Our new local barbershop invited me to paint their logo and text on their wall. Piece designed by one of my drawing students and I tweaked it a bit...
06 August 2017
05 July 2017
25 May 2017
awake. aware. alive
I wanted to see what a dark text on a build up of white paint background would look like, in answer to the previous large canvas (see next blog post). This was a make up of elements I played with in answer to the question 'What do I truly desire?'.
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| AWAKE. AWARE. ALIVE - acrylic on canvas, 122 x 89cm - R3,200 |
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| studio view |
11 May 2017
new work: combination of 'The proper crossing of lines' and 'The slowing down of time' glyphs
This acrylic on canvas piece is a combination of the glyphs seen on the fish eagle and kudu paintings, built up in layers of reds, with matt and gloss blacks on top: lots of mind maths finished off with peace and harmony found in the final sigil. Thank you Jean-Michel Basquiat for the permission.
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| THE PROPER CROSSING OF LINES & THE SLOWING DOWN OF TIME acrylic on canvas, 126 x 101cm - R3,200 |
27 April 2017
19 April 2017
13 April 2017
new works/old works
I've taken out a few choice drawings from my sketchbooks and given them a dust up and some new frames. These are all on display and for sale at The Hearth of Cintsa Studio Gallery & Project Space:
03 April 2017
logo design
A logo design for a family trust run by four brothers, using a Celtic cross and a sun symbol:
27 March 2017
20 February 2017
the proper crossing of lines and the slowing down of time
New work: kudu male and fish eagle female, acrylic on canvas, 84 x 60 cm each - both SOLD
19 January 2017
new works in progress
Working with some sketches of sigils, these are turning out: 1 x large canvas of reds & 2 x smaller Kudu and Fish Eagle in acrylic
04 December 2016
12 November 2016
alles ist in Ordnung, habe keine Angst
A little painting I've had in mind for ages:
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| acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30cm |
04 November 2016
14 September 2016
07 September 2016
cloudy seascape mural
Indigenous banana trees and ferns with ocean and cloudy blue sky, 6m undercover walk-way at a private residence.
16 August 2016
a wee forest ditty
A little something I whipped out with leftover paint on my palette... Acrylic on tiny canvases, 20 x 14cm each
26 July 2016
geometrics III
Studies for a series of paintings using the Platonic Solids. Acrylic washes on paper with coloured pens:
03 July 2016
28 June 2016
geometrics
I've been playing with geometric forms. Acrylic wash on paper with coloured pens and some pencil:
14 June 2016
ABOUT: I eat walls for breakfast
I paint and draw what I like and love. I don't think my art is anymore phenomenally profound beyond the immense magical and mysterious existence of Life itself.
I used to believe I had a message or duty as an artist; less so as I get older. I just love re-presenting the beauty one can find in this world, giving more delight for eyes to perceive.
If anything I believe my own art is leaning more and more towards symbols and images that reconnect humans to the Land and to Spirit, into pictures that remind us of that connection.
My process often involves taking an image I access through Image Nation and then finding photographic reference to render it accurately.
Art is one of the oldest things humans have done and I feel like I'm just aligned with that, whatever it means.
I'm probably a draughtsperson more than a painter. I love painting, but I love drawing more. Drawing is my highest excitement. And tattooing is the next level - the skin is the most incredible canvas to draw into.
I had a mantra for a while: "I eat walls for breakfast."
Meaning: I love painting on big walls.
I facilitate group workshops in drawing and painting, as well as offer private one-on-one mentorships.
I am open to commissions.
Email: kateteesdaleart@gmail.com
Telephone: +27 72 111 1804
Instagram: kate_teesdale_art and tattoo: thepaintedskin.tattoo
Facebook: Kate Teesdale Art
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06 April 2016
studio space found!
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