stripes | Cherie Roe Dirksen

Seeing Stripes!

We all have those irritating empty spaces on our walls that just needs a little something to spice it up and add flavor to the room.

Art is a great way to bring a home back to life, to add sparkle to the work place or inject pizzazz into a reception area. First impressions last, after all.

All Originals Have Flown the Coop But Prints are On Hand

Although all the originals have been sold, these pictures are all available as posters at affordable prices (just click on image to take you to my store).

Here are some appetite whetters for you to peruse.

And here are some other arty suggestions you may like:

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Thanks for looking!

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Come Be a Fly on my Studio Wall

Here’s a pictorial blog following me creating one of my ‘close up’ zebra paintings. This has been done with acrylics.

1) It starts off with a permanent black marker pen on canvas:

2) Then I add the lighter colour first in between the stripes:

3) Then comes the black stripes:

4) The stripes are finished but the eyes still need to be done:

5) Now the eyes are done and the finer details are taken care of:

6) I felt there was still something missing from this painting so I experimented with a blue wash. I liked the blue tone so much that I did about 2-3 watered down blue washes — I think it gives the painting an air of mystery and intrigue. It really pops now: