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Sold in December
Each year end I sell a good artwork or two. This year it was one of my very first artwork that went. Pencil drawing, watercolour painting and graphite. Art on Paper Figurative expressionism.
Contact sport Rugby
Contact sport art , quite a change of subject and colour scheme but still a social commentary, plus it is a chance to use my figurative expressionism style and gestural drawing capacity and I am enjoying myself tremendously. Naturally I know nothing...
Art Talk in ALONDRA Residence
We had a lovely afternoon and art talk about the evolution of seeing and artists challenges. Between Myubridge animation sort of photography of the early 1900 and drone photography of 2022 and all the art movements evolving politically and visually...
End of year reflection
I am proud of this year production even if I have been distracted by creating this small body of works about moi! It was interesting to test my unique figurative expressionist style to express my life experience through six decades. My...
Contact sport
Australia is about rugby and what is more a contact sport than rugby! I am doing a lot of super quick gestural drawings just to immerse into the moves. I have started to immerse myself into images of rugby men...
Art and creation
It will be my 68th bDay this coming month and like the lady in the sketch I am feeling tired and in need of a relaxation. I am also in need of movement in terms of less static artworks so...
Sold Sold Sold
It is always a great joy when one of my artworks find a new home. Figurative expressionism still life.
National Gran Slam book cover
I am now running two projects at the time! But one has a dead line so I have to prioritise. Choosing the colours for the book cover  it's good fun. Part of the Seniors Month activities.
After a long rest
Derby contact sport for women!
Emerging Artist
I did a lot of mistakes in life but I am learning from them... yes I took my time . In the last 3 years I have achieved more than expected and I am well on my way to be...
New business card
I have decide to make a difference in the way I introduce my art. I have crated this very cute small square business card that is quite representative of what I generally do in art.  Same figurative expressionist style same...
Singapore wet market
I lived in Singapore life style in the early 2000 and went back few years ago. I revisited some of my favourite places and one of them is the wet markets you find in the Bld high rise of the government. ...
social media
Hi  I had the opening for SHINE LOUD exhibition last Saturday and it was fantastic. Check out my posts on mental health on my Instagram account just type lamarchesarvia  and you will find all the latests sketches info etc. Figurative expressionism...
2022 DEVELOPMENTS
Two major events for me artistically, I got selected by an online gallery in Sydney to be represented by them The Whitfield Collection and finally this group show SHINE LOUD in Brisbane is now happening in August...and the year is not over!...
Dyslexia a neurological disfunction or talent
August 6th 2022, from 2 to 4 pm is the official opening of SHINE LOUD a small group exhibition of people like me who are so called "different" . Art From The Margins Gallery 136 Brunswick st Fortitude Valley, in...
Exhibitions and new presence online
July and August are very busy suddenly two shows one online in Paddington Aspire Gallery large size artworks and one is a group show in Art from The Margins Gallery Fortitude  Valley  and not to forget a new presence on an online...
NO EASTER BUNNIES
Homage to William Blake and the Divine Comedy . Pour le plaisir des yeux. Figurative expressionism with a conscience. Watercolour painting
PLEASURE
Not very enthusiastic  about anything I went to the art meeting on Wednesday happy nevertheless to see my art and collogue friends. I was challenged to create a masterpiece by getting inspired by one of the great masters. I choose a sketch...
Adversity side effects
  Adversity have two effects: 1- depression and  2-stronger determination. Each time I can see we are taking as a collective more time to get back up to start again and I am no different. So I am taking it easy...
Brisbane floods
Black and white drawing figurative expressionist  style.
Life Drawing
Last Wednesday I went for the first time since the pandemic to a face to face life drawing session. How exciting! What a pleasure after 2 years of drawing online. Two models were advertised for this event and I was...