Last week we made the trip to Auckland with the final 3 paintings to install.
Here’s a short look at the final painting, on level 3 of the stairwell.
I’ll have a longer, beginning to end vid coming soon.
Tag: purple
Whale / Tohora Commission
This is a commission for a friend. Ive painted loads of whales, but decided to change the angle of this, I wanted it to more dramatic. I akso, for the first tine am using acrlic markers for some of the detailing , certainly alot faster than brush & ink.
Really happy how it’s progressing so far 🙂
Acrylics, Inks, Acrylic markers.
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Carnival Peacock
This, just finished, is a commissioned peacock from a wonderful friend of mine
from my school days.
There is something really liberating about using these colours, something uplfiting
and joyous. Reminded me of a carnival.
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Painted Mannequin Torso
Finally was able to finish one of many mannequin torsos!
very happy with the outcome and sold to a regular buyer in Australia.
Much more difficult to paint fine smooth lines on this surface,
so this took alot longer than I normally would to paint something similar on canvas.
I have more to paint, and Im looking forward to experimenting with feathers and other things!
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as always, for any queries, or commission questions, pls contact me at:
reinacottier@gmail.com
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Peacock Feathers, Tribal decoration & Birds
©Reina Cottier Art 2014
My lovely partner is a house painter, and came home with what was leftover of the most beautiful fuchsia coloured paint, called ‘Center Stage’ (<<love it) – so, being acrylic paint, I asked if I could have it, and created this beauty with it.
A carry on from my peacock phase , and I added some of my Reina style tribal/cultural designs to it, and I must say Im rather pleased with what the outcome was 🙂
that then led to this:
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SOLD
Needing a change of direction 😉 I then decided to try my hand at some ‘birds’. I use the word ‘bird’ loosely.. I loathe giving anyone an expectation, cos I like my ‘creatures’ to be anything really,.. lets just call them ‘flying creatures’ – they do look a little mystical/mythological…. so these 3 were produced in (again) rather quick succession, and I really loved them. The top one is finished, and the bottom 2 are still in progress, but not too far off being done.
There is a little piece of me in all my paintings of course, but these were a big piece of me 🙂
©Reina Cottier Art 2014
available for sale
©Reina Cottier Art 2014
In Progress & both SOLD
Ill post up finished pics of those 2 once done, not far off now. 🙂
Phew, finally catching up on this blogging thing 🙂
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Whales & Dolphins
I succumbed, and finally painted a dolphin. 🙂 ‘Reina Style’ of course 🙂
Here is the result, the hardest part was getting the shape of the dolphin right, I had about 4 goes at it
until I was satisfied it looked right (in perspective). The rest was easy, so much fun, like coloring in when you were a kid!
©Reina Cottier Art 2014
SOLD
SImilar thing with the whales below, getting the shape right was the most important thing and what I
focussed on. After that, it just flowed……
©Reina Cottier Art 2013
SOLD
©Reina Cottier art 2014
SOLD
I have a 3rd whale on the go, a commission, and perhaps there is another dolphin inside me somewhere…?
as usual, you can contact me at: reinacottier@gmail,com if there are any queries. 🙂
Tis all for now… bye. x
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Butterfly Series
A few months ago I spontaneously painted an abstract-ish butterfly, it was so popular, sold within 5 mins of posting it, and everyone said ‘you HAVE to paint more butterflies!’……
I didnt feel like it at the time, but a few weeks ago, I suddenly had an urge, and in my usual style, have painted about 10 in 3 short weeks. LOL!
Here are a few of the ones I have done so far, more to come, they have all, but one, sold…..
ALL images & artwork is ©Reina Cottier Art 2013
More to come…… 🙂
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Against the Grain series cont’d
The rest of the series I produced here, (the first few are in the previous post),
acrylic on canvas, with a rustic ‘wood’ look background with my designs of korus, swirls and intense vibrant colour.
All images are © Reina Cottier Art 2013
All images © Reina Cottier Art 2013
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June 11th 2013
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:
(c) Reina Cottier Art 2013
(c) Reina Cottier Art 2013
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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Marching on…
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 :
All images (c) Reina Cottier Art 2013
and last but not least, some more Reina inspirations:
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Unity
Lack of passion is fatal
I have been putting some well known quotes on my art (couldnt find the author of this one).
Many things are happening in my neck of the woods, … but its late and no time to write more just now,
so back tomorrow to add some more……
till then….
ciao.
Reina Cottier Art 