Red, white and blue

*This the nursery.
*It's still a work in progress.
*I ended up going with navy, red and white instead of light blue.
*The queen bed takes up quite a bit of room but for the time being it has to stay put.
*The star theme was a last minute thing but I am happy with it.
*Excuse the white curtain rings on the timber rod - above the cot. I haven't got round to changing them yet...

Some new prints for the boys

I have finally got around to posting some new prints for boy's rooms. They are currently available at my online store http://www.sproutgallery.com/ All prints are embellished and framed in shadow box-like frames so you can see the 3D features of the artwork. The frame and the matting is NOT light blue but in fact WHITE. The photo just looks blue.

Frames are super thick and can stand on their own on a shelf or hung from the wall. They come in a really nice walnut as well as white. These are not shadow box frames but are very deep within the frame themselves. Quite funky actually

Little 'tree of life'

Sprout Gallery is kind of changing direction slightly.

I hope to be updating the website soon to make allowances for a new greeting card line as well as framed and limited edition prints. Most prints however will still have some form of embellishment to make each one unique.

At the moment I am still experimenting with frames etc and busy trying to work out which ones will enhance the artwork.

The above prints are some of the work that will be coming to Sprout Gallery.

As for the canvases, well, I just had to have time off. The lure of my greeting card and prints was too strong and the constant orders (which was very much appreciated) became too overwhelming hence I never had time to update the website with new artwork etc. I was time poor and unable to keep up.

I apologise for the quality of the photos for this post.

Chug-a-chug-a-choo-choo

Who thought that raspberry, coffee and white could look so cool

Red, white and blue

Sorry, I haven't had time to post. I have been busy with private orders but hope to start getting more artwork up on my website in the new year.

For a little fella

This sweet little trio is hanging at My First Room in Bulimba, Brisbane. Each canvas is 30cm x 30cm in size and has Red Plum Linen fabric embellishments throughout. I gotta say, I strugged with the subject matter on this one (ie, how do you make a surfboard and a ball interesting) but I was happy with the end product and had a lot of positive comments from admirers before they were posted off.

Beau's bi-plane

The double canvas pictured was done for my friend's little boy to match a doona cover just recently purchased. I tried to keep it fairly simple.

Hot air balloon

Hot air balloon
Originally uploaded by sprout gallery

One of my favourites and a little fiddly to make. This was a personalised order though My First Room.

Polka dot, denim and ticking fabric, pop poms, ric rac, ribbon and buttons.

Pirate Ahoy

pirate ahoy
Originally uploaded by sprout gallery

Pirates ahoy for any little boy whose name begins with the letter T

Denim, ticking, polka dot, felt, ribbon, buttons, ric rac and cord.

Little boy Flynn

Little boy Flynn born 10 March to proud parents Melissa and Randal.

Acrylic on canvas with ticking, polka dot and denim fabric, red, white and blue ribbon and star buttons.

30cm x 30cm x 4cm

P.S. The word 'little is crooked due to the way the photo was taken :)

For Alex

This was done for my ten year old nephew. It was hard because he lives in another country (keep postage small) AND he's getting to the big boy stage. So, I kept it simple. He apparently liked it!

I should have separated the stripes between L and E. That was a mistake!

10cm x 10cm x 4cm little canvases x 4

Acrylic paint, fabric, cotton and buttons.

Painting for Isaac

Painting for Isaac.

Painting is 40cm x 80cm x 4cm.

Medium is acrylic and features buttons, pom pom, denim and gingham fabric, beading, paddle pop sticks, fake stitching, ribbon and string.

It's not overly busy but it is bold and will make a statement in baby Isaac's new nursery.

In order to view painting embellishments, click on image to enlarge further.

To see more paintings visit www.sproutgallery.com

The Jolly William

Here is a 45cm x 45cm canvas painted for our good friend's Andrew and Anita. The brief was simple. Just red, white and blue. No pirates, no frou frou, just a good old fashion sail boat. So! I thought a little navy ticking, some denim and red and white polka dots and you can't go wrong. I really like it! It stands out on the wall. Couldn't help myself with the fish though :)