https://www.vivrefineart.com/about-the-artist daily 0.75 2023-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/62c01a1a-fe8e-4042-83d3-a12f225b6400/multi+me+crop.jpg About the Artist - About the Artist Rebekah Lee https://www.vivrefineart.com/contact-1 daily 0.75 2022-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/1643859840628-YH73PM215Z3DFU9HGZB5/unsplash-image-AlLKJ292jOQ.jpg Enquires - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.vivrefineart.com/artshop daily 0.75 2025-01-03 https://www.vivrefineart.com/artshop/p/womens-ideal-racerback-tank-original-art-what-the-mind-sees monthly 0.5 2025-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/1735896598191-TCU1T7KE7NF0C457L7JW/5bb982f2a2edf832959c13e5a74d0cf8 Art Shop - Women's Ideal Racerback Tank - Original Art 'What the Mind Sees' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/1735896600980-O7B9X7M1Q0EGB7WTRAOY/1af44df817e048605356c777455947ef Art Shop - 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Pack of 10 Note Cards – Original Artwork 'Tenderness' https://www.vivrefineart.com/artshop/p/premium-womens-t-shirt-alone-time-original-artwork-slim-fit monthly 0.5 2025-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/1735874962093-AB484IVMDEQ11UDUCQ1T/tmp-153-d8CvYIW1pn8K Art Shop - Premium Women's T-Shirt - 'Alone Time' Original Artwork, Slim Fit https://www.vivrefineart.com/work daily 1.0 2025-02-01 https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/horizon-7srby monthly 0.5 2023-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/001b3802-7298-4a93-ab85-6886a5daa6e0/Adamantine+white+boarder.jpg Gallery One - Adamantine - Adamantine Painting a vase of flowers is almost a rite of passage for many painters. In this version the vase is broken, but the flowers are not. And that’s the point. The beauty of the flowers is not defined by the vase, nor are they diminished by its damage. This thought that came to mind while I was listening to a friend share a painful experience. Understandably, they had lost a sense of objectivity and perspective about themselves and their situation. I felt this deeply, perhaps because at times we have all felt a little broken. (RL) Oil on Stretched Canvas, 40cm Dia. https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/seafaring-snrl5 monthly 0.5 2023-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/a3dc7ccf-bab8-46f6-8b12-2598372dfe93/impossible+crop.jpg Gallery One - The Impossible, Made Possible - The Impossible, Made Possible This painting is a dip into the world of surrealism. A place where anything and everything is possible. The subject is transfixed by the escape of a butterfly from the seemingly lifeless collection contained within a glass case. While not based on a Biblical account, it is reminiscent of the fact that nothing is impossible or too difficult for the creator of life, Jehovah God as recorded at Luke 18:27 Oil on Board, 55x45cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/landscape-7r65d monthly 0.5 2022-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/5ce9c162-8395-44fa-881d-fd756310d486/perception+left+crop.jpg Gallery One - The Perception of Colour Starts Within - The Perception of Colour Starts Within Just as the eye perceives colour from the interpretation that our brain assigns to it, we view people, situations and even ourselves through a lens that filters our view. The result is that no two people experience anything in exactly the same way. This piece is about keeping an open mind and appreciating that our views are just that, ours. Understanding different perspectives is the key to seeing the whole picture . Oil on Board, 30x45cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/wharf-tlwdg monthly 0.5 2022-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/b00439a0-3c55-4ad8-931c-056a14f15b02/Bloom+left+hand+crop.jpg Gallery One - She Will Bloom - She Will Bloom An introspective piece about personal growth. The headlines on the newspaper wrappings hold significance and meaning. Some representing past trauma and heart ache, while others acknowledge triumph and future aspirations. The flowers represent her potential. Will she bloom? The answer’s in the title. Oil on Board, 30x61cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/peaks-mxxww monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/95051e6e-4e34-49ce-aa4e-b82b065f1f82/Manasseh.jpg Gallery One - The Humbling of Manasseh - The Humbling of Manasseh The painting is a contemporary take on the Biblical account of Judah’s King Manasseh. It depicts the realisation of guilt and humbling effects of consequence. The subject displays feelings of anguish and a sincere change of heart. It is a reminder of past ruin and the promise of future restoration. Read the original Biblical account 2 Chronicles 33 Oil on Board, 40x30cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/wildlife-2zl3w monthly 0.5 2022-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/eb584102-79cf-4ec3-a4ea-44bbddc6571f/Delirium+Crop.jpg Gallery One - Delirium - Delirium This piece was painted during the elongated lockdown of greater Melbourne, Australia in winter of 2020. In an attempt to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, residents were unable to leave home without authorised purpose for a period of 14 weeks. The painting aims to capture the desperation of many to escape a growing sense of delirium. The Kanji symbol of “insanity” on the subjects shirt, speaks to the ‘critical’ and ‘hard to deal’ with times we are living in. This painting represents only a small part of the global suffering experienced as a result of the pandemic. For those seeking real hope: A Better World Is Near https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/crystals-km7fy monthly 0.5 2022-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/75f6db85-6604-452d-a9a8-9fd475844e1e/Luka+crop.jpg Gallery One - Luka in the Matrix - Luka in the Matrix This piece seeks to question the impact of the increasing fusion between humanity and artificial intelligence (AI). The subject is painted in monotone and stares outwardly at the viewer, expressing perplexity and concern. In juxtaposition we see the brightly coloured pixels representing a constellation of technologies working together to enable a machine to sense, comprehend, act and learn intelligence. Oil on Board, 30x40cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/coast-r4egm monthly 0.5 2022-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/72787795-5cc4-41d3-adac-3bd5885c5aec/Passion+crop.jpg Gallery One - There's Passion or There's Nothing - There’s Passion or There’s Nothing Those with a fire burning in their heart will understand the essence of this painting. Its about the consuming feeling within a person that cannot be contained. Its appreciating the human experience in its richest sense, through the spectrum of emotion. Its the difference between admiring an amazing sunset, to that of allowing its beauty to have a profound affect within you. Its passion or its nothing for me. (RL) Oil on Board, 30x70cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/crystals-km7fy-h5f46 monthly 0.5 2022-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/eb93fe15-5916-4c5f-a63b-76d0e8fe13f5/Only+happy+crop.jpg Gallery One - Only Happy When it Rains - Only Happy When It Rains The title of this painting was taken from the 1995 song release of the same name by the band Garbage. While seeming to be present, the subject is staring off into the distance, clearly lost in thought. Just as the the song lyrics suggests “pour your misery down”. The piece is a commentary on the way we sometimes go through life, repeating the same painful experiences. The painting was completed using a limited palette. Its moody and dark, but full of feeling. Oil on Board, 30x40cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/wharf-tlwdg-s42rf monthly 0.5 2023-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/810bc438-42a8-49ba-9436-8c35722c27c3/Desert+Rose.jpg Gallery One - Desert Rose - Desert Rose ‘The wilderness and the parched land will exult, And the desert plain will be joyful and blossom with Saffron... At that time the eyes of the blind will be opened, And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. At that time the lame will leap like the dear, And the tongue of the speechless will shout for joy. For waters will burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert plain.’ (Isaiah 1, 5-6) This beautiful passage, taken from the Bible, is the inspiration behind this painting. The promise of transformation back to the creator’s original purpose, is likened to the desert blooming with health and beauty. Aside from the obvious environmental damage that has overtaken much of the middle east which was once known for its lush forests and fertile savannah’s, the Prophet Isaiah was speaking of the figurative desert that is humanities lack of appreciation for spiritual things. The fulfilment of this promise offers real hope to those who are weighed down by the problems we encounter. For more about this read: Real Hope for Tomorrow https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/landscape-7r65d-xrtlc monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/fcb51c39-508c-4868-9fe8-857795b61b64/Painted+Smile+right+white+crop.jpg Gallery One - Painted Smile - Painted Smile Is your smile always real? The companion of a joyous person is often bouts of despair. That doesn’t make the person defective, but rather someone that experiences the ups and downs of life with a greater depth of feeling than most. This piece is about accepting our whole self, not just the parts that are validated by others. And realising, that those darker, hidden parts are just as worthy. Oil on Board, 30x45cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/peaks-mxxww-bfsec monthly 0.5 2022-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/56d2c32f-bab7-4913-a013-ae94ca18b8d0/Equanimity.PNG Gallery One - Equanimity - Equanimity This painting is an exploration and celebration of equanimity, the state of remaining calm and composed, especially through difficulty. Perhaps there is no greater challenge or demonstration of inner strength, than to resist the fire of emotion that entices us to act or respond in the moment. Stay soft, be humble and build a strong core, so that when the world bites, it breaks a tooth. (RL) Oil on Stretched Canvas, 40cm Diameter. https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/peaks-mxxww-bfsec-fb9yy monthly 0.5 2022-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/812381b4-022b-48c5-bb1c-5ca7d83d8eb6/Looking+Back+.JPG Gallery One - Looking Back - Looking Back “It’s not the changes that will break your heart: it’s the tug of familiarity” (Jennifer E Smith, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight) It seems that when we are at the cusp of moving forward in life, perhaps making a major change, or taking those first daunting steps towards achieving our dream, that we feel the uncomfortable stab of sentimentality. This painting captures that momentary pause, where we look back and reflect on the path we have walked to this point. Oil on Board, 40x30cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/peaks-mxxww-bfsec-fb9yy-a7mr9 monthly 0.5 2022-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/9af6b91d-6d3c-4b81-ad50-889af05d518c/Tenderness+white+border.jpg Gallery One - Tenderness - Tenderness This painting dips in the world of the surreal, to draw the viewers attention to the power of tenderness. Although clearly a play on the weird and wonderful concept of metaphysics, it contrasts the brutality of the hunt with the gentle, warmth of the child who draws out one of the hounds in a moment of ‘tenderness’. All too little experienced for many in this world, is the feeling of safety and care. The weight of expectation, the stab of insult and the lack of genuine kindness is the hidden sadness that many experience. The painting offers a moment of perspective. It brings back to mind a Biblical scripture that describes the way we should treat one another Romans 12:10 . For some it may seem like idealism, but imagine what life would be like in a world where each of us applied this? A Better World is Near Oil on Canvas, 40x55cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/landscape-7r65d-sc7la monthly 0.5 2022-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/8254b457-9fdb-478b-91d5-899e0cdbdb21/Standing+white+border.jpg Gallery One - Standing at the Edge of the World - Standing at the Edge of the World 'There's mystery and desire, where the sky touches the sea; where the wind caresses my face, whispering secrets to me. Storms pass with violent passion, lightening strikes with vivid ire; a final kiss from the weary sun, setting the heavens on fire.’ (RL) Oil on Board, 30x40cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/landscape-7r65d-sc7la-lwml5 monthly 0.5 2022-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/9bd58397-6792-4706-8a34-815cb6dd407d/The+Paradox+white+border.jpg Gallery One - The Paradox - ‘The Paradox’ “My heart wants roots. My mind wants wings. I cannot bear their bickering’s.” (E.Y. Harburg) This piece is about the seemingly irreconcilable need to have freedom, whilst also wanting a home (a secure sense of permanency). The young woman is standing in the corner of the room, next to the window which gives the viewer a sense of the vast world outside, a place for exploration. On the other side, is a wall covered in wallpaper, alluding to the furnished comforts of a home. The painting does not aim to judge either point of view, but rather, seeks the viewer to ponder their own internal battles and opposing desires. What is your paradox? Oil on stretched canvas, 42x42cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/landscape-7r65d-sc7la-lwml5-ys3dz monthly 0.5 2022-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/3f7afc38-12e7-4603-a04c-76f42cd3d056/White+Border+-+Take+What+You+Need.JPG Gallery One - Take What You Need - ‘Take What You Need’ This painting is a milestone in a personal journey. I could have called it ‘she has bloomed’, but that wouldn’t tell the full story. This one is about sharing the gifts of growth with others. For me the gifts have been many, but most notably a change in my thinking and personality as I’ve learned a better way. As an artist, I’m drawn to understanding different perspectives, but often I’ve struggled to truly examine my own. As a student of the Bible, I continue to try to develop what is described as the fruitage of the sprit… Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faith, Mildness and Self-control. I’m no where near any of these things, but I’ll share what I have with others because this world needs more of these things. Galatians 5:22-23 Oil on stretched canvas, 50cm Diameter https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/peaks-mxxww-bfsec-fb9yy-a7mr9-fx3tr monthly 0.5 2022-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/fb659b49-6c6c-4377-ae54-a298fe2924b6/Stir+My+Soul+White+Background.jpg Gallery One - Stir My Soul - Stir My Soul “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent” (Victor Hugo) This quote encapsulates this piece. The subject is painted in a moment of deep emotion as she listens to music. The mood is dark and yet light, just like feelings that stir within when a song or music draws them out into our consciousness. Whatever your taste in music, enjoy the gift that it is and revel in emotion that stirs your soul. Oil on Canvas, 40x55cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/peaks-mxxww-bfsec-fb9yy-a7mr9-e4dm9 monthly 0.5 2022-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/494e055f-0f35-4d81-86d6-bd538f1df0a4/The+power+of+words.jpg Gallery One - The Power of Words - The Power of Words Lost in thought as she ponders the feeling of being ‘seen’. The words of the writer having left an indelible impression on her. ‘And in those words, I realised that I’d been seen. I mean really seen. Perhaps for the very first time. Despite the cool breeze pressing against my skin, a warmth crept in. As though a ray of light had illuminated a dark room, where my heart sat for safe keeping.’ (The Power of Words, RL) This painting is inspired from a short story about a character who is changed by an anonymous letter she receives in the post. It’s one of four stories of different individuals whose lives are touched by words. Oil on Canvas, 40x55cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/peaks-mxxww-bfsec-fb9yy-a7mr9-e4dm9-xzfdh monthly 0.5 2023-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/f79a60c0-0ce1-43cb-8e99-fefa6d888228/Industrious+Irene+White+Border.jpg Gallery One - Industrious Irene - Industrious Irene This piece is about the folly of trying to do it all and the vanity of perfectionism. The subject is painted in ‘Pinup Style’, with its sensual, idealism of the 20th Centuries golden era, complete with paradisaic background. All while she carries the tokens of her busy life with grace and charm. The painting is a satirical look at our often-futile attempts to be successful and independent women (or men) in world in love with the fantasy of having it all. The piece is dedicated to all of us ‘who bite off more than we can chew… and then stubbornly chew it anyway’. Oil on Canvas, 40x55cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/landscape-7r65d-sc7la-lwml5-drap2 monthly 0.5 2022-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/dec639f9-471c-433e-9b5c-c3ec13bf34f8/Authenticity+white+border.jpg Gallery One - Authenticity - ‘Authenticity’ This piece is close to my heart. In an increasingly homogeneous world, there is nothing more refreshing than someone who is completely them-self, distinct from the pack. So it seems ironic that many of us only find our true self, after exploring the lives of others. It may be through pop culture or someone we admire that we try on different ‘lives’ to see what ‘fits’ and we discard what doesn’t. Or perhaps, someone teaches us something about ourselves that we’d never considered. In any case, it seems we are designed to need connection with others, to be fully connected with our self. This piece is about that, the search for authenticity. (RL) Oil on Board, 40x30cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/peaks-mxxww-bfsec-fb9yy-a7mr9-e4dm9-xzfdh-bpf77 monthly 0.5 2023-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/e412cc24-e67d-48c4-8259-18c5645f6d61/Hope+Town+White+Border.jpg Gallery One - Hope Town - Hope Town A metaphorical piece, representing the ending of an infatuation. The high of idealism, replaced with sobering reality. Dreams of warm encounters, cooled by the palpable taste of mutual imperfection. You finally see something for what it is, with its faults, its complexities and its darker corners. Yet ironically its only then, if ever, that you can truly appreciate its greatness and potential. And that’s when you find hope. And sometimes love. Oil on Canvas, 40x55cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/horizon-7srby-ex3px monthly 0.5 2023-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/aad951b4-f516-4b18-8c0b-47e7acad7abe/What+the+mind+sees+whilte+border.JPG Gallery One - What the Mind Sees - What the Mind Sees This painting aims to engage the audience in reflection of our understanding of truth. It supposes that much of what we see, is not so much what is? But rather we look for. We see less with our eyes and more with our mind. The subject of the painting is blindfolded to exaggerate this point and draw the viewers’ attention to their own way of seeing things. What do you see? The accompanying verse is an extract from verse by the same title. ‘As an artist I see beauty, As a write I see humanity, As an explorer I see opportunity, As a believer I see hope, As a poet I see sadness, As a dreamer I see love. All are honest, Non are truthful.’ Oil on Stretched Canvas, 40cm Dia. https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/seafaring-snrl5-3rjz3 monthly 0.5 2023-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/4a5ad7ed-84bf-4885-9e3b-bc6c6b203b5f/The+Good+life+White+Border.jpg Gallery One - The Good Life - The Good Life The painting is a moment in life, that is both simple but full of meaning. It’s based on some prose I wrote in response to the question, what is ‘the good life’ to you? It’s a peaceful evening under the moon, feeling small yet full of potential. It’s deep, raw, honest conversations with trusted friends. It’s harmony, love and laughter in my family. It’s discovering new music and faraway places. It’s expressing my messiest feelings in prayer, knowing I will be understood. It’s the awe I feel watching the sun rise (or set). It’s the spark of a new idea and rush of inspiration. It’s a true connection where silence isn’t awkward, and time apart doesn’t change anything. And in all of this, it’s balance, accepting everything has its time and its place. (RL) Oil on Board, 55x45cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/seafaring-snrl5-3rjz3-gwtaa monthly 0.5 2023-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/a8e119d7-a3a5-4678-bf6c-22311c91aa99/Dream+white+border.jpg Gallery One - Dream a Little Dream - Dream a Little Dream This painting is about following through on long held dreams. It’s about not letting go of what you want out of fear. Fear that the opportunity has passed or perhaps giving into self-doubt. It’s about owning your potential and believing that even if the outcome is yet far way, each step you take a step Brings you closer. The subject is depicted, lost in thought as she looks from up high across the city below. Only from that vantage can she put things into perspective. How are you working towards your dream? Oil on Board, 45x31cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/seafaring-snrl5-3rjz3-gwtaa-xjlw6 monthly 0.5 2023-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/3a276846-abdd-414e-8aed-e144998bf746/Nouveau+Depart+white+border.jpg Gallery One - Nouveau Depart - Nouveau Depart The paining captures a moment in time, a personal reflection. ‘The thing about moving is, you get to look at your life and decide what you will bring with you, and what you will leave behind. Perhaps the hardest part is accepting the future you wanted, is not the one you will have. As painful as it is to let that go, anything less is just a change in scenery.’ RL Oil on Board, 46x45cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/seafaring-snrl5-3rjz3-gwtaa-xjlw6-gkr9h monthly 0.5 2025-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/68b41475-473a-4415-8689-d918153f7a24/Alone+Time+White+Border.jpg Gallery One - Alone Time - Alone Time This painting is a lighthearted look that the stereotypical introvert. Often described as weird, strange or mysterious, this piece is a tribute to the imagination and uniqueness that can only come when we spend some time alone. I couldn’t have put it better than Andy Warhol when he said… '“You have to be alone to develop all the idiosyncrasies that make a person interesting” Stay weird! Oil on Board, 46x45cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/seafaring-snrl5-3rjz3-gwtaa-xjlw6-swc99 monthly 0.5 2023-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/2c53c0bc-e5aa-48b4-9626-f4329580bd0b/Still+white+border.jpg Gallery One - Still - ‘Still’ The focus of the painting is on the subject who is paused in front of the viewer. There is movement all around, but she is still. Her eyes convey the tension that often exists within us, between wanting to express an emotion and at the same time wanting to suppress it. This painting is in memory of my firstborn, Elsa. I remember thinking that I wanted the world to stop and time to pause. That every movement forward, felt like a movement away. I felt guilty the first time I smiled after losing her, as though I was disrespecting her in some way. I had become a person of faith, but I felt anything but faithful. Looking back, I feared healing, because I thought I might slowly forget her. (R.L.) I haven’t and I won.t forget her. But even if I should, I am secure in the knowledge that one greater than me remembers her - Isaiah 49:15 For anyone who is experiencing grief, I’m sorry. Below is a link to a really encouraging article that may help you. When Someone You Love Dies Oil on Canvas, 46x45cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/horizon-7srby-ex3px-e7dys monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/c4c82fd9-73f7-4291-bde4-0a8e862fd349/White+Border+Bay+of+Angels.jpg Gallery One - 6° Degrees Above the Bay of Angels - 6° Degrees Above the Bay of Angels 'Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a gold haze’ (Carolyn Gold Heilbrun) As the artist, it represents desire, anticipation and potential. However, the story that goes with this image is one that belongs to the viewer alone. Oil on Stretched Canvas, 50cm Dia. https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/peaks-mxxww-bfsec-fb9yy-a7mr9-fl7g6 monthly 0.5 2023-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/88e833cf-2432-4098-a262-e1a8655c7ed3/Outback+Rose+White+Border.jpg Gallery One - Outback Rose - Outback Rose The painting is based on a poem I wrote that personifies the Australian Outback as a woman. ‘She’s a place of potential and wonder, transformation and adaptation. She will test the resilient and unleash the extraordinary. In her scarcity there are lessons and in her blooms, there is reason. A contradiction, parched and abandoned, only to drown you in her season.’ Oil on Canvas, 40x40cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/wharf-tlwdg-s42rf-gftee monthly 0.5 2023-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/191613b4-80d2-404d-8340-30a593452045/Wild+Birds+Fly+white+border.jpg Gallery One - Tame Birds Sing of Freedom. Wild Birds Fly - ‘Tame Birds Sing of Freedom. Wild Birds Fly’ I feel wings flutter in my stomach, and I’m reminded that what makes me feel alive cannot stay as idea but must be experienced. Too often in life a persons dreams, good ideas and virtuous intentions remain figuratively ‘caged’ in the mind or talked about but not actioned. This painting is a reminder to think, feel and then do…. (Title taken from a quote by John Lennon) Oil on Board, 40x30cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/wharf-tlwdg-s42rf-gftee-a44wl monthly 0.5 2024-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/c1c6fdd2-95a0-4840-b950-24e80f23fa74/Saoirse+White+Boarder.JPG Gallery One - Saoirse - ‘Saoirse’ “Do you ever drive somewhere, just to sit in your car and listen to music? I guess it’s the feeling of being unwatched, un-judged and un-obligated. I’ve come to realise that in order to care, I need to take some time not to care. So I’ll stay here a while and let the difficult things fade with the light.” (a small extract of dialogue from a writing project’) The painting was completed using a tetradic colour scheme to enhance a sense of balance and atmosphere. The title ‘saoirse’ is an Irish word meaning ‘freedom’. Oil on Board, 40x30cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/wharf-tlwdg-s42rf-gftee-a44wl-r9bzy monthly 0.5 2024-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/65995517-4a26-43d1-90b7-86c43b3f1b43/Stirred+Not+Shaken+White+Boarder.JPG Gallery One - Stirred, Not Shaken - ‘Stirred, Not Shaken’ This painting was inspired by William Shakespear’s Quote: 'The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief’. The painting is a playful look at how one’s attitude to unfavorable situations can often transform the outcome. By remaining unshakable in our sense of hope and joy, we can turn a loss into a win. The title relates to the parrot stealing the subject’s olive from her ‘dirty’ martini, which of course is always stirred, not shaken. Oil on Board, 40x30cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/wharf-tlwdg-s42rf-gftee-a44wl-r9bzy-hpjyj monthly 0.5 2024-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/2861f5f2-6958-48b4-9bf3-2c89881b4492/Summertime+Sadness+White+Crop.JPG Gallery One - Summertime Sadness - ‘Summertime Sadness’ A reflective piece about the power and impact of emotions. So potent are some moments that they can linger for some time afterwards, becoming a figurative afterglow. The painting was completed using gradations of the primary colours, with the addition of white. The positioning of the subject is intended to pull the viewer into the scene, as part of the moment. What is the story behind this? Ultimately that is for the viewer to decide. The title was taken from the song ‘Summertime Sadness’ released by Lana Del Rey in 2012. Oil on Board, 40x30cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/horizon-7srby-ex3px-e7dys-y835z monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/c91a0452-214d-456c-b259-71a5be24e59f/Change+of+Season.png Gallery One - Change of Season - Change of Season ‘I always wonder why the birds stay in the same place, when they could fly anywhere. Then I ask myself the same question.’ The subject stares at the birds outside her apartment, considering her own future. She knows what she wants, but yet senses her own stagnation, a kind of situational paralysis, caused by fear. This painting is ultimately about dealing with frustration, the top layer of the feeling. Oil on Stretched Canvas, 40cm Dia. https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/wharf-tlwdg-s42rf-gftee-a44wl-r9bzy-hpjyj-njdls monthly 0.5 2024-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/763fb051-8f8c-4732-b04a-cb40c1a970fb/Playing+with+Shadows+White+Border.jpg Gallery One - Playing with Shadows - ‘Playing with Shadows’ ‘The best gift you are ever going to give someone is the permission to feel safe in their own skin. To feel worthy. To feel like they are enough. (Hannah Brencher) This piece is painted with high intensity of colour and dark hues. It’s meant to be bold, while the subject matter contains more gentle elements. The contrast is intentional and aims to highlight that holding space for someone to have both their lighter and darker sides is part of what it means to accept someone. Oil on Stretched Canvas, 45cm x 45cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/peaks-mxxww-bfsec-fb9yy-a7mr9-g683t-3tyeh monthly 0.5 2024-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/75c967d1-5d0d-43e6-b89b-3bb2b2a0c255/Friday+on+my+mind+white+border.jpg Gallery One - Friday On My Mind - Friday On My Mind “It’s just me and my four hours sleep against the world! My goals today are simple, keep a clam heart, learn something new and share some hope with someone who’s lost theirs.” A note to self, after a night of little sleep. Painted in peacock colours and with a 1940’s feel, this piece is about the decisions on how we will show up when life presents us with challenges. It’s not referring to the big, life changing tragedies, but rather, the day-to-day difficulties that have us operating at less than our best. It’s the choices we make at these times, that define the kind of person we are, and how we will impact others for better or worse. RL Oil on Canvas, 40x55cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/peaks-mxxww-bfsec-fb9yy-a7mr9-g683t-3tyeh-2wg55 monthly 0.5 2024-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/68de7423-e83d-497f-a285-1c8d8d80bd39/Rahab+white+background.jpg Gallery One - Rahab and the Red Truck - Rahab and the Red Truck The painting is a visual scene from a piece of reflective writing I was recently working on. ‘It should have felt foreboding, yet my every sense was excited. My skin tingled as the wind swept through the grassy field, like a thousand whispering voices. I’d driven out of chaos, fueled by a tenacious hope. I wasn’t sure where I was going, but it felt like freedom.’ (RL) Oil on Board, 40x50cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/horizon-7srby-ex3px-e7dys-mnsz9 monthly 0.5 2024-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/e6ebf8bb-f0b5-4718-82fe-c841b6afd151/H-attitude+White+Box.JPG Gallery One - H-attitude - H-attitude Ode to the idealistic amongst us. It challenges us to reconsider how we view reality and to consider the potential of our mind and the how we can contribute and shape our own future. ‘The future has several names. For the weak, it is impossible; for the faint hearted, it is unknown; but for the valiant, it is ideal.’ (Victor Hugo, Les Miserables) Oil on Stretched Canvas, 50x40cm https://www.vivrefineart.com/work/seafaring-snrl5-3rjz3-gwtaa-xjlw6-gkr9h-yaszw monthly 0.5 2025-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f748ad6ebc7779fb4ddee2/55876337-b3b9-4ef7-bc2e-439ae9be3399/916DC183-E14D-46A6-9F51-FE6FB7F371EB.jpeg Gallery One - Lost and Also Found - Lost and Also Found This painting was inspired by a personal journal that reflected on thoughts that are sometimes are conflicting and highlight that two things can be true at the same time. The sky and city scape is painted at the beginning of dusk, when the colours become unreal and both day and night seem to co-exist. 'So here I am, somewhere between the problems of the world below and the solutions above. Sipping my tea, wondering what it might be like to live a different life, while trying to be grateful for the one I have. Recognising time passes too quickly and yet being impatient for things still to come. Feeling like an emotional tornado, while remaining calmy grounded. Seeking perfection, but falling in love with failure. Knowing that’s where potential exists.’ (RL) Oil on Stretched Canvas', 40x50cm