Pittenweem Arts Festival 2019 : Lucy Anderson : Venue 79

Lucy Anderson Venue 79

If you love colour and nature in abstract then you'll love Lucy's new work which will be shown at the Pittenweem Bowling Club.  It's on from Saturday 3rd to 11th August.  You can see the journey of her exhibition on Instagram.

Pittenweem Arts Festival has been running for 37 years now with over 100 artists, makers and creatives exhibiting this year.  I'll be with Lucy and Kirsty this year so please pop in.

Pittenweem Arts Festival 2019 : Venue 79

KJASTUDIO CERAMICS

CERAMICS BY KJASTUDIO

Please join us on Friday 2nd August at the Pittenweem Bowling Club (Venue 79) for our open evening featuring Kirsty Anderson aka KJASTUDIO, Lucy Anderson - check out her Instagram
and myself!

The Pittenweem Arts Festival dates are 3rd August to 11th August and we look forward to seeing you all.   

Pittenweem Arts Festival

Lucy Anderson : Self Portrait

Pittenweem Arts Festival : Venue 15

So delighted my talented daughter managed to work full-time and create a body of work for her exhibition at Pittenweem Arts Festival.  So proud!  It's now time for her to take it easy for a wee while before she starts on some commissions.

OLD SCHOOL TATTOOS ART COMMISSION

Happy New Year everyone, I have been neglecting my blog for quite some time so am about to rectify that by starting with my very last commission of 2015.  And suddenly I had another skull artwork to create just after completing my very first one - what a coincidence!  Her's the artwork before it went into it's frame - I enjoyed working with this as I've been thinking about working three dimensionally for a wee while now.  The client wanted the skull raised off the background.  And now on to 2016 wishing you all health, wealth and happiness and lots of creativity!!

New Summer Ikat Pattern Art

New Summer Ikat

We've had two lovely days here and about time!  I even got to sit out with my breakfast on our little decking area.  It always makes me want to use lovely summer colours and this is my modern take on a traditional ikat pattern mixing it with contemporary sharp lines.  The art print is available on society6 and I'm working on accessories or, at least, I will be when I get all my hundreds of poppy heads out the garden.  Never had so many in my life!

Top Pinterest Pins On redroadstudio

TOP PINTEREST PINS ON REDROADSTUDIO

Lovely mix of popular pins on my Pinterest recently.  You just never know what will be pinned or liked when you choose so I enjoy every now and then seeing what has gone viral.  The Harvest Wallpaper was the most popular with over 75 pins and 7, 500 impressions (not sure what that is) but I can see why it was chosen.

Links to each pin below -
VENETIAN TILE  HARVEST HARE  JASON RATLIFF  NAOKI HAYASHI  TARISSE KING

TWELVE OF DIAMONDS REDROADSTUDIO ABSTRACT ART PRINT

TWELVE OF DIAMONDS ART PRINT

I think I must be going through a 'needing a lot of colour round me' phase with my latest art print on society6.  Hankering after a Bohemian lifestyle perhaps LOL!  It's believed that diamonds absorb thoughts and feelings with the skills to conduct and strengthen energy.  Sums up what I'm needing...

redroadstudio's new website

redroadstudio's website

At last!  It's taken me long enough to get this organised.  I just wanted a simple, easy to use, fast website - no nonsense and quick to use.  Just want to thank John at 'the allotment' for all his help and support.  Now I just need everyone to send me messages and click on things so I know it's all up and running........ hint!

'Wabi Sabi' redroadstudio Mood Board

WABI SABI MOOD BOARD REDROADSTUDIO

Using more of an art based theme to this moodboard and mixing it with my other love of typography.  "I saw galaxies in your eyes"

mood board 'wabi sabi'

WABI SABI by 'redroadstudio'

There is something about worn, deconstructed, aged, textured materials that can be quite beautiful - I've created a couple of moodboards based on this theme.  The Japanese call it 'Wabi Sabi'.

New Work Chosen For Society6

URBAN NORDIC GRAPHIC

Just got great news! My new design has been chosen for society6 - always a lovely surprise to hear!   Thank you!!!

Modern Africa Accessory Patterns on Society6

Society6

The Modern Africa set of patterns was inspired by merging the traditional influences of pattern in Africa with modern design elements including images I worked on from the infamous Red Road flats in Glasgow.

Colours had to be strong, vibrant with turquoise, orange, red and blue mixed with black on a white background.  Powerful clean colours using abstract shapes to create very geometric shapes.  There's a full range of products in my Society6 shop including art prints, cushions and iPhone covers.

If you're quick, Society6 has a sale on - http://society6.com/lookbook/society6-get-sorted-sale

Starting from the top -

AFRICA PANEL

AFRICA CENTRE

AFRICA FLORAL

AFRICA CIRCLE

AFRICA STRIP

Giveaway 'PERK UP POSTCARD'

MARCH GIVEAWAY

You must know someone who needs a bit of cheering up? Well, I have a sweet little surprise giveaway that might brighten up their day and show them someone cares or loves them.

I'm calling it my 'PERK UP POSTCARD' giveaway and every month I'll be sending an original piece of my work (approximately the size of a postcard) to the lucky winner.

This month the nominations need to be in before 27th February so I can post the artwork by the 1st March (approx).

What do you need to do?

 - Just tell me who you would like to nominate for this and why.

 - Leave the who and why (along with an email address) below this post.

 - 'Like' my Facebook page  or

 - 'Follow Me' on Instagram  or

 - 'Share' this post.  

 - Let me know if you 'liked' 'followed' 'shared' and I'll contact you if your nomination is successful.

Easy peasy .......... and good luck!

Society6 Success

Birdcage & Butterflies

Lost Time Evolution Bird

Lost Time in the Forest Bear

A real flurry of activity with society6 and I found these 3 works being chosen for the society6 shop!  Amazing as 2 of them have only just been published by me.  Thank you society6!!!  So pleased I found my other email and password or I would never have known LOL!

Work Chosen For Society6 Shop

Vintage Summer Flowers

Frozen North Circles

Golden Paisley

Does anyone else have problems with having 2 email addresses?  I completely forgot about one of mine and of course the password but eventually sorted them out and I found some great news!  A few of my designs had been chosen by society6 for their shop!  Delighted!! A lovely start (or end I should say) to January!!

Summer Forest Bear in Bright Pastels : New Range

Summer Forest Bear Range

Art Print
Purple Cushion
Bright Pink Cushion
Bear in the Forest Cushion
Forest Cushion
Bright Yellow Cushion
Soft Green Cushion
Deep Pink Cushion

Following on from work I've been creating, I now have a lovely summer range of throw cushions and art prints ready for anyone revamping their home, office or apartment.  Bring summer on early with these lovely pops of colour - have fun choosing your selection or pick just one in your favourite colour for your new sofa or updated couch.  I'd love to see how they look, so if you do decide to pick any please send me a photograph displaying them in your room!  That would be fantastic! 

Riso Zine Competition Entry #2

Lost Time Birdie : redroadstudio : society6

My 2nd risograph entry (completed 3 so far) on society6 based on the theme of lost time.  I took it literally with a clock losing time and used a gaudy faded vintage elements to the illustration.  I have till the end of the month so you never know I may come up with another ..... I'm thinking about it .....

Riso Zine Competition : Society6

Lost Time Evolution

One of my entries to the Riso Zine Competition on Society6.  I've enjoyed trying out new concepts using the risograph technique and would love to get just one in.   Please feel free to go on to my store and 'like' any of them - any help would be gratefully appreciated!

Ebay : Clearing Studio

Link

I'm clearing my studio to make way for new work - part of my 'feng shui' approach to rooms.  Some real bargains if you're getting ready for Christmas and would love some original pieces of art.  Prices range from only just over £2 to about £30 with free postage & packaging. Here's the link - EBAY AUCTION and lots of luck!

Gemma Anderson

Potraits: Patients and Pyschiatrists'

Potraits: Patients and Pyschiatrists'

Potraits: Patients and Pyschiatrists'

Quote from Gemma's website  "Portraits: Patients and Psychiatrists’ is unique in Art History as the first series of portraits to mix psychiatrists and psychiatric patients indiscriminately in one collection (Jordanova, Schupbach 2010). These portraits could not have been made a hundred years ago at the Bethlem Royal Hospital but since then psychiatric knowledge and practice have advanced........

At the centre of each portrait is a face. Around that point, a world of objects floats, sprouts, jostles, plays hide-and-seek. Mushrooms form an acrobatic tower to peer over one subject’s shoulder; a seahorse nestles inside the belly of a dogfish, like a foetus, a treble clef, the f-hole of a violin - nature’s ampersand. These objects repeat and then transform, cells become scales become butterfly wings become pills; veins become nerves become muscle fibre become wrinkles. Natures patterns find a deep echo in the artist’s imagination"