Noosa Spring garden visitors by Noosa Artist Chris Hobel

Down the Garden Path

Inspiration is easy to come by at this time of year with many  Australian native plants in full bloom, I never tire of the  my garden view. Currently working on a few palette knife paintings, french and italian inspired not quite there yet . They need to dry a bit to continue

Birds are in abundance in my garden,

A Kookaburra, eyes peeled for a feed

always welcome

Hot Pink Summer Mixed Media Abstract Painting by Noosa Artist Chris Hobel

This one matches my previous post,

its 8x8" mounted on a box canvas

it is a selection from the above larger mixed media painting

Here is the first step of the painting

Mixed Media Abstract by Noosa artist Chris Hobel

Mixed Media abstract  8x8"

mounted on box canvas ,created  on paper  using acrylic, pencil pastels,lots of layering

It looks a bit whitish on the top right side due to shine from the varnish.

The cut this section from a larger painting. I particularly like the colour combination

I saved this thoughtful  passage recently and had to pass it on

"To live content with small means; 

to seek elegance rather than luxury, 

and refinement rather than fashion, 

to be worthy, not respectable, 

and wealthy, not rich; 

to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly,

 to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart, 

to bear all cheerfully, 

to all bravely await occasions, 

hurry never. 

In a word, to let the spiritual unbidden and unconscious 

grow up through the common. 

This is to be my symphony." 

William Henry Channing (1810-1884)

Greece or Noosa, is there a choice, noosa artist Chris Hobel

 

Dreaming of Turkish Eggplants 

Acryic on Canvas 12x12"

to purchase email me

Today I should be sailing to Santorini on an enormous ferry, thats  according to the plan but fishing the noosa river is not so bad. A beautiful day even with  a bit of knee pain that caught me out just a week before departure date for an amazing trip to Greece and Turkey we had planned on the net for over three months..... That has been my excuse for not blogging  or painting much. Never mind, I feel as though Ive been there already after all the travel blogs, trip advisor sites etc.So lucky it happened at home and not walking the Lycien Way in Turkey or climbing the stairs of the Acropolis. Hopefully a bit of knee surgery sooner than later I hope will have me up and about enjoying the great outdoors. Negotiating  the stairs to the studio needs some motivation so dont expect lots of new paintings for a while.
I painted this one on a black gesso background with sand mixed into it. I had forgotten what I wanted to paint on the is surface so I picked a simple eggplant motif. Nice and colourful. It is acrylic on canvas 12x12"

Rainbow Valley Northern Territory Australia Acrylic Painting by Chris Hobel Noosa Artist

Mt Connor After the rain
Acrylic  on Canvas

Prints Available at Fine Art America

Original For Sale


Its been a long time since my last blog... too busy to post , not a good reason but best I can think of

Ive painted  quite a few versions of the above image , my love of purple and  rust draws be back . It was painted very quickly in order to get it to a gallery but life got in the way and it still sits on my living room wall waiting for a new home. Contact me if you would like to purchase