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Sunday 3 July 2011

New Designs in my Etsy shop!

My Etsy shop is again up and running with new listings added this week!
Two illustrations are now available to purchase, framed or unframed.

"Written by men, Blame it on God"

Drawing courtesy of Valerie Pezeron. Copyright Valoche Designs 2011. Do not reproduce without permission

Drawing courtesy of Valerie Pezeron. Copyright Valoche Designs 2011. Do not reproduce without permission

 and "José Bové and the Mac Monster"

Drawing courtesy of Valerie Pezeron. Copyright Valoche Designs 2011. Do not reproduce without permission

Friday 1 July 2011

AVA's Professional Doctorate in Fine Art

Painting courtesy of Linda Wu

Last Tuesday, I had a blast! I visited the School of Visual Art's Professional Doctorate in Fine Art show. The work on display was varied with diverse sections of the Arts represented. 

 Etching prints courtesy of Martin Barrett


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I was fairly curious and a tiny wee bit envious I must say. How fun it must be to be part of a group of highly achieved peers with whom you can share your thoughts and present your work for constructive feedback! And be challenged in order to keep growing. 

 Photographs courtesy of Pete Nevin.

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A few pieces caught my eye and I have photographed the best of the crop for your enjoyment! Apologies for the lighting, it was quite tricky photographing properly some of the art, especially those framed with glass tops.

 Prints courtesy of Anna Daniels


 In the end, I made do with the reflection!




I love Anne Daniels' artwork! With titles such as "Red Cabbage World" and "Meltdown, I find her prints are strong visually and deal with the subject of global warming and the threat to our resources' sustainability in a very innovative way. Pretty clever stuff really!


 That's me, yes, hard at work! I really liked this Art Deco inspired display with its "isms"; strong concept.



Another one of my favourite artists was museum curator Gisel Garriconde Azevado. I particularly liked the piece below. I don't know where Gisel is from but I appreciate the way she uses her cultural references in her work.  Below, the piece reads "Granada" and reminds me of banners hanging outside of government building .



 Paintings courtesy of Margaret Steiner


Plates courtesy of Eric Geat Rex


 Paintings courtesy of Tim Weston





 Painting courtesy of Mark Sowden

 Art courtesy of Eem Yun Kang


And I have saved my absolute favourite for last! I adore Linda Wu's take on childhood and the dreamlike mix of death, animalism and the dark take on anatomy. I find her use of colour really strong and evocative.

All paintings courtesy of Linda Wu.