop.

I have been thinking about this for ages and there are really 2 problems:

one: I find it impossible to take decent photos of the paintings, and with original paintings one needs a good photo of the actual painting. My prints I can take to the window where they get some light and the photos turn out decent enough. But the paintings are simply too big to put them in the window so the picture are unfortunately quite dark and blurry.

And the second problem is shipping of course. I have decided to put them in the Etsy shop only for shipping with the UK and then the shipping will be free and I'll arrange a courier to pick up and deliver. But if the paintings were to be shipped to the US for instance it would cost almost £90, who would ever pay that?

So let's see what happens. It's worth a try.

Both are oil paintings, quite large, "One bottle red" is 30" x 20" and "Where the sun" is 24" x 30" and both are painted on ready to hang canvas.

Can you see what "Where the sun" depicts? Most people can't figure it out without any help from me, but maybe if you see a smaller image rather than the original it will be easier.

What do you think? Do you like them?

Lots of love,
Nadine

Do I need to be worried? - Steve's Audrey paintings

 

Hello everyone,

another art post this time. Steve has been so creative lately, he is permanently producing new art work and I am starting to get worried. Not about him painting all the time, no, not about that. But he paints sexy women and stunning portraits and the two pieces I am showing you today are of Audrey Hepburn, one of his idols. He owns every book about her and even has a gorgeous Audrey tattoo which he got in Berlin this summer.

So do I have to be worried? Am I competing with Audrey Hepburn? Ha, there is no way I ever could, who could compete with a stunning quirky yet dead cult actress.

I really can't decide which one I like better.

So what do you think of his mixed media paintings of Audrey? I love them, stunning contrast. They look great on the wall.
(and I have listed both in the art shop)

Let me know what you think.

Lots of love,
Nadine

Flower Circuit Drawing

 What do you think of this one? Too out there? A bit weird? Or yay, geeks rule the world !!!

I love my black and white drawings, it's so much fun, and as you all know I am really drawn to geometric shapes, I wouldn't be quilting if I wasn't, so as I am a little nerd it was only a matter of time until I would draw a circuit board, just for the aesthetic appeal, well it appeals to me anyway, maybe ot everyone :)

 close ups:

Fashion Illustration Painting

Hello all,

check out this gorgeous painting, isn't she amazing?

I didn't paint her, Steve did and I think he did an amazing job. I absolutely love how the personality comes out even though the painting itself retained a lot of the roughness and it isn't overdone (like a lot of my paintings I have to admit). Someone else might feel threatened that he paints someone so sexy, and if you haven't met me believe you me I look nothing like her, but I am really just proud of him and recognise his talent. Well, he is the trained artist while I am just an amateur.

I just love the way he can paint something rough and detailed at the same time. The sparkle in the eye and the red in the lips are stunning. And the turquoise background is divine. the original is done in mixed media with watercolors, ink and markers.

I just added her to the Etsy shop and you can get her as part of the 3 for 2 offer on all art prints.

What do you think?

Lots of love from York,
Nadine

New Mixed Media Paintings

Good morning everyone,

I have something slightly different for you today. I have noticed I am totally neglecting my paintings and other artwork on this blog. I always write about quilts but never about the paintings. So today I'll show you 2 new mixed media paintings.

You might remember the "Up up and away" mixed media painting which I am selling a print of in the art shop?



Well, I have made 2 more in a similar style. This is a fairly new thing for me, I have only recently started playing around with mixed media and am planning to do much more with it. I actually really want to combine fabric, thread, paper and paint in more modern abstract artwork, so watch this space.

But these 2 pieces are part of the nursery art collection I am working on.

The "Party Cake"



And "A girl can never have too many shoes" would be perfect for a little girl's room.



All 3 of these were crafted/painted on gallery canvas sized 20" x 20" and the originals will be available at the craft fair next week.

What do you think? Do you like them?

Lots of love,
Nadine

Art Print Treasury

Hello everyone,

I have made a treasury with only items from my art shop for a change. I like the mosaic effect it creates, a good way to display more than one print at the same time. I hope you like it.

Hope you're enjoying the sunshine.

Lots of love,
Nadine xx

Valentines SALE in the Art Shop

Only 2 more weeks to V-Day, so I guess it's time for a Valentines SALE in the Art shop. Everything is 10% off and you still get the B2G1F Print deal so go and check it out. The sale is on until the 14th.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ThisCreativeBliss

Lots of LOVE,

Nadine xx

New Prints in the Art Shop

Hello everyone,

I hope you're having a lovely weekend. Enjoying the sun? I have so much to do I don't even know where to start, I really want to paint, but also have lots of quilting to do and I need to take photos of paintings, originals, to then list them in the art shop too (after I have figured out how to ship the large ones abroad, seems to cost a fortune, let me know if ou have any advice on that).

In the meantime I finally went and listed some more prints in the art shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/ThisCreativeBliss.

I really love these, they all have a story. This painting called "The Red Robe" is inspired by Margaret Atwood's "A Handmaid"s Tale". I think for those who have read the book, that is quite obvious.



The original is 24" x 24" and was exhibited at the Kelvingrove Gallery in Glasgow as part of a charity exhibition in aid of Breastcancer Awareness.

This one is actually a pastel painting in the original and the funny thing is, I was contacted by an A-Level student asking me about pornographic art. He wanted to interview me to ask where I get my inpiration for the nude paintings from. A bit dodgy, ha?




The following painting is called "Waiting for the Sun". The original is an acrylic painting which was great fun to paint. Acrylics create such nice textures when they dry quickly. I am planning to paint lot more in Acrylics and smaller affordable originals too which can easily be shipped.



I hope you like the new prints. Would love to know what you think.

Have a wonderful weekend.
Nadine xx

"Reflections on Colour" Exhibition

Hello everyone,

just to let you know the exhibition is now open to the public. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to hang the larger quilts as they did not hang straight and we were not allowed to do anything to the walls. I had planned to use small velcro pieces in the bottom corners and attach the other side with white tack to the walls to make sure the quilts hang flat, but it turns out the white tack leaves dark patches on the wall, wo we couldn't use it. How does on hang a really large quilt without it getting wavy and swaying every time someone walks past? I normally use them as bedquilts or lapquilts, I never hang them up so maybe I am doing it all wrong?

I managed to hang 2 smaller quilts and 7 paintings so that's not bad.









I took some photos of the show, including pictures of Carol's (http://www.fibredance.com/) and Sandra's (http://www.diverse-threads.co.uk/4825.html) artwork but they all turned out a bit blurry due to the bad lighting conditions and I just haven't got a chance to go back and take new pictures. Sorry.

Would be great if you could see the show, if you are in York you could easily take a quick trip to Grays Court. The food there is amazing. It is also a pretty posh hotel very close to the Minster.

So if you get a chance to see the show let me know what you thought of it.

Lots of love,
Nadine xx



the quilts:




Some of my paintings, one of Sandra's and the large wallhanging is Carol's


Carol's and Sandra's Artwork: