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An artistic depiction of the archetypal Fool riding a horse through a field while the Death character clutches his shoulder, darker shades trailing behind them. The Wheel of Fortune is rendered in metallic gold leaf behind the figures.
“The Fool’s Journey” - 6 x 8” gouache, coloured pencil and gold leaf on paper mounted to panel. For “Artistry of Tarot” through Poetic Tiger Gallery.
#tarotart #worksonpaper #mysticism #gouachepainting #goldleaf
The Midnight Seer stands cloaked in silence and stillness. Clad in a regal and richly embroidered gown, she sits among watchful statues and misty hedges, her three all-seeing eyes piercing the veils of past, present, and future. She hides light, or truth until the right question is asked.
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Painting of a masked woman wearing an ornate headpiece with three eyes, shielding the glow of a candle and standing in a misty moonlit garden.
“Midnight Seer” - 16 x 24” oil and hand embroidery (glass beads, stones, and sequins) on canvas. For “The Portrait Show 13: Magic” at Modern Eden Gallery. Opening June 14th.
#newcontemporaryart #galleryexhibtion #oilportrait #esotericart #surrealpainting
Another snippet, trying something new with the candle glow and some subsurface scattering on the hand.
#oilpainting #surrealportrait #symbolistart #imaginativerealism
Details on a piece for an upcoming show with Modern Eden Gallery.
#newcontemporary #oilpainting #surrealart #paintingprogress #oiloncanvas
Painting of a human eye sitting within an open clamshell on an abstract orange and green background with paint drips and visible brushstrokes.
“Beholder” - 6 x 6” oil and Japanese paper on panel. For the “MicroVisions 8” group show with WOW x WOW.
#surrealart #contemporarypainting #smallworks #oilonpanel #newcontemporary
A slumped over figure slumbers while a cloud of swirling Japanese paper in black, silver, and gold partially obscures monstrous figures behind him.
“Sleep of Reason” - 7x9” watercolour, coloured pencil, and metallic chiyogami on paper. For the “Memories Become Dreams” group show with WOW x WOW, opening Friday April 4th.
#mixedmedia #newcontemporaryart #japanesepaper #watercolour #worksonpaper #traditionalart
Little art history references in this work in progress for WOW x WOW.
#worksonpaper #watercolour #surrealart #artinprogress
Pretty loose with the botanical elements on this painting but I’ll probably come tighten certain parts up when everything’s blocked in.
#botanicalart #oilpainting #ontheeasel
Getting back to portraiture with a very rough first pass.
#wipart #oiloncanvas #portraitpainting
A golden bee seeking nourishment clings to the petals of a severed rose. Cut from its source, the flower offers no nectar, no future. Perhaps a futile search, the bee continues flitting from one rose to the next. The outcome of its endeavours remains uncertain.
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An oil painting of a severed rose on a dark background with a golden embroidered bee appliqué clinging to one of its petals.
“Uncertain Endeavours” - 6x12” oil and hand embroidered appliqué on canvas. For the “Uncertainties” group show with WOW x WOW, opening Friday February 7th.
#newcontemporary #embroidery #oilpainting #surrealart
Close-up on an oil painting depicting a rose on a dark background and a golden embroidered bee appliquéd onto the canvas.
Embroidery done. This bee is quite small but the goldwork and beading easily ate up a couple hours.
#embroidery #goldwork #oilpainting
Rough painting of a rose on a dark background with paint drips.
Definitely in the messy stages of this one. I usually immediately go into details when painting flowers but I’m taking my time and blocking this one in first.
#wipart #oilpainting #botanicalart
“Year of the Snake” opens today at Modern Eden Gallery.
#artexhibition #newcontemporary #lunarnewyear
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Oil painting of peonies, kumquats and gladiolus flowers on a red background with silver and gold embroidered snakes intertwined.
3/4 view of the artwork.
“Disentanglement” - 12x9” oil and hand embroidery on canvas. For the “Year of the Snake” group exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery, opening Saturday January 18th.
First painting of the new year finished and now onto the next!
#contemporaryart #embroidery #oilpainting #lunarnewyear
Close up of embroidered painting of seed beads, bugle beads and sequins in silver and gold.
A crop of some embroidery for an upcoming Lunar New Year themed group show at Modern Eden Gallery. I tried to play with textures more, keeping the colours to silver and gold and trying out sequins for the first time.
#embroidery #newcontemporaryart #mixedmedia #beading
“Deep Sea Deacon” - 18x24” acrylic and oil with hand embroidered appliqué on canvas.
This one was made for Arch Enemy Arts’ Beyond Tides 3 show. Probably my favourite piece from 2024 and my first time using more complex embroidery techniques like goldwork!
#newcontemporary #embroidery #surrealart
Currently working on something for a Lunar New Year themed show at Modern Eden Gallery. Almost finished the painting before moving onto embroidering the snakes 🐍.
#traditionalart #oilpainting #newcontemporary
Dark haired woman offering an embroidered holly sprig to a mountain goat.
Close-up on embroidered holly spread comprised of cotton thread, glass beads and metal bullion wire.
“Yule Offering” - 12x12” oil and hand embroidery on canvas wrapped board.
Starting this account off with a piece I made for the Arch Enemy Arts booth at Aqua Art Miami this year.
#oilpainting #embroidery #traditionalart
