Michelle Wrighton Fine Art and Photography

I hope everyone is enjoying the silly season and getting ready to start bring in the New Year in an enjoyable (and safe!) way.

I thought before 2012 ends that I should post a few more of the fun little paintings I have created over the last couple of months, up until Christmas I have been painting pretty much every day and hope to get back to it in the next few days.  Well that is assuming I can figure out what is wrong with the air conditioner in my studio as we have been melting in 42 degree celcius days!

All of these have been painted with the Atelier Interactive acrylics, and in a couple I have been experimenting with the micaceous gold acrylic for some rather pleasing results.  There is the very definite risk of going overboard with this particular type of paint, so some restraint is needed to make rather than break the painting.  The shimmer of the micaeous paint does not show very well in the photographs so I have included some angled shots to show how the light reflects off the mica particles.

I am currently working on a more traditional acrylic painting and have a few ideas for some new graphite and colour pencil artworks as well.  However, I’m really looking forward to using these small studies as the basis for larger works and delving further into abstract and contemporary landscape paintings, specifically exploring the ideas of horizon lines and open spaces in 2013.  I’ve had so much fun with these and certainly plan to continue with some smaller paintings, so I’d love to know what you think about these ones!

Blue Gold Contemporary Landscape Painting, 5″x7″ Acrylic on mdf

Angled shot showing the reflective quality of the gold micaeous paint in this Landscape Painting

Blue Green and Gold Abstract Landscape, 5″x7″ acrylic painting on mdf

Blue green gold abstract modern contemporary Australian acrylic landscape painting

Green purple and gold modern contemporary abstract landscape painting, 5″x7″ acrylic on mdf

Modern abstract landscape in purple, green, gold, miniature painting in acrylics

Purple Spirit, abstract acrylic painting on canvas paper

A very poor photo from my mobile phone of most of the small daily paintings that I have done in 2012.

Some women collect shoes, some buy clothes and jewellery…but to an artist there is nothing greater than getting more art supplies!  I have recently tried a couple of tubes of Atelier Interactive Acrylics and was so pleased with them that I had to go out and purchase some more….and then a few more a week later:)

This is my new collection, with lots of lucious bright colours, the cadmiums and one very expensive tube of Series 6 Cobalt Blue!

Atelier Interactive Acrylic Paints

Interactives are lightfast artists quality (I won’t use anything else) acrylic paints with a difference.  Interatives are the only acrylic paints in the world that allow controlled drying techniques!  While they work exactly like other acrylic paints in regards to fast drying time, you can keep them open for as long as you want with a simple mist of water or wet brush so that you can blend them in a way that is very similar to oils.  When you want the paint to dry quickly, you stop using the water spray, or use one the fast drying mediums.  I have found that I can re-open unfixed layers just with water even after a few hours, so havn’t needed to use the Unlocking Formula medium that llows you to re-open touch dry paint.   So far I am only using the Atelier Fast Medium/Fixer and one of the gloss mediums for glazing depending on what result that I am aiming for.

So far I am very impressed, and feel that with the way I paint, this is the closest that any acrylics come to comparing to painting with oils – without the hassle of a long dry time that oils have!

While I havn’t cracked the tube of Cobalt Blue yet, I do have a number of small paintings on the go done completely with the Interactives (not the three red ones on the left, they have been painted in oils).

Atelier Interactive Acrylics Paintings in Porgress

Quarterhorse Stallion portrait painted in the warm gold and orange colours of autumn – fall using a stylus, wacom tablet and Painter XI.

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Original Portrait painting of a beautiful silver grey Arabian mare.

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Up close and personal original color pencil painting on drafting film of ‘Blink’ a fellow artists gorgeous green eyed pet cat. Ideal Christmas gift for the cat lover in your life!

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Original painting of the fun loving “Bosco”, a beautiful Chocolate Labrador Retriever enjoying a day at the beach.

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Original acrylic painting on canvas of a lovely black Labrador Retriever dog, sitting in a field of red poppies

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I am really upset to post that one of my digital paintings has been stolen by an artist in the UK, who has not only stolen the digital copy of my painting, defaced my artwork and removed my watermark *and* signature, but is only claiming ownership of the original painting AND to add insult to injury is holding art classes to teach other people how to paint MY painting, the next one is on Saturday April 9 in Bristol, United Kingdom:(

I am SICK AND TIRED of people stealing my photographs and artwork.  It is NOT ok! It is ILLEGAL!  I am not a nasty person, I do not like having to be heavy handed to protect what is LEGALLY mine and I do not like having to take legal action, but ENOUGH is ENOUGH!  Any and all people found illegally using my artwork or photographs will be named and shamed and legal action taken and I recommend other artists and photographers do the same thing.

The first offending artist’s website is http://www.paulbryantart.co.uk/ and my Meerkat painting can be viewed on his ‘Classes’ page

The second artist who apparently runs classes with Paul Bryant as listed on his “Events and Shows’ page is Carolyn Stevens and she is also culpable as she has a painting displayed on the ‘Gallery’ page of her website that is a derivative of my original photograph and painting.  Her website is http://www.colours2canvas.co.uk/

Both of these artists have broken International Copyright Laws.  It is illegal to take an image off the internet and use it anywhere you please.  It is illegal to remove the copyright and artists signature from any artwork.  It is illegal to claim another artists creation as your own work.  It is illegal to publicly display or sell any derivative artwork created from a copyright artwork or photography without written permission from the creator.

Paul Bryant is also guilty of false advertising as he is claiming that my painting was created as a result of his one day oil painting class and that a similar painting can be created by anyone attending his oil painting class.  News for you MR Bryant – my original is a digital painting created with Corel Painter XI, a wacom tablet and my computer – good luck teaching your students how to recreate it!

This artist has not even got the talent, experience or creativity to develop and teach his own unique instructional classes, but rather has become a “Certified Instructor”  or copycat teacher of  a painting system as taught by a world wide franchise system (that by the way I have nothing against).

Legal action has been taken and the head honcho of the art instruction franchise has been notified.  I would expect both of the artists in question to have their “certified Instructor’ status revoked immediately and other legal requirements met without delay.

I suggest other artists reading this check the offending websites immediately to see if any of your landscape, seascape, floral or wildlife art has also been stolen, as past experience with this type of thing clearly shows that one painting or photograph is rarely stolen in isolation.

The image below on the left (click to enlarge)  is the digital image of my painting showing the clear, unmistakable Copyright watermark and my signature.  The smaller image below right is the digital image stolen by Paul Bryant, and clearly shows the editing that he has done to remove both my 2009 copyright and name from the Meerkat’s chest AND my signature from the rocks on the right hand side of the painting.  I also have screen captures of the offending website pages that have been taken as legal proof of the infringements.

And a link to my original blog post for this painting in September 2009 http://michellewrighton.com/2009/09/meerkat-wildlife-painting/

Original Meerkat Sentry digital painting by Michelle Wrighton ©2009

The digital image of my Meerkat Painting Stolen and defaced by Paul Bryant

I am sure that some of you who follow me on Twitter and Facebook will already know that I have recently opened a shop on Etsy for selling signed Fine Art prints of my drawings, paintings and photography.  I will eventually also add some original artwork (drawings, paintings and ACEO’s) as well as some of my handcrafted sterling silver and gemstone jewellery.

My Etsy shop Art By Michelle is now all set up and I have been busy stocking with new items.  Many of the 8″x10″ and 8″x12″ prints listed are in stock ready for immediate shipping, smaller sizes and different papers, canvas, and paper finishes (matt, lustre, gloss, metallic) can be custom ordered.  The shipping price applies to the first print only, additional prints in the same or smaller size ship free of charge.

Prices are currently listed in $US as the Etsy market is predominantly North American, but I can change that to $AUD in the future if necessary.  Listed fine art and photography prints for sale can also be ordered directly from me via email and payments can be made through Paypal or Direct Deposit/Money Order for Australian customers.

I am adding new art and photography prints for sale on a daily basis, so if there is a painting or artwork that you would particularly like that is not currently listed, please drop me an email and I will add it to the shop for you.

Softly - Fine Art Dressage photography print ©Michelle Wrighton

Sunset Silhouette | Fine Art Landscape Photography print © Michelle Wrighton

Fire and Ice - Siamese cat portrait painting Fine Art print

The Blue Between | Abstract Nature Photography © Michelle Wrighton

My Art and photography prints and gifts are available for sale in the following places;

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Thanks for sharing my art and photography with your family and friends!

Michelle

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Gandalf – Cat Painting by Michelle Wrighton © 2010

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