Tag Archives: mixed media

Last Touch Stone 4 Chch Earth Quake Fuund!!

LAST TOUCH STONE FOR QUAKE FUND!

LAST TOUCH STONE 4 QUAKE FUND!

SOLD

Monday Art Classes Available, Book Now!

I am starting Monday Art Classes from 10am to 1pm!

As the venue I normally teach from is still not available to use at this stage due to the Feb Earthquake,  I will be teaching from home, so these classes will be capped at maximum of 4 students at a time :)

Bookings essesential ! Please phone me on Ph: 03 3599125 or Cell 027 50 70 426 or feel free to email me on donnasteel1@xtra.co.nz

Check out these collages  I have created with a small selection of Artwork created by some of my students :)

 

See a small selection of artworks created by my students playing with Golden....

 

 

Art Classes … Place Updates :)

Just a quick note to let you know that I have a few places left for my Tuesday morning Art Classes starting date 8th of Feb, and only a couple of places left for my next Block of Saturday Art Classes, starting on the 5th Feb 2011.

If you would like futher information regarding my classes, please contact me here: Phone : 03 3599125 or Mobile : 027 50 70 426

or via email at donnasteel1@xtra.co.nz

ART – A SELECTION OF ARTWORK SOLD

A Selection of Artwork Sold 

 Common Rose Swallowtail Butterfly

 100mm x 100mm

Acrylic Mixed Media

( Texture with pure 24c Gold leaf)

SOLD

Checkered Swallowtail Butterfly

100mm x 100mm

Acrylic Mixed Media

(Texture plus Pure 24c gold leaf)

SOLD

 

The Skys the Limit

 The Sky’s the Limit

Acrylic on Canvas
250mm x 250mm
SOLD
Can be viewed and purchased from
 Cafe’ Mint
Wariakei Road
Christchurch

A Quiet Place to Land”
By Donna Steel
Acrylic on canvas
150mm x 150mm x 40mm
Strung & Ready to Hang

SOLD 

 

A Tui Lands

Acrylic

200mm x 200mm

SOLD

A Ngirungiru Lands

                                                              A Ngirungiru Lands

 Acrylic

200mm x 200mm

 SOLD

An artwork filled with several  mixed media products and colours a delight to create!

This was a really enjoyable commission :)

 Mt Everest - Commission Sold Mt Everest – Commission Sold

Acrylic Mixed Media

Based on Clients Photograph!

800mm x 1200mm

SOLD

DUSK,BEYOND THE TREES 
DUSK,BEYOND THE TREES

                                                              OIL ON CANVAS

300mm x 910mm

SOLD

This artwork was auctioned on Trade Me All proceeds given to the family of the Christchurch Taxi Driver that was killed in Chch!!

A Dusky Moment ( Queenstown) Sold

“A DUSKY MOMENT” (QUEENSTOWN)

Oil

355mm x 455mm

COMMISSION

SOLD

This artwork is based on a photo that was supplied to me from my overseas client when visiting Queenstown.  The photo was taken in Queenstown at Dusk.

If you have a photograph that is special to you, and you too would like me to create you an artwork based on your photo you can contact me at  donnasteel1@xtra.co.nz

 SIMPLY REMARKABLE - SOLD - SIMPLY REMARKABLE – SOLD -

ACRYLIC MIXED MEDIA
300mm x 1000mm 
SOLD
New Beginnings ( Miniature )
 New Beginnings ( Miniature ) – SOLD -

Miniature with Easel

Oil

130mm x 130mm

SOLD

This wee Landscape is  based on our  Canterbury Plains with the Southern Alps in the background and a  Blue Admiral ( Vanessa canace) Butterfly in the foreground.

SEA YOU THERE -SOLD -
SEA YOU THERE 

 OIL

200mm x  900m
Sold
HARAKEKE BLUE -SOLD -
HARAKEKE BLUE 
OIL

 

300mm x  300mm
Sold
WALK ALONG THE BEACH - SOLD -
STROLL ALONG THE BEACH 

OIL

2 x 200mm x 200mm

 

FULL SIZE  200mm x 400mm
SOLD
SNOW FALL - SOLD -
SNOW  FALL  AT  TEKAPO 
 Oil
200mm x 1000mm
SOLD 

 TAYLORS MISTAKE -  MINITATURE WITH EASEL - SOLD -

TAYLORS MISTAKE – MINITATURE WITH EASEL  
OIL
180mm x 130mm
( INCLUDED EASEL )
SOLD
AKAROA AT SUNSET - SOLD -  
Commission- Based on Clients own photo.
SUNSET AT AKAROA 

 ACRYLIC MIXED MEDIA

500mm x  750mm
SOLD
THROUGH THE GRASS - SOLD - 
THROUGH THE GRASS – SOLD -
LYING IN THE GRASS - SOLD - 
LYING IN THE GRASS – SOLD -
LOOKING BACK - SOLD - 
LOOKING BACK – SOLD -
LINDIS GOLD - SOLD - 
LINDIS GOLD – SOLD -
KAIKOURA COASTLINE - SOLD - 
KAIKOURA COASTLINE – SOLD -
GOLD DUST - SOLD - 
GOLD DUST – SOLD -
GATEWAY TO THE SOUL - SOLD -
GATEWAY TO THE SOUL – SOLD -
A PLACE IN TIME 
A PLACE IN TIME – SOLD -
AT DUSK - SOLD - 
AT DUSK – SOLD -

 

AT TAYLORS - SOLD -
 AT TAYLORS – SOLD -
CENTRAL GOLD - SOLD -
CENTRAL GOLD – SOLD -
CONTEMPLATION - SOLD - 
CONTEMPLATION – SOLD -
CROSSING THE LINE - SOLD - 
CROSSING THE LINE – SOLD -
DAYS END - SOLD - DAYS END – SOLD -
DON QUIXOTE - SOLD -
Commission
DON QUIXOTE
 SOLD
DREAMING - SOLD -
 DREAMING
 SOLD

Art Classes – Next Class starts Saturday 20th November!

I would like to Invite you and your friends to join me in my Art Classes at the beautiful picturesque Avice Hill, Arts Centre, Avonhead.

Come and discover your “Creative Self” with my “Getting Back to Basics” Art Classes.

Discover a whole new way of using Acrylic paint  and mediums. Explore and experiment with different painting styles and techniques.  Learn how to combine several different forms of  texture, mediums and paints.

Over these art lessons you will grow in confidence with product knowledge and techniques, you will enjoy learning how to plan, design and create your own unique works of art

Art Class- “Getting Back to Basics – Art Using Mixed Media”

2 hour lessons held every Saturday

from 10 am to 12pm

NEXT CLASS STARTS

Saturday 20th November through to Saturday 18th December

5 Week –  2  Hour Lessons = 10hours

ONLY $125.00

Book Now!

CONTACT ME HERE –  donnasteel1@xtra.co.nz  

Or

Feel free to phone me on PH: 033599125 Mobile : 027 50 70 426

Exploring Golden – Workshop photos!

 Saturday we had fun experimenting with lots of paints and mediums at my “Exploring Golden Workshop” and heaps of fun was had by all. 
Check out some of the photos I took… 
 
We will be continuing on exploring Golden throughout the next few weeks at in my New Art classes Starting Saturday 20th November through to 18th December… 
For more information you can contact me here
or
 Mobile :  027 50 70 426 Ph: 03 3599125
 
Exploring Golden – Workshop 6th November 2010
 

Just a couple of things you can do with Golden!

Check out how cool the Interference colours look!

Term 4 new course at Papanui High School

Art – Using Mixed Media
 
 
Discover your “creative self” by exploring various forms of mixed media.  You will grow in confidence as you learn product knowledge and different techniques to create your own unique works of art. 
 
Explore an amazing array of materials and textures that can be used with acrylic paints and mediums to create unique artworks.  Learn about acrylic paint, mediums, colour and colour mixing; discover how to create Acrylic Transfers, Skins and experiment with 2d tissue rope.
“A little insight into what we will cover over this 7 week Art- Using Mixed Media Course “
 We will learn about acrylic paint, mediums and pigment. 
We will learn about colour what colour is, how it was discovered and how to use a colour wheel and we will experiment with colour mixing and learn how to paint with different techniques blending, shading etc.. and learn to paint skies etc…
We will learn about Paint brushes, and how different paint brushes do different things, and we will experiment with different painting tools.
We will learn about flexible and semi flexible substrates, ie the surfaces that are suitable to create artworks on. eg. canvas, board, paper etc…
Experiment  with different textures and gel medium, pumice(volcanic rock), tissue, paper, fibreglass, canvas sheets, canvas paper, rice, pasta, colour poly pads, poly balls and paua. We will discover some amazing textures when we simply combine different mediums,textures and colour together.
We will learn how to create Acrylic Transfers, Skins and other textured artwork.
“So grab a friend and come along and have heaps of fun while learning heaps of new skills!!”
Course will be at Papanui High School
Tuesday Nights Term 4 7pm -9pm

One week left to enrol in my Abstract/Mixed Media Class

There is only One Week Left B4 this class starts and only a few places left… Be in quick to enrol now !
 
Enrolling Now
ABSTRACT PAINTING:

Come and have fun with abstract painting. Come with an open mind and work/play with a wide variety of exercises, developing your own vision as you gain experience.  

TUTOR Donna Steel
VENUE Papanui High School
TIME Monday  7-9 pm
START DATE 2 August (Monday)
COURSE NUMBER 101/3 (Mon)
COURSE LENGTH 8 weeks
COURSE FEE $118
REQUIREMENTS Nil
ADDITIONAL COSTS Materials list available on enrolment.  

 To enroll contact Papanui High Continuing Education on   (03) 3520701   

Having some more fun with colour and texture…

I thought I would have some fun over this cold wet weekend and play around with a few techniques and colour washes etc…to take into my Abstract Class tomorrow!
  I have finished this one  but the others are still a work in progress …
If you are interested in seeing the works in progress pop on over to my blog

 

New Abstract inspired by the Sea/River Bead”

Molding Paste, Pumice, Golden Fluid acrylics, and Golden Glazing Liquid.

The Golden Fluid acrylics are beautiful to use, I have added a lot of water to these and used them as a wash, and this artwork s glazed  with the Golden Glazing Liquid.