The uninterrupted view. Reflections on the shimmering surface of a harbour or bay can present a glorious spectrum of colours.
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Sunday is a great day for gallery browsing! And I’m looking forward to seeing you and talking through my work, why trees are important and the way in which I like to capture the light! Why not come along?
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I like to see my paintings as a reconstruct of the original composition along with a freedom of license when it comes to colour which of course always has implications.
Now on show at @arogallery on William Street until the 22nd May. Come and have a chat about art and the joy of mark making. I will be here to welcome you.
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Enjoy the details. Seeing the collective works from my solo show, INTO THE LIGHT has really allowed me to appreciate the paintings and observe all the details in a new light! Thank you so much for all the fabulous support and to the many buyers and collectors who have already purchased works.
Why not swing by and see the show or email if there’s a a painting that’s catching your eye. The catalogue can still be viewed by hitting the link in my bio and I am happy to send out images and details of any works. I can also ship anywhere in the world.
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INTO THE LIGHT
ARO Gallery 10-23 May
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So incredibly excited to see my solo show up in the gallery- my first solo since the pandemic! Works just breathe so well now they are out of the studio…
Many thanks to curator @debbiemackinnon and excellent hanging skills of Rich @totalhang.
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Can’t wait to open the gallery to visitors from tomorrow. Open 11am - 6 pm. Looking forward to meeting visitors for arty chats and sharing these new paintings.
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I’m literally watching this scene at the moment, the tide nudging in across Hardy’s Bay, the light changing the make up of the landscape. One minute there are pools of water sitting amongst the mud and the next they disappear consumed by the onset of tide. All the time the contrast between light and dark elevating the ordinary tree into an object of meditative glory.
This one is for sale and along with other works, will be hanging @arogallery gallery, as part of my solo show, INTO THE LIGHT, from next Tuesday morning. To see the complete catalogue, hit the link in my bio. I’m there each day and would love to meet you and talk about my approach to the subject.
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Packed and ready to go! Promotional material printed and delivered and all set to bump in @arogallery on Monday. Looking forward to seeing the work hanging together, my first physical show for nearly three years. I do hope you can come by and take a look, I will be there every day apart from Monday when the gallery is closed.
A huge thank you to the buyers and collectors who have already purchased work.
Click on the link in my bio to see the catalogue.
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SOFT BREATHING
Acrylic on board
30 x 40cms
Wrapped and ready to go. Swipe to see it framed in Tasmanian Oak. This time next week it will be hanging @arogallery when my solo show, INTO THE LIGHT opens. Hope I can welcome you to the gallery on William Street, or why not take a peek at the catalogue by clicking the link in my bio.
#softbreathing #lightonthehills #intothlight #arogallery #soloshow #artgalleries #artbuyers #artforthehome #acrylicpainting #australianlandscape #landscapepainting #contemporarylandscape #contemporarypainting #momentsintime #artbuyer #artcollector #artinthehome #art #escapism #mikestaniford
Details of an ever changing subject.
#intothelight #tidal #tidalchanges #breakofday #nature #foramoment #momentintime #workinprogress #australianlandscape #landscapepainting #contemporarylandscape #contemporarypainting #momentsintime #artbuyer #artcollector #artinthehome #art #escapism #mikestaniford
I love the action of marks and mark making clearly exposed in a painting. That sense of origin, something ‘hand made,’ a one off, the complete opposite of what technology gives us.
Here, the light on the shimmering surface of the harbour and the perspective of the walkway caught my eye and gave me an immediate connection to place.
SOFTLY FADED SUN
Acrylic on board
63 x 63cms
One of the works that will feature in my upcoming solo show @arogallery opening on 10 May. Hope to see you there. Click on the link in my bio to see the catalogue.
#handmade #oneoff #originalwork #marks #markmaking #intothelight #soloshow #arogallery #australianlandscape #landscapepainting #contemporarylandscape #contemporarypainting #momentsintime #artbuyer #artgalleries #artcollector #artinthehome #art #escapism #mikestaniford
INTO THE LIGHT Catalogue now available at one click link in my bio. Delighted it is ready to show you, I would love to hear which is your favorite painting. I hope that some of you will be able to come and see them in person.
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Stand Alone is just one of the works in my upcoming solo show, INTO THE LIGHT, opening on 9th May.
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Details from INTO THE LIGHT. My solo show opening at ARO Gallery on 10 May.
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Late afternoon on the Hawkehead peninsula and clouds are moving across the landscape forcing dark shadows across the sunlit hills. Both works are in gouache, the first on Fabriano 300gsm, 30 x 42cms and the second in my Windsor & Newton sketchbook.
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All paintings start out of a mood, in my case it is the contrast of light within a subject. I always start by destroying the glare of the white surface, whether it be canvas or paper…in this instance paper, with a dark base, the brush marks of which will eventually form part of the final painting itself. Just one of the works in my upcoming show.
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“It is not enough to place colours, however beautiful, one beside the other, colours must also react on one another. Otherwise you have cacophony.”
Henri Matisse
And for me, light is colour. Even in my initial pleinair drawings I try to capture how and what the light is contributing to the subject (Swipe to see details).
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“Ideas are to literature what light is to painting” Paul Bourget
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Capturing the light is such a crucial part of my process…
Details here of 2 new works in my upcoming show ( swipe to see).
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Delighted that both Amber Dawn, pathway to Putty Beach and Golden Days, at the edge of Hardy’s Bay, are off to new homes. 🔴 A big thanks to the buyers and to the fabulous team @moochinside And the sun has finally revealed itself! Happy Easter and very best wishes to all my followers.
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I’m back at Crater Lake…well technically I’m in the studio but revisiting my drawings and field studies from my recent trip Cradle Mountain National Park. What a stunning place. The scale and magnitude of the wilderness, coupled with dramatic weather have stuck in my mind. I feel a large painting coming on.
#fieldstudies #sketches #charcoaldrawing #charcoallandscape #discovertasmania #visualreference #newwork #cradlemountain #craterlake #australianlandscape #landscapepainting #contemporarylandscape #contemporarypainting #momentsintime #artbuyer #artcollector #artinthehome #art #escapism #mikestaniford
“Contemplation seems to be the only luxury that costs nothing.”
Dodie Smith
Time Of Contemplation
Acrylic on board
103 x 123cms
Shadow box framed in Tasmanian Oak
It will be featuring in my upcoming solo show INTO THE LIGHT at the ARO Gallery, opening in early May. My newsletter will be going out soon. Why not sign up for it by going to my website mikestaniford.com and adding your details.
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One of those perfect afternoons when the colours glow in the light and lift the spirits.
NOW LATE AFTERNOON
Acrylic on board
43 x 43cms
#treesoflife #treesareimportant #lovetrees #woodlands #harbourside #intothelight #paintinglight #lightontrees #contemoraryart #storyoftrees #australianlandscape #landscapepainting #contemporarylandscape #contemporarypainting #momentsintime #artbuyer #artcollector #artinthehome #art #escapism #mikestaniford
That long drive into the early evening light. The colours igniting the landscape for the final moments of the day. Scenes like this stay with you.
LIKE A MEMORY
Acrylic on board
63 x 63cms
One of the works from my upcoming solo show. Details to follow shortly.
#roadtrip #endlesshorizon #headingwest #intothesun #intothelight #adventuretime #ontheroadagain #destination #intothelight #australianlandscape #landscapepainting #contemporarylandscape #contemporarypainting #momentsintime #artbuyer #artcollector #artinthehome #art #escapism #mikestaniford
Still some way to go but moving in the right direction.
Old Friend
Acrylic on polyester cotton
123 x 123cms
#oldfriend #workinprogess #treesoflife #onthewater #treesoftheplanet #australianlandscape #intothelight #landscapepainting #contemporarylandscape #contemporarypainting #momentsintime #artbuyer #artcollector #artinthehome #art #escapism #mikestaniford
Underbelly. The first marks of a new large work 120 x 120cms and for the first time I am working on 400gsm polyester cotton. What a surface. Part of me likes this the way it is already, spontaneous brush marks alluding to subject and light. But it will move on.
#underbelly #underpainting #firstmarks #firststage #australianlandscape #landscapepainting #contemporarylandscape #contemporarypainting #momentsintime #artbuyer #artcollector #artinthehome #art #escapism #mikestaniford
Pathway Into Daybreak. From an early winter morning walk through the bushland high above the coast. A moment of pure light as the sun started to reveal itself and announce the new day.
Now available @mrmintys
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#daybreak #morninglight #winterlight #pathways #bushwalking #intothelight #softcolours ##australianlandscape #landscapepainting #contemporarylandscape #contemporarypainting #momentsintime #artbuyer #artgalleries #artcollector #artinthehome #art #escapism #mrmintys #mikestaniford
Diversity of landscape. Firstly Pambula River followed by Crater Lake with a hint of colour. Allowing the charcoal to take control. I think there’s as much to value and enjoy in a drawing as any painting, especially when you bring an abstract dimension into the equation.
#drawings #draweveryday #charcoaldrawing #charcoalart #contemporarydrawing #markmaking #blachandwhite #australianlandscape #anstractdrawing #landscapepainting #contemporarylandscape #contemporarypainting #momentsintime #artbuyer #artcollector #artinthehome #art #escapism #mikestaniford
And tomorrow it all starts again.
Being In The Moment
Acrylic on board
33 x 43cms
#endofday #tomorrow #timetoreflect #australianlandscape #landscapepainting #contemporarylandscape #contemporarypainting #momentsintime #artbuyer #artcollector #artinthehome #art #escapism #mikestaniford tomorrow
No Time To Leave
Acrylic on board
50 x 40cms
#endofday #dusk #bayarea #notimetoleave #reflections #lightonthewater #intothesun #australianlandscape #distantheadland #changinglight #landscapepainting #contemporarylandscape #contemporarypainting #momentsintime #artbuyer #artcollector #artinthehome #art #escapism #mikestaniford
So my last post got me thinking about buildings. A quick trawl through my library: 1 back streets of Civitella del Lago, Umbria. 2 Tate Modern, London. 3 Venice (where else) 4 Rome. 5/6 Shanghai, postcard size. The absolute joy of travel!
#traveltheworld #buildings #architecture #urbansketching #differentcities #pasttravel #sketchbooks #cities #mixedmedia #memories #sightsandsounds #mikestaniford
Back from the wilderness of Tasmania to the inner city and studio life. This is Albany Lane in St Leonards, a small acrylic painting on paper of the rear laneway to our painting warehouse. I’m not often drawn to urban subjects but the early evening light, illumination and perspective of the street reinforced a very special sense of place. We will be leaving this studio soon after eight fabulous years. Who knows what challenges and opportunities lie ahead.
#studiolife #innercity #stleonards #laneway #urbanpainting #senseofplace #architecture #artstudios #mikestaniford
