Weekly artwork #9
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New original artwork added every Thursday evening through 2023
About this piece:
Artwork #9
Olive Kawakawa
A4 size (21cm x 29.7cm), including 1cm unpainted border
Gouache and colour pencil on 310gsm Bristol Board paper
Unframed
Warm colours are my jam! I challenged myself this week to paint using a colour palette I liked, at a larger scale than I normally would, and combining two different mediums. So here we have the result of about 90% panic and 10% perseverance to see what happens. I chose Kawakawa because I just love it as a native plant, but all the holes and quirks of its leaves were fun to investigate on this larger scale. Adding colour pencil has given this some great texture which contrasts well with the flatness of gouache too. Overall very happy with this artwork, and it’s definitely cheerful for autumn!
I have tried to represent the colours as accurately as possible, but they're always a little bit different in real life. This work is quite citrus/ olive coloured, but the warm light definitely makes it pop!
*Please note: this artwork may be used by me for cards and prints in the future.
*I recommend choosing the tracked shipping for this (or delivery/ pick-up in Wellington)*