I’m looking at some of the collage pieces on this one and hoping I can retain a fair bit of it, there are some pieces from my weedy prints which I think are some of my favourites to date. Time will tell though, most of these paints are pretty opaque so I’ll have to go lightly to begin with….. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
I’m loving my little colour swatches as a place to start with exploring which colours to work with next. But that’s what they are – just a starting point, nothing is ever set in stone at the beginning, my thoughts evolve as I go and colours can come and go at any time! But these feel like they’ll offer some potential….. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Final days to catch this beautifully curated and diverse abstract exhibition @wentworth_galleries. 'A group show of visual language, colour, gesture and energy by artists working in the abstract realm'. #artcollectors #australianart #newabstractart #originalabstractart #buyabstractart #buycontemporaryart #artcollection #artcollectorworld #artcurator #artcollectorsofig #todaysartreport #artconsultants #contemporaryartcollectors #contemporaryartcurators #artforinteriors #sydney #artlovers #interiordesigners #artcommission #brisbaneartist #queenslandartists #australianabstractartists #wentworth_galleries #abstract #abstractpainter #australianartists #australianabstractartists
I’m finding it useful here and there to take a photo of the paints I’ve got out on the bench as I’m working on a painting; it’s a quick and easy way to keep a record of what I’m using on any given piece; for some reason I like to know this, perhaps because no two paintings incorporate the same colours, especially at the moment. And maybe one day I’ll hit upon my most favourite colour combination ever and want to look back and remember how I got there……….😄 Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
This one’s coming along; the big shapes have settled into place and I’m back to printing and collaging. There’s a way to go yet but at this stage I’m still thinking in layers, what needs to shine through and what’s missing…. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
‘Abstraction Unveiled’ is now on @wentworth_galleries until 23rd May, at 175 Pitt St, Sydney. ‘Rising Tide’ Latent Series Mixed Media on Board 60 cm x 60 cm . . . . . #artcollectors #australianart #newabstractart #originalabstractart #buyabstractart #buycontemporaryart #artcollection #artcollectorworld #artcurator #artcollectorsofig #todaysartreport #artconsultants #contemporaryartcollectors #contemporaryartcurators #artforinteriors #sydney #artlovers #interiordesigners #artcommission #brisbaneartist #queenslandartists #australianabstractartists #wentworth_galleries #abstract #abstractpainter #australianartists #australianabstractartists
‘Abstraction Unveiled’ is now on @wentworth_galleries until 23rd May, at 175 Pitt St, Sydney. ‘The Orchard’ Latent Series Mixed Media on Board 60 cm x 60 cm . . . . . #artcollectors #australianart #newabstractart #originalabstractart #buyabstractart #buycontemporaryart #artcollection #artcollectorworld #artcurator #artcollectorsofig #todaysartreport #artconsultants #contemporaryartcollectors #contemporaryartcurators #artforinteriors #sydney #artlovers #interiordesigners #artcommission #brisbaneartist #queenslandartists #australianabstractartists #wentworth_galleries #abstract #abstractpainter #australianartists #australianabstractartists
‘Abstraction Unveiled’ is now on @wentworth_galleries until 23rd May, at 175 Pitt St, Sydney. ‘Flourish’ Latent Series Mixed Media on Board 60 cm x 60 cm . . . . . #artcollectors #australianart #newabstractart #originalabstractart #buyabstractart #buycontemporaryart #artcollection #artcollectorworld #artcurator #artcollectorsofig #todaysartreport #artconsultants #contemporaryartcollectors #contemporaryartcurators #artforinteriors #sydney #artlovers #interiordesigners #artcommission #brisbaneartist #queenslandartists #australianabstractartists #wentworth_galleries #abstract #abstractpainter #australianartists #australianabstractartists
‘Abstraction Unveiled’ opens tonight @wentworth_galleries in Sydney until 23rd May. 'A group show of visual language, colour, gesture and energy by artists working in the abstract realm.' ‘Hush’ Latent Series Mixed Media on Board 60 cm x 60 cm . . . . . #artcollectors #australianart #newabstractart #originalabstractart #buyabstractart #buycontemporaryart #artcollection #artcollectorworld #artcurator #artcollectorsofig #todaysartreport #artconsultants #contemporaryartcollectors #contemporaryartcurators #artforinteriors #sydney #artlovers #interiordesigners #artcommission #brisbaneartist #queenslandartists #australianabstractartists #wentworth_galleries #abstract #abstractpainter #australianartists #australianabstractartists
Starting to tweak the colours a bit more and see which ones want to be warmer and which ones want to be cooler. And some of the details are starting to happen. This colour palette is feeling pretty retro which is ticking all my boxes. Perhaps it's time to change my water pot though! Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Looking for shapes in the early layers and pondering random splodges that don’t seem to fit, but there plenty of time to sort those out! This stage is kind of like burrowing, getting up close, seeing what’s there and worth preserving. The colours are working out ok so far, though I have added in a pink to my initial palette. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
I’ve been having a play around with colour swatches made from the paints that I have, to see if they’ll give me a steer on colours before I make a start on the actual painting. These ones might be a good starting point, I’ll get going and see. I can’t really tell until I’m into the painting as all sorts of other ideas come along as I’m working and the colours might go off on a complete tangent. Or they might not……😄 Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Snipping today – lots and lots of snipping. To say I’m cutting out shapes, makes the process seem considered, which it definitely isn’t! Hacking or chopping might be a better description and in a slightly frenzied fashion. I do this every once in a while to add to my stash of collage pieces. When I look closely at pieces after the event, they’re all so interesting and full of potential…… Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Letting loose a bit today and marking up some paper with ink, charcoal, water soluble graphite and paint. It feels good to put the colour down, (just briefly!) and enjoy the simplicity of contrasting lines and the black on white. Lots of energy pouring onto the paper today as I march around the table throwing stuff about with abandon and at arms length 😄 Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
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Am vibing with the colours now, they feel a bit offbeat, but I’m enjoying them. And there’s lots of opportunity to create further colour contrast with the additional of details. I’ve been back to my print stash to find some treasures, and I’ve also used a lilac and a purple for a new print to add in as I try to get the colour proportions right. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Verticals and horizontals having a conversation today. I wonder if I’ll ever get bored of them? I just can’t see it somehow. There are so many ways they can fit together and create a pleasing contrast to the organic shapes. Still a WIP, but it’s coming along without too much resistance! Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
The beauty of working small is getting the composition figured out pretty quickly. Shapes are starting to happen and I’m making something of the yellow-green and purple, though not without a touch of pink to warm things up a bit. I was going to try and limit the palette, but I felt it needed something else…. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
I’ve got a pretty random collection of collage pieces going on, it seems impossible at this stage that I could make something of it, but there in lies the value of having a process of sorts, I know roughly what the next steps need to be to move the piece along. Though this is always subject to change and never set in stone, I do have options for where to go next. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Time for a ’small’ to give my brain a rest. Purple has never been a colour that’s on my list of go-to’s but I’m challenging myself. I loved working on ‘Hush’ which ended up with a lovely shade of pale purple as a dominant colour, but I’ll see if I can keep the purple a bit stronger in this one and see how we go. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
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My process leads to all kinds of random happenings on the surface which provide nudges along the way and help me steer a course through the possibilities of composition as I go. I love the ‘puzzle’ aspect of working this way, each painting has its own set of challenges and problems to solve. There’s never a plan when I start, it’s about allowing the painting to evolve and grow into its own being, with just a bit of guidance…. it’s a bit like being a parent…..😄 Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
The verticals and horizontals, organic as they are, are making a kind of grid which is giving areas of the painting some structure which balances out the areas of space. Happy in my detail zone today😊 Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
I’m starting to add some more details, now I’ve worked out the orientation. I think the red print is one of my favourites of all time, there's something about the colour combination that's just right...... . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
some more of these sweet colours coming together in a flowery celebration 🌺 #abstractpainting #australianartists #mixedmediaartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #abstractpainting #buyabstractart #modernmixedmediaart #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #buycontemporaryart #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #originalart #artcollectors #australianart #emergingaustralianartists #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #newabstractart #originalabstracts #botanicalart #dahlia #floralart #naturelovers #iamwarrnambool #warrnambool3280
I think I’ve found the right way up for this painting, finally. Playing with the light and dark contrast helped me figure out which way it wanted to sit. Playing with a few details to see which shapes want to be front and centre and those that are happy to recede. Can’t believe it’s the end of April today, the year seems to be racing by already. Exciting things are happening next month with the first being the Affordable Art Fair in Brisbane, not many sleeps to go now! Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Having a ‘what a mess’ morning, but I know there’s a painting in there somewhere, I just need to stay tuned in. I’m not even sure which way up this one wants to sit yet, so I keep turning it around and around and around again. At least it’s not raining today so there’s a lovely flow of air and good energy coming through the studio. I can think of worse places to be! Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
There are lots of lines in the collage layer so I feel a bit like I’m trying to untangle a ball of wool! No real idea yet where this will all go, but that’s the journey for you. Some days I want the journey to speed up a bit so I can get on and other days I’m happy just to drift….. and you can’t pick ‘em! I think today is a drifty kind of day. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
New day, new colours! I’ve done a bit of investigation of the collaged surface and now I’m into the paint. This palette feels very restful, I’m not sure if I’m going to need to saturate some colours here and there to keep my brain happy, but we’ll see. It’s early days yet, for now I’ll just enjoy the gentle soothing ride these colours are offering, and see where it goes. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Finished and framed and ready for an excursion to the big city! It’s heading to Sydney for a group show in May, stay tuned for more details or better yet, join my mailing list to stay up to date with what’s coming up in the next few months. You’ll find the sign-up link in my bio 👉@charlottewensleyart and you’ll also get access to my free Top 10 Tips for Gelli Print and Collage Basics. ‘Flourish’ Latent Series Mixed Media on Board 60 cm x 60 cm Custom framed in Natural Oak . . . . . #artcollectors #australianart #newabstractart #originalabstractart #buyabstractart #buycontemporaryart #artcollection #artcollectorworld #artcurator #artcollectorsofig #todaysartreport #artconsultants #contemporaryartcollectors #contemporaryartcurators #artforinteriors #curated.eye #artlovers #interiordesigners #artcommission #brisbaneartist #queenslandartists #australianabstractartists #abstractsonfire #abstract #abstractpainter #australianartists #australianabstractartists
Adding the finishing touches to a painting is always a tricky time, as I never know when to stop with the details! No painting of mine seems complete without a few dots and circles, and in this new series these elements are settling into the verticals more often than not. It’s the dance of the details that makes the painting feel finished to me. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
I’m loving that I can still see so much of the original collage under what’s getting to be the final layers of paint. Being able to see it tells me I’ve gone lightly with this painting, which feels good. Some of the print and marked paper I can see is a few years old, which grounds me in the history of my art making practice. This stage of a painting brings with it a sense of coming full circle. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Shapes are starting to settle and I’m finding a lyrical quality in the way they’re coming together – lots of this way and that! I’ve had moments with this piece where I felt the colours were too saturated, but I’ve been glazing away to take the edge of certain areas and I feel like I’m getting to a place of balance…the technical term is ‘tweaking’ 😄 Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Previous work offers so much inspiration for new work, both in terms of colours and shapes. But I find I never want to re-create something that’s gone before, I’m always looking at ways to take elements and move them forward somehow and change them up. The colours in this painting might be a good contrast from other works in my current series…. ‘Hiding Place’ Explorer Series Archival Print on Cotton Rag Paper 29 cm x 42 cm Available now from my web store – link in bio @charlottewensleyart . . . . . #artcollectors #australianart #newabstractart #originalabstractart #buyabstractart #buycontemporaryart #artcollection #artcollectorworld #artcurator #artcollectorsofig #todaysartreport #artconsultants #contemporaryartcollectors #contemporaryartcurators #artforinteriors #curated.eye #artlovers #interiordesigners #artcommission #brisbaneartist #queenslandartists #australianabstractartists #abstractsonfire #abstract #abstractpainter #australianartists #australianabstractartists
And one little nudge leads to another, a sense of where this painting might go starts to emerge, however loosely at first. But threads are starting to come together and the story begins. I love waiting for that moment to happen, it moves the painting from a conversation between colours and shapes into new territory, even if that’s not clearly defined as yet. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
I’m gradually breaking the chaos down into smaller shapes, observing how lines are travelling across the surface, both vertically and horizontally, and here and there, moments of resonance make me highlight little shapes which transport me to long buried memories of places I’ve been. This is where personal investment in the piece really begins….. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Using loose washes of colour to begin with means I can retain my collage pieces and textures until such time as I decide which bits to keep and which bits to let go. I love this early stage of a painting, my mind is resolutely in explorer mode, just noticing what’s there and dancing around the colours and shapes. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
I’ve had a rummage through my gelli print stash and pulled out what I have that’s in keeping with my colour swatch. The pinks are aplenty, the greens not so much and the darker colours I’ll have to work on. But it something to get me started. I’ll get some collage going and see what’s missing. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
It’s a way off being finished, but it’s starting to come together I think. Plenty more tweaking to do but the basic composition is starting to feel fairly settled. I’ll put this one aside for a while and get another painting going whilst I muse upon it! Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
An urge to punch up the colours a bit has seen me try a bit of magenta – but now I’m not so sure….I was just after a touch of something, but I don’t think that’s it…. I should probably have gone and had a play with a different painting altogether to satisfy the urge! Anyway, it’s just paint, easily fixed. It’s as good to know what you don’t want, as what you do want in a painting, and the only way to know is to test stuff out. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
4 days until my solo show opens! 🙈🥳 Here’s a recent snap of some of the artworks hanging out in my studio. Feeling mind boggled and ecstatic that’ll they’ll be on the gallery walls in a few sleeps! Hope to see you on opening night! 6pm til late, Friday the 19th April. Link in bio for deats x My largest oil painting to date, “Isabelle” (@i.zzsy in the back) will be on display. ————— Hashtags: #oilpainters #australianoilpainting #australianartist #australianart #australianabstractartists #artaustralia #qldart #bneart #whatsonbrisbane #beautifulbizzare #surrealart #surrealartists #surrealartist #surrealartwork
There’s a bit of wandering in the wilderness with shapes at the moment – I think it’s partly because I’m distracted by the new colours! Some shapes are settling, others definitely not; but the bonus is, it’s stopped raining so it’s lovely to have to big roller door open today – and I can hear the birds for the first time in a while! Happy place 😊 Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
New colours for me – trying a softer collection palette, but including purple/violet, which isn’t often a feature of my paintings. Do you remember the orange, green and purple sketch - eek? I’m definitely steering clear of orange this time! It’s great to have a fresh challenge that prompts me to consider all the other aspects of using colour, rather than just the hue. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Moving on and mixing it up, I’m following my recent colour swatches to get started, but I’m finding that once I get into the work, lots of tangents start to happen. But I have to start somewhere! There’s nothing quite like a fresh palette to reset the old brain cells and have something new to think about. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
I’ve been looking back through my works on paper to give me some guidance on colours for my current painting and I think this is where the touch of orange came from and the inspiration for the greens! ‘The Gathering’ Explorer Series Archival Print on Cotton Rag Paper 29 cm x 42 cm Available now from my web store – link in bio @charlottewensleyart . . . . . #artcollectors #australianart #newabstractart #originalabstractart #buyabstractart #buycontemporaryart #artcollection #artcollectorworld #artcurator #artcollectorsofig #todaysartreport #artconsultants #contemporaryartcollectors #contemporaryartcurators #artforinteriors #curated.eye #artlovers #interiordesigners #artcommission #brisbaneartist #queenslandartists #australianabstractartists #abstractsonfire #abstract #abstractpainter #australianartists #australianabstractartists
I’m loving the way the bigger shapes are coming together and with all the to-ing and fro-ing with the colours, the surface is feeling well -worked, which I’m enjoying as evidence of time spent working away. Lots of lumps and bumps, edges and wrinkles, layers of paint and suggestions of what was visible before. I’m losing a lot of the original prints but there’s a history there now, which I feel makes the painting more worthy somehow. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
PANEL 1 : I am posting a series of small panels I have been working on. I have about 18 panels that I am merging into a bigger piece. These small canvases are part of a larger work I am still working on and will post when I’m finished the piece. They are a lot of different experiments with mediums and textures. I am enjoying working small and with permission to explore, It’s allowing new directions to unfold. Working big always seems like a commitment and there is more pressure to perform and create a finished product. SmalI pieces are low risk so there is a sense of freedom. It also increase confidence to go bigger when the inspiration comes. I am getting ready for a few exhibition submissions including the Noosa Art trail and Moreton Bay Art prize. My website is almost done too! #noosaopenstudios2024 #abstractpainting #abstractart #painting #texturedpainting #australianabstractartists
I’m having a tussle with this one as I’m thinking about colour proportions. And there are elements of the composition that are falling into place in a happy way, and others not so. This bit feels good! There’s a cheeky little bit of orange happening too, which I’m not sure about….it might stay or it might not….maybe I’ll leave it there for now and see how I feel about it tomorrow. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
This piece is throwing up an interesting challenge with greens in terms of trying to get the temperature right. I’m glazing prints with various different options and using cut shapes to see how I feel about the various different attempts. I’m expanding my understanding of green – if such a thing is possible! Colour interaction is playing a big part….. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Getting started on my next piece and my bench is looking tidy this morning! It feels good to be switching up the colours, and freshening up the palette with some cooler colours. Let’s see where this one goes. I’ve made a small stash of prints to get me started and used up some old ones too to get the surface going. This is the messy bit…..😁 Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
'Offshore' Latent Series 30 cm x 30 cm Mixed Media on Board Framed in Natural Oak $450 A few last minute finishing touches to this little painting whilst I'm waiting for new layers of paint to dry on my next bigger piece. It'll be up in my web store this week (link in bio) or DM if you can't wait! #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractart #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollaeg #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artowrkinprogress #abstractpainter
Time for some new colours – I am trying to vaguely keep to my colour swatches, so I’ve got a collection of paints together roughly based on one of them, but we’ll see how we go. I’m not strict about things, nothing makes me run a mile quicker than being presented with rules to follow. So, I’ll adapt and interpret as I go and give myself the freedom to either just tweak a little bit – or do something drastic. What is working though is the end of the day 10 minute tidy up – prompted by a suggestion from @kathartique 😁 Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Whilst I’m working on my bigger pieces I’m keeping a few smalls on the go – this is the latest. I think the colours are an overflow from my orange and blue piece, as I have some paint left on my palette and I don’t like to waste a drop of precious paint! It’s all good practice, looking for shapes and thinking about colour placement…… Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
‘The Boardwalk’ Mixed Media on Board 110 cm x 80 cm Framed in Natural Oak Thrilled to see ‘The Boardwalk’ head off to its forever home, purchased by Brisbane collectors who called in for studio visit recently. If you came to see me @noosaopenstudios last year, you would have seen this as a work-in-progress – it’s taken me a while to get it finished as it got a bit sidelined whilst I was working on my River House commission. I had only just got it back from the framers and hung it on the studio wall the day prior to their studio visit, so I didn’t have much time to reconnect with it before I said goodbye, but I know it’s found the right people and the right home! Thank you 😊🙏 . . . . . #artcollectors #australianart #newabstractart #originalabstractart #noosaopenstudios #buycontemporaryart #artcollection #artcollectorworld #artcurator #artcollectorsofig #todaysartreport #artconsultants #contemporaryartcollectors #contemporaryartcurators #artforinteriors #curated.eye #artlovers #interiordesigners #artcommission #brisbaneartists #queenslandartists #australianabstractartists #abstractsonfire #abstract #abstractpainter #australianartists #australianabstractartists
I’m going to set this aside for a few days whilst I bring the other pieces along, I’ll come back to it once I’ve sorted out the basic shapes in the others. Time for a change of colour scene and a new set of visual problems to solve. I’m loving the richness of the colours that’s developed in this painting that’s come about with all the tweaking with layers of glazes. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Making progress! I’m enjoying working on this 60 cm x 60 cm size. And having plenty of them on the go at once is great, I can hop between them and freshen up my thinking as I go along. And what emerges in one piece sometimes gets carried over into the next, and there’s a kind of back-and-forth relationship that develops between all the different paintings. I’m feeling as though I’m immersed in a bright and lively conversation whenever I’m in the studio at the moment! Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Shapes are starting to emerge, peeking out from the painting here and there, some feel instantly as if they’re in the right place and others feel a bit off at this stage. But that’s ok, I’ll just keep working with a focus on what feels ‘right’ and let go of what doesn’t, eventually it will come together. I’m ploughing through podcasts at an alarming rate at the moment…..I used to listen to music as I was painting, but I found it transported me too far away from my work, talky podcasts seem to be a better fit for my brain whilst I’m working creatively. If you have any recommendations let me know! Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
It’s all a delicate balancing act with the shapes and the colours. I’m starting to lose much of the original collage under paint, which I don’t mind, as those early layers are really just stepping stones to whatever comes next. Each painting finds its own way eventually. In some, the very first layer of collage is still visible at the end, in others you can only see suggestions of the edges of the paper pieces and nothing more. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
I’ve been creating a few prints as I’ve been going along, thinking about colours and layers. And foraging through my stash, I found a few older prints which might work with the colours in the painting. I often find that one single print will eventually become the hero, though I’m undecided today which one it should be! In fact the colours in this painting seems to be going round in circles a fair bit, but I’ll get there….😄 Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Colour explorations are continuing, testing tweaking, adjusting, and just generally fiddling around to get a good balance of colours both in hue and proportion. In my happy place, and feeling quite ok with all this rain; it’s encouraging me to be in hibernation mode with all my paint pots and the soothing sound of rain of the roof is very comforting…..😊 Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
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UPDATE: SOLD ‘Voyager’ Mixed Media on Board ‘Encounter Series’ 80 cm x 60 cm On show now @petrie_terrace_gallery in the Royal Queensland Art Society group show ‘Abstraction’ until 21st April. Gallery Opening Times: Wed-Sun 10am – 3.30pm Mon & Public Holidays open by appointment3/162 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane. . . . . . #artcollectors #australianart #newabstractart #originalabstractart #buyabstractart #buycontemporaryart #artcollection #artcollectorworld #artcurator #artcollectorsofig #todaysartreport #artconsultants #contemporaryartcollectors #contemporaryartcurators #artforinteriors #brisbaneartists #artlovers #interiordesigners #artcommission #brisbaneartist #queenslandartists #australianabstractartists #abstractsonfire #abstract #abstractpainter #australianartists #australianabstractartists
‘Abstraction’ is a group exhibition opening tomorrow at the Royal Queensland Art Society (Brisbane Branch) showcasing work by Queensland artists pondering the question, “What truly defines abstract art?” Join us for the awards night and celebration event on Friday, 5th April at 7pm @petrie_terrace_gallery 3/162 Petrie Terrace Brisbane . . . . . #artcollectors #australianart #newabstractart #originalabstractart #buyabstractart #buycontemporaryart #artcollection #artcollectorworld #artcurator #artcollectorsofig #todaysartreport #artconsultants #contemporaryartcollectors #contemporaryartcurators #artforinteriors #brisbaneartists #artlovers #interiordesigners #artcommission #brisbaneartist #queenslandartists #australianabstractartists #abstractsonfire #abstract #abstractpainter #australianartists #australianabstractartists
This little beauty is off to it's forever home in WA already, purchased by a studio visitor straight off the easel. Thank you to my new collectors! Don't forget you can make a time to call into the studio Monday-Saturday 10am - 3pm to preview new work, via DM or email. ‘Glow’ Latent Series 30 cm x 30 cm SOLD Framed in Natural Oak Ready to Hang Free AU shipping . . . . . #artcollectors #australianart #newabstractart #originalabstractart #buyabstractart #buycontemporaryart #artcollection #artcollectorworld #artcurator #artcollectorsofig #todaysartreport #artconsultants #contemporaryartcollectors #contemporaryartcurators #artforinteriors #curated.eye #artlovers #interiordesigners #artcommission #brisbaneartist #queenslandartists #australianabstractartists #abstractsonfire #abstract #abstractpainter #australianartists #australianabstractartists
Just dropped into my web store – head over to the link in my bio to check it out or DM if you’d like a quote for international shipping: ‘Illumination’ Latent Series 30 cm x 30 cm $450 Framed in Natural Oak Ready to Hang Free AU shipping . . . . . #artcollectors #australianart #newabstractart #originalabstractart #buyabstractart #buycontemporaryart #artcollection #artcollectorworld #artcurator #artcollectorsofig #todaysartreport #artconsultants #contemporaryartcollectors #contemporaryartcurators #artforinteriors #curated.eye #artlovers #interiordesigners #artcommission #brisbaneartist #queenslandartists #australianabstractartists #abstractsonfire #abstract #abstractpainter #australianartists #australianabstractartists
Playing with colour, line, stencils and marks.. #contemporaryabstractart #carolynmoncurstudio #mixedmedia #missionbeachartists #originalabstractart #artoninsta #abstractpainting #buyabstractart #modernmixedmediaart #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #buyartonline #artistsoninsta #buycontemporaryart #queenslandartists #artforinteriors #abstractpainting #australianartists #mixedmediaartist #australianabstractartists #originalart #buyart #australianart #emergingaustralianartists #queenslandartist #artforyourhome #abstractacrylics #emergingartists #newabstractart #originalabstracts
I’m busy with my larger paintings, but I’ve finished a few ‘smalls’ in my new series which I‘ve just dropped into my web store – head over to the link in my bio to check them out or DM if you’d like a quote for international shipping: ‘Distance’ Latent Series 30 cm x 30 cm $450 Framed in Natural Oak Ready to Hang Free AU shipping . . . . . #artcollectors #australianart #newabstractart #originalabstractart #buyabstractart #buycontemporaryart #artcollection #artcollectorworld #artcurator #artcollectorsofig #todaysartreport #artconsultants #contemporaryartcollectors #contemporaryartcurators #artforinteriors #curated.eye #artlovers #interiordesigners #artcommission #brisbaneartist #queenslandartists #australianabstractartists #abstractsonfire #abstract #abstractpainter #australianartists #australianabstractartists
Trying some colours outside my comfort bubble 🤩🤩 #contemporaryabstractart #carolynmoncurstudio #mixedmedia #missionbeachartists #originalabstractart #artoninsta #abstractpainting #buyabstractart #modernmixedmediaart #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #buyartonline #artistsoninsta #buycontemporaryart #queenslandartists #artforinteriors #abstractpainting #australianartists #mixedmediaartist #australianabstractartists #originalart #buyart #australianart #emergingaustralianartists #queenslandartist #artforyourhome #abstractacrylics #emergingartists #newabstractart #originalabstracts
I’m feeling like this painting is going to need an injection of another colour, but I’m undecided about which one. I think I need to let it sit for a while and I’ll get on with something else whilst I’m waiting for inspiration to strike. I was enjoying the colour palette at the start, but it’s definitely calling for something else. I might have to go and play around with a sketch or two to test a few ideas…. Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the links in my bio @charlottewensleyart. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter
Layers... #contemporaryabstractart #carolynmoncurstudio #mixedmedia #missionbeachartists #originalabstractart #artoninsta #abstractpainting #buyabstractart #modernmixedmediaart #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #buyartonline #artistsoninsta #buycontemporaryart #queenslandartists #artforinteriors #abstractpainting #australianartists #mixedmediaartist #australianabstractartists #originalart #buyart #australianart #emergingaustralianartists #queenslandartist #artforyourhome #abstractacrylics #emergingartists #newabstractart #originalabstracts
Extending, re-shaping, investigating, and seeing what the surface has to offer is just like being in a maze. So many twists and turns, this way and that, and a few blind alleys too! But it’s restful, giving yourself over to the process and letting go of preconceptions. I feel like I’m in a maker phase at the moment, which is where I prioritise studio time over just about everything else – the dinner menu goes downhill, the cobwebs go unchecked and the admin gets ignored……you know how it is…..😄 Free copies of my Top 10 Tips – Gelli Basics and Collage Basics, are available now via the web link in my bio. Have you got yours yet? . . . . . #australianartists #australianabstractartists #artoninsta #modernabstractart #abstractartwork #collageart #artistsoninsta #queenslandartists #abstractmixedmedia #contemporaryabstractart #mixedmedia #australianabstractartists #originalabstractart #emergingaustralianartists #mixedmediaabstract #mixedmediaart #abstractcomposition #emergingartists #artwork #abstract #brisbaneartist #australianartist #artcommissions #contemporarycollage #newandcontemporary #modernabstract #abstractsonfire #artforyourhome #artworkinprogress #abstractpainter