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Category Archives: Picture of the week
First glimpse of Ossian…the little fawn
Well, hours and hours of work have gone into this little man, Ossian. I cannot even count how many hours I spent sanding, filling, sanding more, filling some more. Then a coat of resin, then more sanding…then more filling, followed … Continue reading
Posted in Black Asterisk, Picture of the week, Taxidermy
Tagged Fawn, Karley Feaver, sculpture, taxidermy
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Photographer Hal – Flesh Love series
If you’ve ever been so crazy in love that you wanted to vacuum seal yourself into a bag with your loved one, well here is how to do it…or not. Warning, this is some really weird and strange stuff, but … Continue reading
Posted in Picture of the week
Tagged Flesh Love, Photographer Hal, Photography, surreal photography, Tokyo artist
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TARRED & feathered – images and opening night
The opening reception for TARRED & feathered was last night. What an excellent evening spent with friends, family, strangers and others (whom ever they might be). I have been working hard getting this show together and it’s such a good … Continue reading
Warren
Here is a sneaky peak at the new addition to the family, Warren. I will post photos of the full piece at a later date. You can see the progress of this piece I previously posted here
Artist Spotlight – Neal Turner
Recently I have been looking at portraits as I am participating in a show later this year, where I am going to – for the first time – paint portraits. So to get some inspiration I turned to the web. … Continue reading
Studio Time
Work in progress started today…I have a lot more work to do on this piece, but it’s starting to take shape. Below is the detail of the ears…when you shine the light behind them you can see the veins shining … Continue reading
Artist Spotlight: James Brown
Extract below taken from OREXART’s website (you can see more of James’s work there) “The fantastical landscapes, dramas and illusionistic diversions created by Auckland artist James Brown lead the viewer down many weird and wonderful paths. Brown’s juxtapositions of the … Continue reading
Selene Simcox – Open Studio
You’re invited to…
Posted in Arty Places, Picture of the week
Tagged Manthel van Reijn Studio, Selene Simcox
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Selene Simcox in Residence – An Interview
Selene Simcox, Progress 2010 installation Acrylic on vinyl varying dimensions Auckland artist Selene Simcox is in residence at Manthel van Reijn Studio (Mt Eden) from 21 February to 11 March and continues to explore the relationship between paint and vinyl and … Continue reading
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Tagged Manthel van Reijn Studio, Selene Simcox
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Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber, Inc.
Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber are the founding members of The Royal Art Lodge, who continued their partnership after the collective dissolved in 2008. I am very much into the wit, humor, and strong conceptual paintings. The duo have an often-updated blog, and … Continue reading