‘What This Statue Teaches Us About Art, Colonialism, and Ourselves’

Michael Parekōwhai's 'The English Channel' takes the metaphorical role of the viewer literally - providing a singular master class for all storytellers.

#art #culture #fineart #colonialism #NZartist #NZart #michaelparekōwhai #storytelling

https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/what-this-statue-teaches-us-about

Thanks to the generous initial response to this #GiveALittle and 100% success with her funding applications (also amazing) Daena is going to Houston ... but complications have drained the money set aside for contingencies so we're boosting it around again to try and build that safety margin back up.

I'm a believer in the power of weak links so a boost is as good as a contribution :)

#quilts #quilting #NZQuilter #NZArtist #DisabledArtist #GoFundMe #NZTwits

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/daena-houston

I will be tabling at #WellingtonZinefest this Saturday! Pop in and say hi! https://www.wellingtonzinefest.com/copy-of-comics-zine-market #nzartist #wellingtonartist

Finished this #drawing this morning - a bust of the Greek goddess Demeter (Ceres), goddess of the #harvest. Seems appropriate for this autumnal time of year.

And here is photo of one half of coconutshell filled with encaustic.

Second half was sold.

#introduction
Hi all, my name is Sarka and I have moved from another substance. I am a Czech #artist and #fine art instructor living in New Zealand. I hope to make interesting connections here.

#nzartist
#nzart
#contemporaryart
#abstractart
#mastoart

#LinoCut #printing in process. Was fun.

Preparing for #MeetTheMaker #OpenStudio

I did some more work on my elephant pencil drawing. A fellow artist pointed out that his body had been too young for his tusks.
Hopefully everything matches up now.

#nzart #art #mastoart #ArtMatters #nzartist #newzealand #drawing #elephant#Africanelephant #tusks

Cupid presenting a rose to a butterfly, from the sculpture by Antoine-Denis Chaudet, 1802.

Polychromos Walnut brown, if anyone's interested.

My July rewards for Patreon are done and dusted, with super soft satin laminate stickers and a retro glitch vibe art print to top it off!

Patreon is integral to my ability to weather the demise of birdsite, so I’m putting lots of effort into each month’s rewards! Snag yours at https://www.patreon.com/pepper_raccoon

I'm calling this one "Broken". Kinda sums up the last month - too many challenges, physical and emotional. It's drawn from a reference photo from Karina Zhitkova over on IG. Hope you like it, took me a while to get it 'right'.

#ballet #ballerina #dancer #beauty #love #compassion #Buddhism #beginnerartist #nzartist #nzart #pencildrawing #pencilsketch #mastoart #artstodon #art #drawing #fineart @Curator

Tried drawing a photo from one of IG @dtolokonov amazing portraits. Doesn't do the original justice but I tried hard to capture the essence...

oh hello here is an art

do i do tags for mastodon i dont know

I released a new studio vlog on Friday, sharing how I package my oil paintings for international postage. I also share some clips of my latest Opera Moth painting, and talk a bit about my new fountain pen hobby!
https://youtu.be/QThs88tvkyo #studiovlog #artyoutuber #nzartist

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in Water Moon Form (Shuiyue Guanyin). China, 11th century. Drawn from a photo of the sculpture in #themet.

I did a few quick doodles and a pen and ink . Not perfect but fun to do.