Tropical Fusions - Panels 1 and 2 of 4 total

Tropical Fusions

Is an experimental art ‘potpourri’ work involving techniques of drawing, collage, opaque and transparent painting, layering and then even more overlaying, cutting and dividing.

Mixed-media:pencils – graphite, charcoal, pastel, oil, coloured; soft pastels, impasto gel (acrylic medium), netting, papers – rice, cartridge; natural processed fibres – bagasse (from sugar cane stems); water-based screen-print ink.

Support: 300gsm Arches rag paper, each size 385 × 285 mm

An original sheet size 770 × 570 mm was divided into quarters and each work then laminated onto individual stretched canvases and presented in a single frame format for exhibiting.

Tropical Fusions (Panel 1 of 4) 

(Image = Bottom left hand side panel of four.)

http://www.redbubble.com/people/artropica/works/11010392-tropical-fusions-detail-panel-1-of-4 

Tropical Fusions (Panel 1 of 4) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch©2013

Tropical Fusions (Panel 2 of 4)

(Image = Bottom right hand side panel of four.)

http://www.redbubble.com/people/artropica/works/11057300-tropical-fusions-panel-2-of-4

Tropical Fusions (Panel 2 of 4) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch©2013

 

 Original work is:

• From the Group Exhibition: Cross Currents, 2002, Sugarama Gallery, Mourilyan, QLD.
• Also Exhibited: 2002-03, Year of the Outback DPI Flying Arts and Selected for Flying Arts TOURING Exhibition Regional Queensland.
• Currently in the Artist’s Collection.

Inspiration/influences

Overall compositional imagery was inspired/influenced from nature drawing/painting studies direct from my local surrounding Far North Queensland tropical environment such as the capturing of:

• undulating strata layers, rhythms and patterns from the telling timeline surfaces of palm tree trunks
• Leaves – both actual and implied: of leaf fall, Native Hibiscus Tiliaceus (cottonwood) dried leaves plus others
• Palm seeds
• Butterflies and wings – both actual and implied: of the Cairns Birdwing and other
• Seasonal atmospheric elements and Moon cycles
• Earthy oxide palettes – of red iron, Indian red, yellow ochre, white, terra-verte, charcoal and blue – of soils, sands, sky, barks, plants, leaves etc.
• Vessel shapes based on my own fibre receptacle forms
• Symbology plays an overall important role in the total work. More info on this can be found at my home website ~ www.kerrynmadsen-pietsch.com

 

Each of the panel works are being made available as 'prints on demand' for the first time via
my RedBubble Gallery  

 

'Tropical Fusions (Panel 2 of 4)' by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2013 | RedBubble CARD

Tropical Fusions (Panel 1 of 4) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2013 | RedBubble CARD

Tropical Fusions (Panel 1 of 4) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2013 | RedBubble

Sample - FRAMED ART WORK

Tropical Fusions (Panel 2 of 4) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2013 | RedBubble

Sample - FRAMED ART WORK

Rhythm and Rhyme - Hidden Treasures

Note - This is an edited re-post from 2009-10-28 because Blogger (Google) stuffed up/lost a lot of my previous posted images and now Blogger error malfunctions are not allowing me to update them. 8 (

'Rhythm and Rhyme' by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2009

The artwork Rhythm and Rhyme was made for the 'Hidden Treasures' Postcard exhibition at the Cairns Regional Gallery (their annual fundraiser) held Oct 23 - Nov.6, 2009. 

Artwork details - Mixed media on gessoed board. Diptych, size 2 x (5" x 7").

Rhythm and Rhyme by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch, ©2009. Mixed-media, collage on board 

Photo - First night session of the work in progress in my studio gallery.

Work in progress in my studio gallery.

About the 2009 Exhibition
Approximately 105 invited artists were involved with all the works displayed in alphabetical order in single file around the room.  On the finale night Friday Nov 6, the closing silent bid time is at 7.30 pm. The last silent bidder's no. written on the bidding card displayed underneath the work will be the new owner of this work. 50% of the finale bidding amount will be donated to the Gallery.

Generally a fun social finale night though sometimes as witnessed in previous years, is mingled with some hissing and yes, even cat fights amongst friends and complete strangers towards the end, as people desperately try to get a last bid on a favoured artist's work or two, hoping to add to their art collection.

 Rhythm and Rhyme is available in various print formats at my RedBubble Gallery.

 Thanks for visiting.