On Being Pakeha Now

And the rest of the last for 2009

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Looks pretty evident to me with the bouncing around that there is a massive change on the horizon

On Being Pakeha Now. Last paintings of 2009

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An intention for 2009 was to create 52 paintings, all starting with the title, On Being Pakeha Now. Pakeha being a white New Zealander, that which I am. Last December we returned to New Zealand for Christmas. During the visit I spent much time reflecting on my life as a Pakeha, my country, Aotearoa, land, Papatuanuku and the people and their histories. Hence, came the idea to create 52 paintings over the course of a year in response to it.

Nothing if not Ordinary is the title for one. I rather fell for her.

Thus far for 2010 I have put my brushes down. It's a time to draw, look deeper into the Master's. Leaving the notion of numbers behind.

On Being Pakeha Now # 50

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Monoprints

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Out of interest to look at the traditional, well not quite so traditional in application and the new playfulness.

Another monopainting session

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These are a sample from another monopainting session. Such a beautiful technique.

More monopaintings

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Creation is art, art is creating

monopaintings

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Recently whilst watching a documentary on modern art, the artist Whitney Mcveigh was featured. Loving her work my attention was grabbed. Initially the process rang a bell for a student. So the next day I found an old mirror and set about seeing if the idea would work so I could then teach it to my student. Well I was captivated through this new process.......... MonoPainting, well that's what I've named it anyway.
Above are a selection from my first session.

More Embroidery

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Woman of the woods

Working towards

Bodies

A couple of weekends ago a group of friends travelled to the woods in West Sussex and set up home in a Mongolian Yurt. Being a blustery and wet weekend we had the entire camp ground to ourselves.
After a walk to see the steam engines at the little local station we got incredibly wet.... didn't see the steam engines and returned to our Yurt and jumped back into bed.
Out came the embroidery and the woman of the woods appeared.

On Sunday we foraged for mushrooms...... they were delicious.... and none of us got sick. There is no work to show for that one.

Returning to London found my body heavy and sore, then came bodies.

The ambition to create a much bigger embroidery was born, well not quite, the incubation period is still running/ has been for a years. So working towards is the beginning of the birthing process. A few more stitches on the other twin and an A3 size piece will begin.

Latest embroidery work

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Inspiration including, The Tuesday Society, Mare Street, East London,

the Three Mary's and Ernst Haeckel..(worth checking out )

Angel in Disguise

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Oil stick and monprint

Celebrate the Boot

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Monoprint

Kuan Yin

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Monoprint

Contempory Angel

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Monoprint

All the Marys

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Monoprint

On Being Pakeha Now # 40 The fourth dimension

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On Being Pakeha Now # 39 Wise One

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On Being Pakeha Now # 38 Toe Jam

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On Sunday 4th October I attended an Angel Workshop with Doreen Virtue.
During the time I recieved a message to paint a foot!
So of course.... I painted a foot

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Views from my recent exhibtion. Pretty Please Vision and Gold. Held in tandem with Sophia Please at the Mile End Ecology Pavilion in Mile End, London.

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Forty Nine Drawings in stitch

Number 1. The Lion King

Ka Kete Becky

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On Being Pakeha Now 32-36

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The following small paintings were done in honour of people whom have been a part of my spiritiual development in England.

Reading the Anastasia series again.

I believe everyone would benefit from this.

On Being Pakeha Now 30-31

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. Number 30 is my friend and muse Emma and number 31 is for my husband and muse Michael. Bravery

On Being Pakeha Now 26-28

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On Being Pakeha Now-18, 22-25

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To create my paintings there is a certain place I go to in my mind, under gudiance. Before this series it was not possible to create the healing which I try to emanate within the portraits. Through meditation and a good ole chat with fellow artist friends, I took to my garden; got bare in the foot and allowed the darkness of my drawings to come on out.

Clearning the way for new paintings

As a note, these drawings came after painting #31. This will make little sense. I understand it myself, though admit it makes no sense at all...... it's non sense

On Being Pakeha Now 18-21

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On Being Pakeha Now 14-17

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This painting was done in honour of my friend Becky who was returning to Papatuanuku to complete her co-creation.

Due to my not so great organistaion and sometimes work leaves before I photograph it #15 is currently not able to be shown...... tee hee

In September I will be having a show with my friend Sophia Please. How could one not show together when the last names are Pretty Please.

The exhibiton will be at the Mile End Ecology Pavilion. In 1381 the peasants of Essex held a revolt at the their, against the unfair taxes which were once more being inflicted upon them by Richard the 2nd.

These two paintings represents a healing in response to these circumstances. The end of blood shed and the putting down of arms.

On Being Pakeha Now 9-12

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#5 to #8

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On Being Pakeha Now # 1 to 4

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