white – Reina Cottier Art

Reina Cottier Art YouTube channel

June 24, 2013June 24, 2013Posted in abstract, Abstract Art, Abstract Painting, art, Artist, Contemporary Art, video, YoutubeTagged abstract, abstract paintings, artist, kiwi, kiwiana, koru, magical, maori, New Age, spiral, vieo, whimsical, white, youtube, zenLeave a comment

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.

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