Summer is calling

I'm loving the artwork of Australian artist/designer Chris Chun. There's a freshness and vibrancy to his work that I find appealing. The colours positively sing!

The gorgeous colours and the feeling of joy in Chris Chun's work reminds me of this pretty, summery room. One of his works would look lovely in this room don't you think?

If you want to check out more of Chris Chun's beautiful work, you are in luck as Chris has a blog, a website and his own on-line store. Last image via Marley and Lockyer.

I won't be blogging tomorrow as it is my birthday. Thank you to all those sweet people who have sent me birthday wishes. They've made my day (and I haven't even had it yet!)

Have a great day.

Best wishes,

Marcella Magic

Marcella Kaspar is a Prague-born artist who lives in Australia. She uses 17th century 'old masters' techniques of opaque layering and transparent glazing to create works of great beauty, conveying a play of light and dark.

She has a whole flower series, but I posted this magnolia painting because I love Magnolias - they are a real favourite of mine as I love their simple, elegant beauty (and the colour pink!).

....As are peonies. Isn't this painting just stunning in it's beauty?

If I had to describe Marcella Kaspar's artwork in a single word, that word would be 'luscious'.

You can see more of Marcella's work at her website http://www.marcellakaspar.com/

I would love one of her paintings - an absolutely huge one - dominating one entire wall.

Now, there's a reason why I posted about Marcella Kaspar directly after yesterday's post about Maggie Tabberer. I'll tell you about it later - stay tuned!

I've got my head in the clouds

Lately I have become captivated by what I call 'big sky paintings'. I'm loving paintings of big billowing clouds, and if they have a bit of water in the picture too, even better. The three Australian artists I've featured in this post have managed to capture clouds in all their ethereal, moody beauty.

The first artist is Jason Benjamin. I find his work stunningly beautiful. His works also have intriguing, lovely names. This first one is titled 'Never never mine'.

Next, 'Because of you I see the light'
And 'For a moment it all made sense'.

Next up is Sophie Dalgleish. Her work appears so simple and spare, but again, her cloud pictures captivate with a lovely, dreamlike quality.

And lastly, Katarina Vesterberg. to me her paintings have a timeless quality about them - like they could have been painted 50 years ago.

If only I could afford to buy one of these pieces! If they were small enough, I think a frameless one, casually proped up on top of a little table would look great.