Every piece of art is unique and it’s not as hard as you think to organise and pick the right thing. Below, I’ve written up a Christmas List for you to suit all the characters in your life:

Gift Vouchers: These are for those very particular people you know who are better off choosing their own gift but you want to give something a bit more personal than cash or a Myer or Bunnings voucher.

Portraits: For those sentimental people who love to reminisce about those special people and moments in their lives.

Murals: For those people who love to make a statement in their home.

Prints: For the people in your life who like to bring a bit of colour into their lives.

Originals: For the art lovers who want something that no one has anything quite like.

Commissioned Art Works: For those with a wild imagination. The world is your oyster! I’m very adaptable and happy to create any piece of art you have in mind.

So! There’s your Christmas sorted! Your welcome! Haha! If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact me.

Click here to send me a message.

The post Give The Gift Of Art This Christmas! appeared first on Susan Respinger.

If portraits aren’t you’re thing I’m able to do pretty much any art commission you throw at me. It could be an acrylic on canvas painting, a watercolour, a drawing of anything you like or even a mural! I also have original paintings for sale or limited edition prints of my work. So let your imagination run wild and let’s create something really cool that they can treasure forever.

Click here to contact me about a Christmas comission

The post Christmas Portraits appeared first on Susan Respinger.

Dog Drawing

It’s been a pretty crazy journey since I quit my job as a hairdresser and decided to throw myself into my art full time with the support of my amazing husband. I think the main thing I’ve learned is to just give things a go and see where they take you.

I started off being quite ridged and one track minded. I thought all I needed to do was paint what I love, put my pieces up in galleries, sell them and repeat. This didn’t turn out to be quite how the art world works especially in a bit of an economic down turn.

I think the first thing to shake me out of that way of thinking was when we moved up to Karratha for a few months. There was no way that I could take all my painting equipment up there and Karratha only has one art supply store which is more of a craft and knitting store. So I decided to bring some good paper and pencils and focus on my drawing. Luckily, right around that time there happened to be an art competition on in Port Hedland (a couple of hours drive from Karratha) called “A Dot On The Run” and so all my animal head drawings were born.

Mandalas Mural

My husband, being my biggest fan, was showing off all my animal head drawings to his work mates in his new office and they started asking if I would draw their animals. Also being around Christmas I put out the word on social media that that was a service I could provide. The response was huge. I thought I was going to bored in the middle of the desert for three months but I was busy drawing commissioned portraits and animal heads for an upcoming exhibition the whole time. Nothing like isolation to really help you focus.

Another lesson I learned is to talk about what you really want. I have a few mural artist friends and I’ve always thought it looked like fun but didn’t really know how to get into it professionally. I started mentioning it to friends and getting more confident about the whole idea of it. I mean…if I can paint on huge canvases that take up half my studio…why not a wall? All of a sudden people started agreeing with me and when they saw opportunities they threw my hat in the ring for me. Another lesson: Don’t be a jerk…if you try to help people out they’ll do the same…the world is what you make it.

So now I’ve painted over twenty walls and am getting ready for some other projects coming up in the future. I’m loving the diversity of my work. When I’m not painting murals on people’s wall, I’m doing commissioned portraits or paintings and even doing some sign writing which I think my Grandpa Benbrook would be proud of if he were still around. He was a sign writer, photographer and artist.

All in all, being your own boss really shows you who you are and what you’re capable of. I’m really proud of how far I’ve come and really enjoying every lesson along the way, even the really hard ones.

Fern Goddess Mural

The post Welcome to my first newsletter appeared first on Susan Respinger.