Jungle Room II

Sketches & Constellations

I stayed at home today because I'm feeling a bit under the weather and I thought now would be a good time to update my etsy store. I've added my new zine (pictured here) as well as a compilation pack of all three of my zines which includes an A3 poster of my newest painting (which is the one at the top), and a reprint of Woodland Ladies, featuring a new pastel blue cover!

I also thought I'd show you a few of my favourite pages from my sketchbook. I've been trying to use it a lot more and I'm slowly getting back into the habit! I'd like to eventually start adding colour to my sketches as well seeing as the pages are made from watercolour paper!

Watermelon Daydream

I painted this the other day to distract me from Melbourne's coldest day this year and the fact that my wisdom teeth were causing me trouble.
I like it a lot because it reminds me of my old apartment in Brisbane and warm summer rain.

Australiana

Cat Stickers!

I've added a few new and exciting things to my shop today, including some hand painted notecards and a cats and house plants sticker set (I've been working really hard on them for weeks and I'm really happy with the way the've turned out) I've also decided to give the first five people who buy the sticker set a little gift in the form of a free hand painted notecard (a lucky dip from the ones in the bottom picture). 

x Grace

Exhale

I recently participated in an art/music event in Brisbane called "Exhale" (It was an International Women's Day Fundraiser/Celebration) and these are all of the paintings I exhibited. I've been experimenting with my style a bit lately, mainly adding more detail (especially in the background) and darker/bolder colours. I'm pretty happy with how these turned out (My favourite are the third and the fifth one) I spent a really long time on all of them and I think my hard work shows!

They are all available on my etsy right now (for really cheap) so if there's one you love you could make it your own! 

x Grace

Sunday Sketches (Another City, Another Workspace)

It's been way to long since I last updated this blog, but I have a pretty good reason! I just moved all the way from Brisbane to Melbourne! (for those of you not familiar with Australian cities that's nearly half way across the country) A big move is always so stressful and time consuming but it seems worth it now that I'm settled, plus Melbourne is a really good city for creative people (like myself) and I'm about to start studying for an illustration degree, which is super exciting! Anyway, I thought It might be nice if I gave you a little glimpse of my workspace and apartment. I'm not 100% unpacked and moved in yet so I'll show you some more pictures when I am.

As well as all of this, I'm also about to be a part of another music/art show in Brisbane in early march (I thought I'd give you a little sneak peek of the stuff I've been working on for this, which you can see in the bottom picture) It's called "exhale" it's a fund raiser for International Women's Day (with all of the proceeds going to Zig Zag young women's resource centre) and will feature lots of talented female artists, photographers and musicians. 

It's happening on the 8th of March at Bleeding Heart. Tickets are $10 (or $15 at the door) and you can find info and tickets here. If you're in the area I really hope you can make it, it'll be really good!

Suitcase Rummage, Woodland Christmas Tags and Forest Cat

Hello everyone! I'm going to selling a bunch of stuff at the suitcase rummage this sunday for real cheap (under $25) including:
- original artworks (the ones pictured here)
- prints
- my new zine
- cards
- brooches
- necklaces
- Lavander cats

It's at Reddacliffe Place (at the top of Queen Street mall) and goes from 12pm - 4pm. If you live in Brisbane you should come along and say hello (or buy some stuff ha ha)

I've also designed a couple of christmas tags (which I've been wanting to do since last year but never got around to doing until now) which are available as a printable pdf in my shop if you wanted to buy them.

As you can see in my new paintings I've recently started working with a new bolder/earthier colour pallet. I quite like how they turned out (especially the girl with the sketch book) Also, this paintings are much smaller than I'm used to, only A5! I quite like working in this smaller size though.

Oh! Also I'm now on instagram and twitter (both are @gracetaylor art) if you would like to follow me :)

Every Day It's The Same (and realism)

I finished a new artwork (a bigger more coloured version of the girl from my sketchbook) as well as some more realistic pencil drawings for my portfolio (I figured it couldn't hurt to have an indication of my technical skills))

Framed Originals

The framed originals of my artworks from "ours and yours" are now for sale in my shop, go and have a look if you're interested :)

Ours and Yours

Here are the pictures I did for "Ours and Yours"*. It was such a lovely night with beautiful calm music (My favourites were Winter Solstice and The Forty Thieves) and a really cosy atmosphere with lanterns and lamps and cushions all over the floor.  

* I will be selling the remaining pictures in my shop

Ours and Yours

I designed this poster for an event that's happening at The Box in West End on thursday night. I'll be exhibiting my art along with some other cool artist and photographers, there'll be some lovely folk musicians playing their tunes as well, and there'll also be yummy baked goods. If you're going to be in the Brisbane area this thursday night you should definitely come along, It'll be really fun!