Beautiful, thank you for this gift of a vlog. Your paintings look great framed, I love how they arrived in the world, seeing and listening to your act of creativity. ❤
Hi Melina, Thank you for the gift of appreciation :) It's heart warming to hear that the vlog/art is enjoyed. Thanks for your support. warmest wishes to you Lovely. xo 💚🌼
I found your post while doing my A.M. web surf .…Truer words so good to share. I wish I had seen this at 20. I continue to explore my art but so random. You have inspired me to keep on the artists journey so far to go so fun to explore. thanks ! Beth -
I love your 5 paintings Denise, and the sketchbook page will be there for you for those times that you need it. I love how you plow on despite dipping your fingers in the ink, it all became part of a beautiful whole.
aha, thanks Jenny... that is my favourite too.. and it sold right away on the opening day of FOUND AND FORAGED exhibit. .. oh and yes it's wonderful how Poets put into words our deepest feelings and knowings. xxx
Very nice, thought provoking poem. Great way for you to reach the centre of your sketchbook. The paintings look good in their frames. Cradled boards are beautiful to paint and I prefer them over canvas.
Hi Rossie yes... I sometimes just leave the deeper cradled boards without a frame and paint round the edges... and gee... framing does make them 'upgraded' I have to admit. I've ordered some canvas recently... will be interesting to have a change of surface... I don't mind texture... :)
@@DeniseDaffara I don't mind canvas at all just prefer the wood. I never frame anything unless I have painted on a 6x4 inch card and then I put them in small frames.
Denise, will you tell us about your frames? Do you build them ? Purchase from ? I can’t find any wholesale and all seem so expensive. Your paintings all look magnificent with or without the frames but the frames really are a cherry on top. Thank you for sharing your work with us
Hi Kym, These frames are made from oak I believe... in Australia, responsibly sourced I am assured - and made by a professional framer. I think in the last few years framing has become more expensive... actually it's concerning... as we need our trees alive more than surrounding our art if I'm honest... so it's definitely helpful when plantation timber is used, a BIG TIP i can give you... seek out the package of frame + canvas/board ALREADY DONE... the difference in pricing from 'taking art to the framers' and buying the surface already framed is HUGE... I'm not sure why... except for 'economy of scale' in their production?? I'm in Australia... there are a few companies starting to make this kind of 'package deal' available.. but for sure.. if you can find a wholesale option that could be good for you. Speak to your local framers and tell them what you'd like... 'the pale coloured wood, float frame' is very popular in Australia for the last several years actually... not sure how long that will last... what I like about it compared to black or white or painted frames... if you get a little paint on it, you can usually give it a light sand and it's good as new.... whereas, painted ones.. if scratched.. are all but ruined. I don't have the equipment or the patience to make my own frames. If you'd like the name of the framer I used... shoot me an email, or via my website www.denisedaffara.com.au xo
The framing really is the icing on the art cake. I have a couple of questions: I noticed that you don't sign your work, I'd be interested to know why you choose to not do it? Secondly, do you varnish your paintings? and the reason why yes or no? I enjoyed watching the sketchbook spread.
Hi Blue Wren, I agree... re framing. I doooo sign my work, most often I sgraffito carve it into wet paint at the lower right hand corner.. it can be very subtle and 'quiet' depending on under layer of paint or sometimes I might use a sharp pencil or fine black pen... I do believe in signing my work.. but I quite dislike it when a signature is too 'loud' Varnish : yes, I'm keen on water based satin varnish for the last few years... I had a 'gloss period' .. but now I like the in between... 'Liquitex Satin Varnish'. I've just bought a can of spray satin varnish... and fixative also... so I may use that in some future pieces if there is a lot of loose medium on them like neo colour II crayons and water colour pencils. thanks for connecting, Denise x
@@DeniseDaffara Ah, I can see the signature now. On the video it is most visible on the painting with the two ladies (bottom left). I hope you didn't think that my comment re signing was judgey, as it wasn't meant to be. A lot of artists choose not to sign their work on the front and I think that decision is a personal one. I really am just intrigued as to why people make the choices they make and it makes me examine why I do the things I do. I agree with you that subtle is the way to go with signatures. I think gloss varnish works really well in paintings where there is a lot of transparency as it can add depth and really glow up those transparent layers, but I agree with opaque paintings like the framed ones it can make them look a bit "plasticky" with acrylic. Satin is a nice balance. I really love the matte look of gouache, but I think it has an inherent luminosity that acrylic with a matte varnish doesn't really have. Then again, there are instances where a really matte look is just what's needed. Different work needs different approaches - it's what keeps us artists on our toes and makes the whole thing fun.
absolutely beautiful! thank you
Awww love the poem drawing set to music!
Beautiful, thank you for this gift of a vlog. Your paintings look great framed, I love how they arrived in the world, seeing and listening to your act of creativity. ❤
Hi Melina,
Thank you for the gift of appreciation :)
It's heart warming to hear that the vlog/art is enjoyed. Thanks for your support.
warmest wishes to you Lovely.
xo
💚🌼
I found your post while doing my A.M. web surf .…Truer words so good to share. I wish I had seen this at 20. I continue to explore my art but so random. You have inspired me to keep on the artists journey so far to go so fun to explore. thanks ! Beth -
I love your 5 paintings Denise, and the sketchbook page will be there for you for those times that you need it. I love how you plow on despite dipping your fingers in the ink, it all became part of a beautiful whole.
thanks Barb,
yes... whoops... dipped my hand in the wet ink ' of course!' ... couldn't wait for it to dry lol.
Thanks for your lovely comments D x
Oh! Love your framed pieces! Awesome! Happy art making, Denise! :)
Enjoy watching your video’s Denise & love your painting style (great to find another fellow Aussie Artist to follow )..❤️
Oh hey, MissButterfly
that's lovely to hear, thanks so much
waving to you from Sydney x🌺❤
Your paintings are gorgeous Denise and I love the frames… the perfect finish.. my fave is ‘Don’t be so Serious’ 💛💛💛 and I loved hearing the poem x
aha, thanks Jenny... that is my favourite too.. and it sold right away on the opening day of FOUND AND FORAGED exhibit. .. oh and yes it's wonderful how Poets put into words our deepest feelings and knowings. xxx
I’m not surprised it was the first to sell ❤ big hugs to you xx
@@jennyr121 thank Jenny xx
Very nice, thought provoking poem. Great way for you to reach the centre of your sketchbook. The paintings look good in their frames. Cradled boards are beautiful to paint and I prefer them over canvas.
Hi Rossie
yes... I sometimes just leave the deeper cradled boards without a frame and paint round the edges... and gee... framing does make them 'upgraded' I have to admit.
I've ordered some canvas recently... will be interesting to have a change of surface... I don't mind texture... :)
@@DeniseDaffara I don't mind canvas at all just prefer the wood. I never frame anything unless I have painted on a 6x4 inch card and then I put them in small frames.
Denise, will you tell us about your frames? Do you build them ? Purchase from ? I can’t find any wholesale and all seem so expensive. Your paintings all look magnificent with or without the frames but the frames really are a cherry on top. Thank you for sharing your work with us
Hi Kym,
These frames are made from oak I believe... in Australia, responsibly sourced I am assured - and made by a professional framer.
I think in the last few years framing has become more expensive... actually it's concerning... as we need our trees alive more than surrounding our art if I'm honest... so it's definitely helpful when plantation timber is used,
a BIG TIP i can give you... seek out the package of frame + canvas/board ALREADY DONE... the difference in pricing from 'taking art to the framers' and buying the surface already framed is HUGE... I'm not sure why... except for 'economy of scale' in their production??
I'm in Australia... there are a few companies starting to make this kind of 'package deal' available.. but for sure.. if you can find a wholesale option that could be good for you. Speak to your local framers and tell them what you'd like... 'the pale coloured wood, float frame' is very popular in Australia for the last several years actually... not sure how long that will last... what I like about it compared to black or white or painted frames... if you get a little paint on it, you can usually give it a light sand and it's good as new.... whereas, painted ones.. if scratched.. are all but ruined.
I don't have the equipment or the patience to make my own frames.
If you'd like the name of the framer I used... shoot me an email, or via my website www.denisedaffara.com.au xo
The framing really is the icing on the art cake. I have a couple of questions: I noticed that you don't sign your work, I'd be interested to know why you choose to not do it? Secondly, do you varnish your paintings? and the reason why yes or no? I enjoyed watching the sketchbook spread.
Hi Blue Wren,
I agree... re framing.
I doooo sign my work, most often I sgraffito carve it into wet paint at the lower right hand corner.. it can be very subtle and 'quiet' depending on under layer of paint or sometimes I might use a sharp pencil or fine black pen... I do believe in signing my work.. but I quite dislike it when a signature is too 'loud'
Varnish : yes, I'm keen on water based satin varnish for the last few years... I had a 'gloss period' .. but now I like the in between... 'Liquitex Satin Varnish'.
I've just bought a can of spray satin varnish... and fixative also... so I may use that in some future pieces if there is a lot of loose medium on them like neo colour II crayons and water colour pencils.
thanks for connecting,
Denise x
@@DeniseDaffara Ah, I can see the signature now. On the video it is most visible on the painting with the two ladies (bottom left). I hope you didn't think that my comment re signing was judgey, as it wasn't meant to be. A lot of artists choose not to sign their work on the front and I think that decision is a personal one. I really am just intrigued as to why people make the choices they make and it makes me examine why I do the things I do. I agree with you that subtle is the way to go with signatures. I think gloss varnish works really well in paintings where there is a lot of transparency as it can add depth and really glow up those transparent layers, but I agree with opaque paintings like the framed ones it can make them look a bit "plasticky" with acrylic. Satin is a nice balance. I really love the matte look of gouache, but I think it has an inherent luminosity that acrylic with a matte varnish doesn't really have. Then again, there are instances where a really matte look is just what's needed. Different work needs different approaches - it's what keeps us artists on our toes and makes the whole thing fun.
@@bluewren65 oh I didn’t think anything judgey was intended.. I really appreciate these conversations.. life long learning ☺️