The King from ‘King of the Golden Mountain’, oil on canvas, 77cm x 102cm (in progress). I am trying to capture a look of regret and self-righteousness at the same time… Click here to view my initial digital mockup of the composition.
King of the Golden Mountain
11 May 2013 Leave a Comment
in Progress shots Tags: art, artist, Brothers Grimm, colour, dead, directory, face, fairytale, fine art, gestrual, illustrator, Jodi Magi, king, mountain, narrative art, oil, oil painting, painting, portrait, surreal, surreal artist, traditional, traditional art, work in progress
King of the Golden Mountain
09 May 2013 Leave a Comment
in Progress shots Tags: artist, colour, dead, directory, face, fine art, gestrual, illustrator, Jodi Magi, king, mountain, oil, old man, painting, surreal, traditional
Today I thought it might be a bit exciting to only paint half of his face in the over painting. (Living on the edge).
Click here to view my initial digital mockup of the composition.
King of the Golden Mountain
06 May 2013 Leave a Comment
in Progress shots Tags: art, artist, Brothers Grimm, colour, dead, directory, face, fairytale, fine art, gestrual, illustrator, Jodi Magi, king, mountain, narrative art, oil, oil painting, painting, portrait, surreal, surreal artist, traditional, traditional art, work in progress
This is ‘King of the Golden Mountain’, oil on canvas, 77cm x 102cm (in progress). Click here to view my initial digital mockup of the composition.
I Told You This Day Would Come (revisited)
03 May 2013 Leave a Comment
in Completed work, Paintings on wood, Vector artwork and/or digital manipulation Tags: atmosphere, australian art, castle, clouds, clown, digital art, doll, Flight, french clown doll, hot air balloon, illustration, Jodi Magi, marionette, oil painting, photoshop, pop art, pop surrealism, sky, street art, surreal, surreal art, traditional painting, wood
This is a digital update of my oil painting titled ‘I Told You This Day Would Come’, on a wooden window shutter, shown in this previous post. I am slowly opening my mind up to the concept that artwork doesn’t have to be purist in order to have integrity: it isn’t ‘selling out’ to let a piece live a new life using Photoshop. For me it is enough that a work is created using traditional techniques, and if the digital medium can add depth or atmosphere when traditional skills couldn’t (for what ever reason), then why not utilize it?
King of the Golden Mountain
27 Apr 2013 Leave a Comment
in Progress shots Tags: artist, colour, dead, directory, face, fine art, gestrual, illustrator, Jodi Magi, king, mountain, oil, painting, surreal, traditional
This is detail from the bottom righthand side corner of the work titled ‘King of the Golden Mountain’, oil on canvas (in progress). Click here to view my initial digital mockup of the composition.
King of the Golden Mountain
27 Apr 2013 Leave a Comment
in Progress shots Tags: artist, Brothers Grimm, colour, dead, directory, face, gestrual, gothic, head, illustration, illustration art, illustrator, Jodi Magi, king, man, mountain, oil, painting, surreal, surreal art, traditional
This is a detail from ‘King of the Golden Mountain’, oil on canvas (in progress). I am quite enjoying being more gestural in my paint handling technique so far. Click here to view my initial digital mockup of the composition.
Her Metamorphosis (Retrograde)
25 Feb 2013 Leave a Comment
in Completed work, News, Paintings on canvas Tags: art, Australia, dark, Dubai, emotive, eye, figure, Jodi, magi, metamorphosis, oil, painting, surreal, Tashkeel, UAE, woman
So, she is finally finished. ‘Her Metamorphosis (retrograde)’. Oil and silk fabric on canvas, 80cm x 80cm.
She will be on show at the exhibition ‘Metamorphosis’, Tashkeel Gallery, Dubai from March 11th.
Click here to view the time lapse animation of her creation.
Once, there was the sound of leaves…
07 Jun 2012 Leave a Comment
in Progress shots Tags: acrylic, art, artist, Australia, horse, in progress, Jodi Magi, painting, pop art, surreal
After many, many, many, many hours, I do believe I am finished. Now, if only I could figure out a way to generate an income from art! Sigh.
Once, there was the sound of leaves…
07 Jun 2012 Leave a Comment
in Progress shots Tags: acrylic, art, artist, Australia, horse, in progress, Jodi Magi, painting, pop art, surreal
After many, many, many, many hours, I do believe I am finished. Now, if only I could figure out a way to generate an income from art! Sigh.
Horse painting in progress
30 May 2012 Leave a Comment
in Progress shots Tags: acrylic, art, artist, Australia, horse, illustration, in progress, Jodi Magi, moon, night, paint, painting, pop art, surreal
Having finally finished painting the trees (which took a few days), I added some contrast to the foreground grass as well as around the base of the trees in order to anchor them to the ground, and here you see me painting the base colour for the moon. A constellation of stars to follow soon.
Horse painting in progress
30 May 2012 Leave a Comment
in Progress shots Tags: acrylic, art, artist, Australia, horse, illustration, in progress, Jodi Magi, painting, pop art, surreal
The two lead characters in the narrative, the trees behind them are yet to be worked on. Acrylic on canvas 60cm x 60cm
Horse painting in progress
29 May 2012 Leave a Comment
in Progress shots Tags: acrylic, art, artist, Australia, horse, in progress, Jodi Magi, painting, pop art, surreal
Here is the aforementioned paint wielding nemesis of the horse. First layer of colour.
Horse painting in progress
29 May 2012 Leave a Comment
in Progress shots Tags: acrylic, art, artist, Australia, horse, in progress, Jodi Magi, painting, pop art, surreal
My horse hero after he has been attacked by his paint wielding nemesis on the right hand side of the painting. She had applied the same blue eye shadow and pink blush to her horse as she has to herself.
There’s no such thing as always…. not on Earth…
18 Oct 2011 Leave a Comment
in Completed work, Paintings on wood Tags: alien, art, children, door, Earth, foil, IA, illustration, illustrators australia, Jodi Magi, kooky, Melbourne, oak, painting on wood, pop, pop art, silver, surreal, wardrobe, wood
This little lass is wanting more ‘always’ in her life and can not find it on her home planet of Earth. Perhaps if she tries hard enough, aliens will come and take her to their ‘Always’ planet…
2011, acrylic and tin-foil on wardrobe door.
Approx 50cm wide x 175cm high.
