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Bali dogs are infamous for eating the ceremonial offerings laid out for the Gods. In this painting I chose to place my friends little girl - 'Welling', next to a local Bali puppy "caught in the act." Welling had been practising her ceremony rituals at a community gathering I attended and I was enchanted watching her move her graceful little hands, as if guiding the incense already. I placed both the subjects before my garden temple and the portrait then appeared. The children in Bali are born with a knowing and an incredible simple joy that they share with anyone prepared to stop and interact with them. I benefit greatly every time I am compelled to paint one of them. I used a dripping technique on this piece and used the raw side of the canvas, Bali is raw and natural, the real bali anyway! I didn't want too much structure in the background. I used my hands and fingers for about 60% of this piece. And my dry pigments that give energy and illumination to my work.
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:42 W x 30 H x 2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Box
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a box. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:Indonesia.
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I am a creative nomad, journeying between the UK, Australia and Bali, Indonesia. I love to paint people, children in particular, and the wise, elderly. The innate ‘joie de vivre’ they possess inspires all of my art. Light fascinates me and is a continual source of curiosity. Australian light is dazzling, almost painful to the eye. Balinese light is warm and nurturing and the light of the UK has a depth and contrast that has kept us artists motivated for eons. Colour and how it plays within the light excites me. I see energy as colour and intuitively express the colours I see around people. I choose to portray my subjects at one with their environment, present in their moment so they become transparent to the moment. It is my aim, to transmit the energy I see into my art. Vincent Van Gogh (my hero) with his sublime use of colour has been a steady and constant influence. I intend my paintings to vibrate with energy. The dry pigments I use, some containing pure metals, gold, silver and ground crystals, I apply at the completion of a piece using my hands, no brush, this I believe helps create the energetic vibration of the light. Thank you for your time or as we say in Bali - Suksema Tonia.
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