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'All American babe, The eye colour of the model and bird are identical as is their single eye stare at you the viewer, HOT' - Melissa Sharplin Image - Madison magazineRed Cardinal image - Shutterpoint.com
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: 30 x 40 Inches
About This Artwork
'I painted this painting after I turned 21, living in London sharing a bedsit with my bestie Tali' - Melissa Sharplin
Property of the artist, NZ
Original Medium: Oil on canvasOriginal Scale: 20 x 30 Inches
About This Artwork
'The pen doodling in the background of this painting, represents the story of a night out with a group of girls, forgetting to pay for sangria and finding love' - Melissa Sharplin
Finished in 2007
Original Medium: Oil on canvasOriginal Scale: 39.4 x 27.6 Inches
About This Artwork
'This painting was caught and saved in the Chch Earthquakes, thankfully she was thrown in the other direction to the huge book shelf that took out the table, easel, paints, mediums and brushes' - Melissa Sharplin
Finished in 2010, touched up in 2012.
Photographer - James Meakin
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: 60 x 50 Inches
About This Piece THENA An alchemist of celebrated recognition, Anything Thena touches can turn to pure gold, holding this gift in her palms is this elemental magicians gift. Her heart beats thick golden liquid blood around her slight body, when her eyes flicker they cast sparkles of golden light out into into the world she wanders. A galactic traveller on light, bound to the purest energies - she is called around the universe to help the circle of light and the treasury diplomats turn the mixed or tainted gold found in waste lands back to cleaned and renewed by using the...
About This Piece AMARIA A galactic warrior from a tribe of interstellar priestesses residing in the rocky cliffs and grey sands of a coastal radiant arch on the 5th sentient planet of the Amdelfarian people, Guided by vibrations in stone, these people can shift large masses of rock with a sounding choir, calling to the energies within to do as they beacon, some say it sounds like a war cry and so their 'warrior' title exists, they do not fight however, they only create and shift stone and rock, some even say they are the true makers of the pyramids...
About This Piece DELPHINE Where the moons shimmer hits the oceans skin, the flicker of light will show you the illuminated path to Delphines heart, her breath echos into the depths of the oceans, Representing the power of the most precious substance on earth, Delphine is a priestess of water, the ocean tides ripple through her every vein, her beating heart sounds to the sentient creatures of the sea. She holds the power to create chaos or calm like any Ocean, she sits and observes the ebb and flow of life. Original Medium: Oil on canvasOriginal Scale: about A2 Mixed...
About This Piece MYARN Galactic ambassador of the ninth planetary solar system, she is deeply empathetic, a seer of truth and fortune, she holds the key to eternal love and abundance, feels the energetic signatures of colour frequencies and accesses divine guidance helping connect others to their star families. MYARN is a part of a much larger tribe of Goddesses being made - if this work resonates with you - She is available as an original - please contact me for further information on her monetary value. Original Medium: Acrylic on canvas Original Scale: about A1 Mixed imagery pulled...
About This Artwork
This painting is inspired by a tapestry I saw in a home and garden magazine - It was so incredible with all of its texture and pattern work I really wanted to try and paint it. It's an amazing work with all of it's detail, it took me ages to finish !
Original Medium: Oil, and pastel on canvasOriginal Scale: A0
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Big Bold and expressionist style landscape painting - This was a really great work to create using big bold strokes with thick paint.
Original Medium: Oil on canvasOriginal Scale: A1
About This Artwork
Inspired by a great artists work by Robert Bateman I thought I would try my spin on the subject and created this painting with big dollaps of paint on the tree trunk where the light hits. I am so in love with this painting it is in my personal collection. A beautiful portrait of a big cat.
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: A0
I'd rather be saving the world About This Piece Sometimes as an artist you come across a certain image and you just have to paint it, this is one of those images. I added the badges to the cap as I like to bring in a bit of a story into why she looks so forlorn staring off into the distance. She would much rather be saving the world than doing whatever she was doing. Maybe we all have those moments in time as well. Photographer - Awesome Kristian Fanselow Model - The amazing Katiusha Feofanova Original Medium: Oil on...
COLA
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Fun and flirty ! curly hair - breath of fresh air, all the sass required.
This work was created in one layer of diluted oil, giving her a 'watercolour' look.
In beautiful tones of smokey blues, beige and gold.
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: A1
Roses are Red
About This Piece
Amazing bright expressively painted vintage roses surrounding a contemplative model, romantic and beautifully balanced work.
This painting is loved by so many, now you can get her in different sizes - on stretcher framed canvas she is an absolute wonder !
Original Medium: Oil on ply Original Scale: 120cm diameter
About This Artwork
Baby blue behind a Southern Otago rock face.
Choose from a standard paper print, or archival quality inks on 100% cotton rag paper.
Available framed in white, black or natural.
Original Medium:
Graphite and acrylic
Original scale approx 30 x 30 cm
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Coral sky pops behind this snowy peak, rendered in impeccable detail.
Choose from a standard paper print, or archival quality inks on 100% cotton rag paper.
Available framed in white, black or natural.
Original Medium:
Graphite and acrylic
Original scale approx 30 x 30 cm
ABOUT THIS ARTWORK
'Turn an Honest Penny' a photorealistic drawing of a collected teaspoon my Grandmother gave me. I love the twists and shine of this work, the simplicity of photorealism in grey tones, (this work framed made it into my home in the kitchen by the teaspoon collection.)
'Original Medium: Graphite on paper
Original Scale: 11.5 x 16.5 Inches
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Hiding behind a wolf costume, luring you in but defending her territory. A play on the famous Red Riding Hood tale, where Little Red Riding Hood wins the day and makes a costume to remind herself.
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paper
Original Scale: 11.5 x 16.5 Inches
About This Artwork
'I was looking into origami and how playful it was when I made these drawings, this one was especially cute, unfolding itself from the model, galloping away' - Melissa Sharplin
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paper Original Scale: 11.5 x 16.5 Inches
About This Artwork
'I was looking into origami and how playful it was when I made these drawings' - Melissa Sharplin
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paperOriginal Scale: 11.5 x 16.5 Inches
About This Artwork
'Miss White is the angel of the Swit-Swurl (bird) series. My older sister passed away before I was born and this painting developed into a representation of her.' - Melissa Sharplin
Image - M2 Magazine Model - Kristen at Red Eleven Photographer - Fiona Quinn Owl photographer - Andrew Zuckerman
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: 40 x 60 Inches
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This image was taken backstage at fashion week NZ in 2007, by photographer Anneke Stewart.
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paper Original Scale: 8 x 11.5 Inches
About This Artwork
'Huffer Geek, Backstage at NZ Fashion Week 2008'
Photographer - Anneke Stewart
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paper Original Scale: 5.8 x 8.3 Inches
About This Artwork
Sourcing inspiration from Jill Scott - "Living your life like it's golden."
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paper Original Scale: 8 x 11.5 Inches
About This Artwork
'Looking at flat sections of colour with detailed pieces of realism.' - Melissa Sharplin
Deep Denim is also available on limited run women and men's tshirts.
Finished 2012
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paperOriginal Scale: 8 x 11.5 Inches
About This Artwork
'The Cockatoo represents a fabulous hat for this stunning model, I can imagine this work hanging by a fantastic zebra print item above stairs' - Melissa Sharplin
ORIGINAL AVAILABLE
Image - Glamour MagazineModel - Zuma @ Ford Models
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: 28 x 59 Inches
ABOUT THIS ARTWORK
Innocent in a baby blue top and messy hair, she wears a super hero mask and isn't sure what she is yet... or is she?
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paper
Original Scale: 11.5 x 16.5 Inches
About This Piece
'The contrasting colours in this artwork are so juicy and vibrant, the models cool, still look is contrasting the parrot in flight' - Melissa Sharplin
Image - Madison Magazine Model - Ganna @ City Models Paris Photographer - Carlotta Moye Parrot photographer - Andrew Zuckerman
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: 36 x 36 Inches
About This Artwork
Bat is my favourite profile ever painted, the bat and model are both focused on the same thing - their thoughts shared, working together through the night solving the days problems.' - Melissa Sharplin
Original Medium: Oil on canvasOriginal Scale: 22 x 30 Inches
About This Artwork
'Painting from a photograph taken in Birmingham from a friend, the lyrics from The Roots album feat Erakah Badu, LOVE!' - Melissa Sharplin
Photographer - Mathius, UK Image Gifted in 2005.
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: 20 x 26 Inches
