investment art | Cherie Roe Dirksen

“So, it was just me in the studio with a blank canvas and Queen’s albums on repeat. No preconceived ideas, just subliminal guidance.“

Being a bass guitarist, I’ve always been drawn to the rock/indie genre.

I wanted to explore why and what attracts me to certain music. This series of 10 paintings called “Rocking Art,” was that exploration into the feelings behind the songs.

This specific artwork was inspired by the music of Queen. So, it was just me in the studio with a blank canvas and Queen’s albums on repeat. No preconceived ideas, just subliminal guidance. As words or key phrases popped up in the process I would write it down on the side of the canvas.

The feelings that came through were that of explosive, creative and sexual/universal (uni+verse=one composition) energies, interconnectedness within the matrix (Latin for “womb”), the flowering of consciousness, symmetry and the balancing and healing of the yin and yang principle. So, a real feeling of being cosmically connected.

Emotionally, it was a whirlwind! I was feeling delight, optimism and joy to passion, eagerness and amazement.

Watch the full story behind the painting video here:

The Rocking Art Exhibition was held at the quirky Karoo Art Hotel in Barrydale, South Africa from 23/12/2016 – 05/01/2017.

This is a mixed media piece on boxed canvas. You can invest in the original or select prints from a wide variety of options HERE.

You can watch the quick reveal short below:

When one hears the terms ‘galleries’, ‘art collectors’ or ‘investment art’, one immediately thinks of big bucks and inaccessibility but thanks to the ingenuity of certain online sites and galleries, you are most likely in the position to buy original art right now!

Here’s why:

Bid or Buy (a trustworthy and reputable online auction/shopping site that I have used for over 8 years now) has a PayLater plan for approved, secure sellers. Now you can buy original art and pay it off monthly. For example: The painting on the right works out to R340.00 per month (approx. $34.00) with PayLater (click on the picture to take you to Bid or Buy — the PayLater symbol is on the right of the page, underneath ‘add to cart’). They also conveniently accept Paypal, EFT’s, credit cards, Discovery Miles and loads more other payment options to make life easier for your online shopping requirements.

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Saatchi Online offers original art from around the world at every income level. They even have a curator who scours the site every single day for fresh and exciting work by artists from every corner of the globe to put in collections that range from under $1000 to under $100! There are so many great works and diverse artists to choose from but here are a few to get you going:

RedBubble is an online print site that offers excellent, high quality canvas prints, cards, photographic prints, matt prints, framed prints and posters at incredibly affordable prices. There is something here to please every pocket. Here are some tasters of what to expect at this site — an array of artists and a sea of colour, different styles and ingenuity: