surfart – Reina Cottier Art

Cover of The New Zealand Artist Magazine!- Reina Cottier

July 8, 2015March 12, 2019Posted in art, Artist, canvas, cottier, cover, feature, featured, magazine, mannequin, new, painting, reina, surfart, zealandTagged abstract, art, artist, cottier, cover, feature, fly, fusion, inner, kiwi, kiwiana, kiwiarna, koru, magazine, mannequin, maoriart, new, newzealand, owl, pacifica, painting, reina, spiritual, studio, surfart, Tairua, tribal, visual, wings, zealand12 Comments

So happy to be telling you all that not only was I given a four page spread with 12 images and a fantastic write up….
…. but also, my owl painting, ‘Guardian’, was also featured on the COVER of The New Zealand Artist Magazine!

(EDIT: I have since been told that this issue was their biggest selling magazine to date!)

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Decorative Surfboard Mini’s

January 9, 2015July 29, 2016Posted in abstract, art, decorated, Kiwi Art, painting, surf art, surfboard, tribal, wallartTagged abstract, abstract paintings, art, decorative, kiwi, kiwiana, kiwiart, koru, maori, ocean, painting, surf, surfart, surfboard, tribal, tropical, wave2 Comments

Handmade Mini Surfboards, made from recylced ply wood and painted.

Can be hung either vertically or horizontally, or leaning against something.

to inquire about pricing email me: reinacottier@gmail.com

All designs are ©Reina Cottier Art

Email me if interested: reinacottier@gmail.com.

©Reina Cottier Art

If interested in purchasing please email me: reinacottier@gmail.com

So much fun…. wil post complete and progress pics of more in the coming weeks 🙂

Whales & Dolphins

April 9, 2014Posted in abstract, Abstract Art, Abstract Painting, art, Artist, dolphin, Kiwi, Maori, whaleTagged abstract art, abstract paintings, aqua, art, blue, creature, dolphin, kiwiana, koru, magical, maori, ocean, purple, surfart, teal, turquoise, wave, whale8 Comments

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

A Gallery of July/August works

September 3, 2013September 6, 2013Posted in abstract, Abstract Art, Abstract Painting, art, Artist, butterfly, painting, surf artTagged aqua, art, butterfly, kiwi, kiwiana, koru, lotus, maori, New Zealand, orbs, spiritual, surfart, teal, turquoise, zen6 Comments

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.

SOLD

FOR SALE

ALL WORKS © Reina Cottier 2013

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!

🙂

Merging new and old

July 22, 2013July 22, 2013Posted in abstract, Abstract Art, Abstract Painting, acrylic, art, Kiwi Art, kiwiana, paintingTagged abstract, art, cosmic, cosmos, galaxy, kiwi, kiwiana, New Zealand, orb, orbs, painting, seascape, summer, sun, sunrise, sunset, surf, surfart, wave, waves, zen7 Comments

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

these proved very popular and 3 were sold before they were finished.

I also finished these 2 below, top one has sold:

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:

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 🙂

Back soon with some pics of current artworks in the pipeline,
until then, take care,

June Update…

June 16, 2013June 16, 2013Posted in abstract, Abstract Art, Abstract Painting, acrylic, art, New Age ArtTagged abstract, art, cosmos, galaxy, kiwi, kiwiart, koru, New Age, New Zealand, orbs, painting, spiral, surfart, zen4 Comments

Hi all! 🙂

My artwork has been featured alongside 19 other artists in this recent artpromotivate article:
20 Colorful Abstract Paintings for Inspiration… click on the link below for a look:

http://www.artpromotivate.com/2013/06/20-colorful-abstract-paintings-for.html

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I have been working on this piece below for a while, and Im not sure about it at all, slow progress is foreign to me and I would love to just paint over it, my rule of thumb in general is that if its not flowing fast, forget it, but there is a small niggle,,,, keep going, its going to be ok lol… so I am 🙂

this one is finished and sold… its off to Australia. …

I think Im coming to the end of my Shades of White series, well I mean my obsession with it, there is ALWAYS a few more that sneak out when I least expect it, but I feel another phase morphing its way over me and Ill been keen to see what happens next week in the studio! 🙂

Hope everyone has a great week!

Ciao!

June 11th 2013

June 11, 2013June 11, 2013Posted in abstract, Abstract Art, Abstract Painting, acrylic, art, Contemporary Art, New Zealand art/paintingTagged abstract, kiwi, kiwiana, koru, magical, maori, paintings, purple, red, surfart, turquoise, whimsical, whiteLeave a comment

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

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….

May update:

May 25, 2013May 25, 2013Posted in abstract, Abstract Art, Abstract Painting, art, Artist, Kiwi, Kiwi Art, kiwiana, koruTagged abstract, art, bubbles, cosmos, etereal, galaxy, kiwi, kiwiana, koru, magical, maori, New Zealand, ocean, orbs, spiral, surf, surfart, whimsical, white7 Comments

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: (c) Reina Cottier Art 2013

and I have started 2 more!

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

Shades of White

May 13, 2013May 13, 2013Posted in abstract, Abstract Art, Abstract Painting, acrylic, art, Artist, magical, Maori, New age, New Age Art, New Zealand, New Zealand art/paintingTagged abstract art, abstract paintings, art, cosmic, doodle, doodle art, galaxy, koru, magical, maori, orbs, surf, surfart, teal, turquoise, whimsical, white12 Comments

well this series happened quite by ‘accident’ ….

I painted the background of #1 and then doodled a very fast design straight onto the canvas and painted the outline of it white, as I always do as a prep for the rest to come… the COLOUR, the signature ‘Reina colour’ 🙂 ……

I posted an ‘In Progress’ pic on my FB page and got an overwhelming response of: “its FAB as it is!!” … so, a new series was born…

this is the finished result of the first one:

#1 (18″ x 36″-for sale)
(c) Reina Cottier Art 2013

#2 (20″ x 24″ Sold)

and this one i started yesterday, still in progress: (SOLD)

I feel like I have another few of these left inside me yet 🙂

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oh and in other news, my art is one of 52 artists featured in the wonderful e-book:

52 Prescriptions for Happiness- by Joe Dunn & Mali Apple.

Link here:
http://www.amazon.com/52-Prescriptions-Happiness-Inspiration-ebook/dp/B00CHU9PSO/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

this is the pic they used:
“Gaia Speaks”-by Reina Cottier
(c) Reina Cottier Art 2013

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