Mandarin Mocktail Drama by Sheena Mackie

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ARTIST NOTES: This is a painting of some organic mandarins that my neighbour gave me from her tree. I made a mocktail using the mandarin as a component and decoration, and used it in the staging for the piece. The vase is an antique. Using angled lighting, I have created a dramatic shadow, which almost looms over the effervescence and freshness of the mandarin and drink. This adds a gothic aspect to the piece of work... The picture is done in 'cafe style' with a chalky appearance, but also, the depth of good quality artist's acrylics. It is deliberately an "underpainting" style of work. The colour is a salmon and burnt sienna, with some warm black. The canvas is cotton and is stretched on a thin-edged frame. The piece can be hung as is, or framed at the purchaser's discretion (organised by the purchaser post-delivery).

DIMENSIONS (Height - 27.00 cm X Width - 27.00 cm )
MEDIUM ON BASE Acrylic on Canvas
GENRE Still Life
REGISTERED NRN # 000-44309-0146-01
COPYRIGHT © Sheena Mackie
PRIZES AND AWARDS No Awards

 

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Artist: Sheena Mackie



ARTIST BIO

Growing up with a parent who was an exhibiting artist was a gift in many ways. In those years, I entered competitions and attended art classes as well. 

As a teen, I took art as a subject and remember creating an installation in a small room in the garage, scoring top marks!! 

Being rather enterprising, in my first year out of school, I sold hand-drawn gift cards at a trendy clothing store in Fortitude Valley, called 'The Upstairs Room'.

However, I would not pursue art as more than a hobby until much later in life... 

In 2004, the art bug bit me hard enough that I got myself a studio at The Metro Arts, and began a series of paintings, culminating in a successful (2 month) exhibition in The Verve Cafe in 2005, called 'A Doorway to Other Dimensions'. I sold almost every piece of work! 

Following this, I joined and exhibited with The Cupboard group of artists in The Metro Arts for about two years.

Meantime, I had gained a sizeable commission, which kept me busy. Then art became a hobby again, as I undertook a double degree at university. During my writing major, I studied Illustration. 

In 2021 I began painting a new series in acrylics, called 'Dot on a Canvas' (ongoing), and in early 2022, also started a limited series of works in pastels, called 'Secret paths'. 

My most recent work includes landscapes in multimedia (watercolour / pastel / pencil) and still life.