Home Visit Happiness

Home Visit Happiness. Oh what joy I had paying a home visit to see these two commission pieces thriving in their new home here in The Bay of Islands. One, “We Love It” was a landscape from my mind (as per Lee and Clff’s wonderfully freeing and liberating brief).

And the other a riot of happy colours which we agreed to call ‘Fun! Fun! Fun!

Each painting is so different and yet each is from my heart to theirs with love.

creative process

In this video, I share the creative process behind one of two artworks commissioned by a couple as ‘statement pieces’ to adorn the large white walls of their then soon-to-be-completed architecturally designed home.

As I’ve mentioned, the brief was “we want it to be a landscape from your mind.” You’ll see the painting evolve from inception to completion and learn more about the story which inspired the painting.

Fun! Fun! Fun is a 1600 x 1100 abstract painting on canvas.

As you will see, it is beautifully and lovingly layered with sensuously sultry glazes of acrylic Fun! Fun! Fun! embodies the high-vibe energy of flow, optimism, happiness and joy that our souls ache for after the tumultuous, confining past years of Covid lockdowns.

The painting was completed during one of the worse New Zealand summers on record, during particularly wet and stormy days as driving rain pummeled the studio.

In the ‘landscape of my mind,’ I looked to rays of sunshine, bright rainbows stretching across the sky, brilliant shades of flowers. Each touch of colour brightens our day and hints of fresh promise. Colour brings with it an intrinsic, uplifting sense of hope and optimism—and yes, fun!

“Wow! It’s beautiful! Don’t change a thing!” the couple told me when they saw the first completed piece “We absolutely love the painting. Just so exciting to be part of the process. So great to work with you with lots of fun discussions too. Would highly recommend commissioning a piece of art by Cassandra as a way to depict a landscape from a mind in such a fun and beautiful way.”

Fun! Fun! Fun! Is Inspired by my love of the natural landscape, the pioneering abstract expressionism of Helen Frankenthaler in the 60s and the stunning sea views from my gallery and the couple’s new home. This is an intuitively inspired happy painting. You may also enjoy my post sharing why Helen Frankenthaler inspires me>>

I’ve also written a self-empowerment tale inspired by her and my own life story of finding the courage to be creative, Dancing Through Fields of Flowers.

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colours are what our soul craves

In a world of grey, colours are what we crave. We look to that ray of sunshine, the bright rainbow stretching across the sky and the brilliant shades of a bud on a spring flower. Each touch of color brightens our day and hints of fresh promise. Colour brings with it an intrinsic, uplifting sense of hope and optimism. These commission pieces are seriously cheerful, and bring together the latest colour trends to brighten our day and lift our mood. Choose life in colour because you’ll truly love it.

You may enjoy this fun video, where they share their reaction when the paintings were first revealed

These paintings are sold but commissions are always loved. Learn more here>>

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