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I have so many pics to share, that this post is going to be mainly pics of my art that I have produced through end of July and August.
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I bought some TOTALLY COOL acrylic markers and you can see I have been having some fun with them.
Instead of outlining shapes in a large painting taking me about half and hour, it now takes me about 15- 20 mins max!
Been using my stencils again too, loving it!
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This month has been soooo busy, and we are only 2/3 of the way through.
Well, my shades of white series has morphed into a combo of lots of different styles,
Im revisiting the old, the VERY old, the just last year and the new with technique, style & how I am painting at the moment.
Also, quietly noticing how bored I am becoming with my creations, no sooner have I started a piece, i am over it…..
….Its not that I dislike it, quite the opposite in fact, I love it, but my rate of ideas, and creative output is too fast for my time allowance and physical speed of painting. No sooner have i come up with an idea, its not even born and im onto another, lol, not sure this is a good thing, but im just going with it for now, not giving it too much attention. 😉
So, first up is a series of 10″ x 10″ i did, this is a selection of them
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these proved very popular and 3 were sold before they were finished.
I also finished these 2 below, top one has sold:
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This one had taken me a while, I started it in early May, unusually taking a long time on it, not sure why, but I am really pleased with how it turned it, and it sold about 15 mins after being posted up online:
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I found my balinese stamps whilst looking for something else one day, so had a little play
around with those in the background of these 2 paintings,
I really like the subtle detail they add to the painting, not ‘taking it over’ but just a little interest 🙂
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(c) Reina Cottier Art 2013
Back soon with some pics of current artworks in the pipeline,
until then, take care,
x
VERY happy to announce that I finally have sorted my YouTube channel and have uploaded a whole pile of slideshow vids.
SOme are of last years art, and others are right up ot the present moment, including my Shades of White Series above.
Im so happy with how they have turned out, I managed to get some awesome royalty free music to go along with it, and I have credited the musicians in the blurbs with the vid.
Here is another:
If you want to go to my Youtube channel here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/reinacottierart
Down the track I will be adding some painting progress videos, Ill keep you posted when that happens.
This is the busiest time of the year for me, a number of important birthdays, and family celebrations and lots of other activities that need my attention,
hence, not an overly active painting time, but still… I have managed to start some really cool cnavas’s that are making me smile.
here’s 2 I started, the red & purple on the left and the turquoise, orb & koru on the top right- both with LOADS of texture…
The bottom right is a revamp, a re visit of an older one that never ever quite sat ‘right’ with me. So I am totally changing it, and its feeling much better, even though I still have a long way to go.
all in progress……..
thses 2 are finished and sold:
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this one is part of the ongoing ‘Shades of White’ series, I decided to depart from the ‘marbly’ type backgrounds and go for something smoother….
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(c) Reina Cottier Art 2013
So, continuing with my latest obsession:
my ‘Shades of White’ series #5 above, complete and sold. This one is my favourite!
Totally in my element to be painting these at the moment, loving the backgrounds, they look like a mix of galaxy and marble to me. I create them with a combo of water spraying, sponging and big/wide paint brush on its side, I layer this up, and sometimes let dry inbetween layers, but because Ms Gemini here needs INSTANT results, we are not too fond of ‘waiting for things to dry’, no, noooooo waiting for me…. of course, IF I do have to wait, I have another 6 paintings to continue on with on my never ending conveyor belt of creations. 🙂
………also completed and sold #4 below: 
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in progress: 
in progress:
ON A ROLL!!!!
*but quietly wonders when it will end?- who cares!*
back with completed updates soon.
Have a good weekend everyone.
xxx
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This was a very quick doodle i sketched straight onto the canvas in about 3 mins
I was so excited about it I painted it immediately and the whole thing was done and dusted in about 2 hours.
Totally inspired by this ‘new’ thing i was doing, I decided to do something similar on a dark background:
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As usual i have several paintings on the go at once, so while I was belting out the above, I was also working on these 2 which i completed:
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It seems as though i am returning to my beginnings as far as my paintings go.
These latest ones are very similar to my first few paintings I ever did, and the ones i am working on right now are even more so.
….those will be in my next post 🙂
School holidays right now, so about to go away for a few days with the kids, back to normal next week.
this style is super fiddly and exacting, but it totally appeases my ‘perfectionist’ side, which must break out every now and then….
(both in progress)
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When it is overcast outside and my studio seems a little dull and dark,i have this amazing industrial light that my partner put up for me,
its fantastic, so light and bright and perfect for varnishing, can see any imperfections immediately.
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so these three are what I have been working on for the last week or so,
really enjoying the bright clearness of summer that gets into my bones and reflects in my art……..
all in progress :
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and last but not least, some more Reina inspirations:
Above: Another in the series of collages ive done on what inspires me creatively….
…and…..this is what Ive been up to this month:
All images (c) Copyright Reina Cottier Art 2013.
(c) Reina Cottier Art 2013
Finished! so happy with how this turned out, and sold it the same day. 🙂
Doesnt get much better than that.
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levaing you with a collage I have done of things that inspire my creativity,
I often get asked what inspires me with regards to my art :)How to answer that with words, when it really is visual and sensory to me. Its not only colour, shape and textures, but also experiences, emotions & thoughts…..So here is a collage of about .001% of things that inspire me, that stimulate my senses, so I then use my language of shape and colour to express that inner experience. ♥
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I also continued on with my’ TRIBAL’ series, which I LOVE doing…
as always there is very little planning with any of my paintings, they are all just go with the flow, most of the time I have no idea what the final result will look like and I just play it out as it evolves.
IF i try to plan something it never flows & I often end up leaving it for months before it is finished.
I am currently working on a mix of both, tribal and sun/surf, and its really exciting for me,..
seeing all my styles coming together like a story intertwining.
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Been busy creating stuff!… no not paintings…. other stuff, like calendars and cards and things like that. 🙂
After not being well for 2 weeks, unable to paint, I used the time to get busy on my other Reina Cottier Art products, I made cards….
These are direct from me, shipping worldwide. You choose your assorted, they are blank on the inside.
(reinacottier@gmail.com)
Single card $2 (+shipping)
6 assorted $14.50 (+ shipping)
10 assorted $19.50 (+ shipping)
And my 2013 calendars are now available! (from my online store), ships from USA
3 to choose from (includes my world famous 😉 word art calendar 🙂
http://www.zazzle.com/reinacottierart/gifts?cg=196903678987987298
Link above to view or buy 🙂
Other than that, I have been working on a beautiful commission for a very special family over the last few weeks, next blog post will have the progress shots and the final result, I am soooo happy with it!
I have a kid free week coming up, its school holidays and they go with their Dad next week (YUSS!!) so I get to have a holiday too, and paint paint paint!!! YEEHAW!
ciao friends! xxxx
Started this the other day (its not complete) …. got all inspired by a combination of what I have done in the past, (one of my first paintings was of Maori designs on top of flowing swirly shapes), and what I have been doing lattely with my stenciling etc… Ive been wanting to experiment with a more commercial look, one that perhaps could be licensed, printed on fabric, or products. I wanted vibrant colours with definite boundaries,
I also did this:
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It sold within a day, had alot of interest in it actually, so was happy about that.
I love the contrasting colours next to each other, really makes the reds/yellows pop out, esp with the dark outline.
So ‘everything in 3’s’ right?
well here’s #3:
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Got several commissions on the go, which is exciting, but a week of sick kids and then me has not been conducive for creatove production…. get well this weekend, and FULL SPEED AHEAD next week. 🙂
bye!
x
Almost finished this piece above 🙂 I decided I wanted to experiment with contrasting colours, so used the reds/oranges with the greens/teals… and I have to say, Im liking the result so far. This piece didn’t start off so well…. in fact it was painted over at least twice before I felt an ease and flow with what I was doing. Unlike how I usually paint (lightening speed!) I have taken my time with this, lots of pauses, looking, walking away, and revisiting… getting the bones of it on the canvas was not the issue, it was more, what to do with it after that. ‘I decided it was going to be part of my Magical Wave series, and once I had made that decision, it just flowed along (no pun intended!) nicely.
Above is a commission in progress. This one harks back to a style I was doing about a year ago which proved to be really popular, most of the pieces I did in that time sold quickly. I have loved re visiting this style and had forgotten what a great effect my ‘sprinkling’ gives, (putting paint on a scrubbing brush and then flicking the paint onto the canvas by scraping the brush with a palette knife or spatula). I love the colors the client has chosen for me to work with… this actually increases my creativity, but having ‘limits’ i seem to be far more inventive and creative, than when im left to my own devises.
And lastly, I have been experimenting with different stencils and techniques, shading, shadows etc.
Not always feeling like I have to use stencils in my art, but have found a level of satisfaction in being able to merge them with my own paitning style.
Ok thats about it for now…Ive been very busy getting through all these commissions and still have 5 left to complete of 13 in the last 3 months! 🙂 not compaining though, so love it all, and know how blessed I am. 🙂
ciao!
That time again! More activity in Reina’s cavern of creation! So, where to start?
Did this as a fun thing one day, sort of over time really, but it all came together in a flourish of swirls, teal, white and purple, and started to look really interesting…..
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I post everything I create on Facebook on my art page, and it was clear that this was a hit 🙂 Two lovely ladies wanted it, one in Oz and one in USA…..and as of right now it is winging its way across the Pacific to USA. I look at this and see real New Zealand flavour,… purely unintentional of course, but i see lots of korus and flowing interlocking shapes and lines, Loving the clear colours and feel of movement, and the elements, like i see wind/air, water, earth,,,, and even fire. The winds of change!
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This one below is a commission I did for a friend in Alaska, she chose the colours and the basic feel of what she was after and left the rest to me:
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This is a smaller sized piece for me, its 12″ x 16″, and at first I wondered if I was going to be able to ‘do my thing’ on such a little canvas, but it worked really well and I felt i was still able to get the feeling of movement with the shape, line and colors that I wanted to. I have shown her pics and she loves it. 🙂 This lady is all about loven light, so it was a total pleasure to be able to zone into that whilst creating that for her.
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13 commissions, 3 down, 10 to go…….. 🙂
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Lastly, finally the hard copy of the book I have been published in has arrived! It looks really professional, and im thrilled with how my art is showcased. Some really awesome artists have been chosen for this book so I felt honored to be amonst such talent.
there I am, third row down, second from left,
if anyone wants a look online its here: (im pages 26 & 27 :))
or to buy it from Amazon go here:
Ciao for now my friends, hope you are all well & happy.
Arohanui.
Reina.x
have decided to do a series, or a theme of paintings. My last post, ‘Splash of Red’, is part of the series. Naturally I have been evolving toward this for quite some time, its fairly obvious that I have bits and bobs of the last 2 years of my art all wrapped into one now.
So the latest one I have just completed is this:
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Again, I am really enjoying this piece. It took a bit of ‘sorting out’ , getting the flow of lines correct, making sure everything had a flow, and yet, I didn’t want everything to have the ‘full stop’, i quite like some movement just disappearing off into nothing ness, and some ‘lines’ just not really going anywhere, but yeh within of that, it needed a balanced, or it looked completely off. At one point I had to keep walking away from it for several hours, and returning for that ‘fresh look’, so I could actually see what was happening on the canvas. I chose these colours because I wanted a real feel of the ocean (blues, greens, teals,) with dynamic energy & power (reds, purples & yellow). The white is fro drama, and also I like how it reminds me of ocean spray, froth, light through water… really love that. The ocean is in my blood and has been since I was born. I have never been able to love too far from the sea, ONCE when I was 19 I loved inland, not far, only about 10km from the sea (here in NZ that is inland! haha) and I loathed it, I felt claustrophobic, I was always trying to get out to the sea, so I made a resolution to never do that again, and since then I have never lived more than about 200m from the waters edge.
So, Im really feeling this series,
it started with this one:
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then the one in the last blog entry with the red.
what next? not sure… I may even end up calling them the Water, Air, Fire, Earth Wave series…. *thinks* yep.. its heading that way for sure.
Other things I am working on:
not finished-almost there
also incomplete,… this one has sold, few tweaks to do,.. its almost there.
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