Zebra Art with a Gold Zing!

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Cherie Roe Dirksen

I’ve been experimenting in the studio with my favourite colour a

t the moment — gold.

I can’t stop myself from adding highlights, splashes and just general copious amounts of gold to my paintings.

I have finished 2 little zebra paintings with these gold overtones and just love how they’ve come out. I can’t seem to catch it on camera, but when the light hits these little pieces they change completely. It’s almost like the hit another dimension…very abstract darling, with a hint of magic 🙂

The originals are SOLD.

Painting a Zebra From Scratch

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Cherie Roe Dirksen

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:

The original was sold at the beginning of 2013 but I have prints available (click on the picture below to take you to the store):

Blue Zebra — Cherie Roe Dirksen

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Finding Yourself and Your Purpose

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Cherie Roe Dirksen

Here are some quotes and pictures from my book ‘Creative Expression — How to find your inspiration…’ (download the entire book FREE here) to help kick-start your week and ignite your passion and zest for life:

Pushing the envelope of creative expansion breaks down any illusion of limitation. Once you step out of the box, infinity beckons your every whim.

Bask in the knowledge that existence is infinite, as are all possibilities.

We create in a field of pure energy potential.

“God is omnipotent — in everyone and everything…”

To know the mind of God is to know your own mind. Dissolve the thoughts that do not serve you and nourish the ones that will blossom into your unique experience.

God wants to experience through you and you will benefit greatly from the experience of God — who resides in the stillness, the place between thoughts.

Why is creativity important?

Thought leads to inspire. Inspiration gives rise to creativity. Creation gives form to manifest reality. Without creation there would be no reality to experience. Ergo, creativity is as necessary to our souls as energy is to sustaining the Universe.

And all of this is birthed by the most powerful force — love.

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