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Etsy shop updated

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I’ve recently added some more works to my Etsy Shop (Arty Aitch) which has been neglected lately due to Christmas and the production I was involved in at our local amdram society in January. Doing tasks like this always seems to take longer than I anticipate. I started taking the photographs of each item yesterday morning. Then I uploaded them onto the PC, saved each image as a both hi-res one in my art folder and a “save for web” sized image for uploading on-line (which I save into a separate folder on my PC). Naming each image relevant to how I perceive it probably makes the job longer, but I find it’s easier to locate if I give appropriate file-names to my images.

I then spent much of the afternoon writing up the details of each item for the description as I entered it into my shop. I find this sort of thing a real slog, so maybe that’s why it takes so long, but I’m glad to say that now I do at least have all my mini paintings photographed and in my Etsy shop – and I have created a document listing them all on my PC too, so I can keep track of where they are if I use them for a Craft Fair or sell any etc.

Here are a few of the mini paintings I’ve just uploaded:

"Alternatively" - mini painting with easel.

 

"Celestial" - mini painting with easel

 

"Running On Time" - mini painting with easel

New work unearthed!

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I know the title of this blog post seems odd, but I’ve recently been having a tidy up of my artworks – they are all in bubble wrap and/or cardboard boxes ready for transportation to exhibition or for delivery to customers. During the process of tidying up, I undearthed this new work – well, new to the internet, that is!  I’d forgotten I had this particular painting, which I created a few years ago and took to exhibitions with me – and I’d never managed to get a decent photograph of it because it has been framed and glazed by my husband. However, today he’s successfully taken a photo for me and I can now show it on the Rogue Gene Gallery and my own website. It’s called “Groene Maelstrom” and measures 46cm by 33cm around the frame (that’s 18 x 13 inches). The painted areas measure 14.5cm by 21.5cm each and the rest is black mount.

"Groene Maelstrom" by Helen "Aitch" Davison.

Painted in acrylic in an abstract expressive style, it has a mesmerising effect on you as you look at the painting. I find it quite relaxing as an image. You will be able to see it on the RGG shortly – you may even wish to purchase it as a Christmas gift for someone, feel free to do so!

New Mini Colour Project

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I’ve not had too much time to paint recently what with starting a new job and being mainly focussed on settling in and learning the ropes. I have however had a few hours here and there to get started on a mini project where my aim was to select a subject and create it in different colours. After the success of my Contemporary Poppies in Pink painting which sold within 1 day of completing it (!), I thought that might be a good subject to base my project on.

So after some deliberations and a few snatched (but precious) painting sessions here are the first two paintings in the series: Ornamental Poppies in Pink and Ornamental Poppies in Teal.

I hope they’ll be successful – the early signs are good though with one order for the Teal coloured painting already…! The next in the series I think will probably be in brown, beige and cream, or perhaps I’ll add some copper and gold. I also like the thought of warm orange, yellow and vermillion. Or I could do navy, light blue and silver….oooh the possibilities to get creative! Let me know if you have any other suggestions!

(Both Ornamental Poppies in Pink and Ornamental Poppies in Teal are available for sale through the Rogue Gene Gallery website)

The Virgin Blogger…

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Well as a the title suggests, this is my first ever ‘blog’, so I’m going to keep it briefish until I know what I’m doing! So, here goes…

I’ve been painting very sporadically since late 2008 following a series of events. Firstly, having to give up my much loved studio space in Edinburgh, Coburg House Art Studios  meant I no longer had space and time to create as I wanted.  Then in early 2009 my now ex-husband and I split up which set in motion a very, very difficult and protracted divorce, house move and separation from my children.  So frankly, I wasn’t in a good place for creating!  In fact, I wondered if I would ever create again!

It was almost 18 months later that I finally became inspired to pick up a brush and this was inspired by my ex-sister-in-law (who has thankfully remained a dear friend) who was going through treatment for breast cancer.  She sent me some photos of herself after she had shaved her head, leaving just a rather fantastic mohawk, screaming to the camera.  It was like a eureka moment – I just had to paint her but I decided that in line with the Breast Cancer Campaign, I would make her mowhawk bright pink and keep the rest monochrome to make more of a statement.  I was nervous about attempting to paint such a huge painting after such a long absence but it was like riding a bike and here is the result - Pretty in Pink

acrylic portrait by Kosana Marton

Pretty in Pink: painting by Kosana Marton

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Inspiration

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I’m often asked what gives me inspiration for my paintings. The truth is I get inspiration from everything! But this is not a cop out answer. Since becoming an artist I see the world differently and everything from bright colours to the movement of leaves in the wind, sunshine dappled paths under trees and peaceful riverside scenes all inspire me to want to paint and capture the essence of what I am seeing.

I think my main challenge is distilling what has captured my imagination into a 2D painting.

I taught myself to paint 10 years ago using watercolours. This is a challenging medium as you work in negative, preserving areas of light and concentrating on giving objects life by filling in the shadows around them. The main aim is to work an area as little as possible so as to retain the luminance of the paint and paper beneath. Some basic rules are to only mix three colours together and to use loose brush strokes to suggest detail, defocusing your eyes to see the subject you are painting as a basic shape. Learning not to rely on over painting with light colours to create a scene, and planning out a painting carefully from the start was a very useful grounding.
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