Thanks Juxtapoz!

December 10, 2015

Got a wee write up on one of my favourite art and culture magazines Juxtapoz!

Click here to take a look!

Not so much a words person right now...

November 26, 2015

So here are some photos of the work Ive been doing in November… Please feel free to leave a comment!

Intimates Series I, oil on board, 100 x 100mm (pretty small!) SOLD

Intimates Series II, oil on board, 100 x 100mm (pretty small!)

Intimates Series III, oil on board, 150 x 150mm (still pretty small!) SOLD

Intimates Series IV, oil on board, 150 x 150mm SOLD

Diamond Woman Study, oil on board 250 x 200mm

I hope you enjoyed November's efforts. I have a very busy few weeks getting work ready to send off to various galleries before Christmas. Its going to be a HUGE year next year!

Inspiration...

October 27, 2015

Every so often I get asked where I get my ideas from and who Im inspired by.

I think the best work Ive made has been about things that are meaningful to me personally and have been about something Ive had experience in. My first really successful body of work back in 2007 began exploring ideas of national identity. That might not sound very personal but it stemmed from having to fill in a form and tick a box for my nationality. Having been born in NZ, lived my whole life in NZ, it was astounding to me there was no box that said 'New Zealander'. I could choose from an array of options such as European, Maori, English etc. But I was all of these, or none of these, depending on how you looked at it. I made my own box and ticked that instead. New Zealander.

And so I began to explore what it is to be a New Zealander. A cross pollenated, of many bloods but very much of this land, person.

'Ta Moko 1' 2007, oil on canvas, 1015 x 975mm, Private Collection

'Seduction - Exotic Native, Water Series' 2007, oil on canvas

My early inspirations I would have to pay homage to the greats- Gustav Klimt, Egon Shiele, and Gerhard Richter.

Ive been fortunate to see retrospectives of all three of these outstanding artists and each exhibition had a lasting effect on my work.

More current artists that I find inspirational are Erik Jones, Michael Carson and John Wentz to name just a few. OK, here are some girls too Edith Lebeau, Kit King and her hubby Oda (they paint together!) and Soey Milk. Go check them out on Instagram. (Just as an aside, Instagram is an awesome place to find inspiration and excellent art. Heres a link to my page here to get you started)

And to wrap it up, yes, I always work in oils, have recently moved from canvas to board and work in a range of sizes from tiny to massive! ;)

xxM

More tattoo practice…the painted kind

October 9, 2015

Tattoos and beards. Cant get any more hipster than that. And who better to paint than Levi Stocke if practicing tattoos and beards is in order.

Finished painting. 300 x 200 oil on board. SOLD but available as signed open edition print for $50.

Levi Stocke painting by Meredith Marsone

50 brush strokes...

September 23, 2015

Over on Instagram Kit King set a challenge- what can you paint in 50 brush strokes or less? Here is my attempt on the left...

It was surprisingly difficult! I found myself spending much more time carefully selecting colour, brush type and making sure I got bang for buck in each stroke. After the challenge the painting progressed to the image on the right...

And this is when I remembered why I love oil paint- its ability to blend!

A bit more paint later...

'The Wait' 2015, oil on canvas, 300 x 200mm Available for purchase.

To see what other artists came up with head over to Instagram and search #50brushstrokesorless

Technique in tattoo

September 22, 2015

Im in the process of planning a large body of work which will involve the tricky task of painting tattoos. While scrolling through Instagram the other day I happened upon this image of Grimes, an electronica musician for those not in the know (including me!).