Michelle Harton

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I think it's finished but I'll leave it hanging fo

I think it's finished but I'll leave it hanging for a bit now to see if it needs any last touches. 🙂🌾🌼🌺🌹

#wildflowersofinstagram #lupins #lupinart #botanicalart #botanicalpainting #contemporarypaintings #contemporaryflowers #contemporaryfloral #irishartist #flowerpaintings

The flowers are starting to bloom in the studio. 🌺🌼🌹

#artstudio #inbloom #wildflowerart #wildflowersofinstagram #lupins #moonlightart #botanicalpainting #botanicalart #flowerpaintings #irishartist #artiststudios

Wildflowers unfolding. Still lots to do. 100 x 70c

Wildflowers unfolding. Still lots to do.
100 x 70cm

#botanicalpainting #wildflowersofinstagram #wildflowerart #wildflowerpainting #botanicalart #largeflowerpainting #irishart #irishartist

Imagining new kinds of flora. 10 x 10", acrylic on

Imagining new kinds of flora.
10 x 10", acrylic on wood.

#abstractbotanical #floraart #abstractflowers #irishart #irishartist #contemporaryartist #contemporarypainting

"On The Planes" found a new home today. 😊 12 x

"On The Planes" found a new home today. 😊 12 x 12", acrylic and Inktense on wood.

#contemporaryart #astralplane #mixedmediaart #instaartist #soldpainting #irishart #contemporarypaintings #surrealabstract

Still time to register for tomorrow's art Incognit

Still time to register for tomorrow's art Incognito sale which starts at 10am! ☺️
I have 3 paintings in this year, all in aid of the amazing Jack and Jill Foundation @jackandjillcf 🖌️

Lots of famous artists and celebrities artwork in the mix with over 1300 artworks to pick from, all priced at €60.

🌟

#incognito2021 #Incognito21 #jackandjillfoundation #charityartsale #mysteryartist

Some more mystical wild flowers 🌺🌼🏵️ 1

Some more mystical wild flowers 🌺🌼🏵️

16 x 16", mixed media on wood.

#wildflowerart
#wildflowersofinstagram #botanicalart #flowerpainting #instaart #contemporaryflowers #contemporarypaintings #wildflowerpainting

This is the other painting I created for an engage

This is the other painting I created for an engagement gift of the romantic location the proposal happened. 💍❤️
"Crover Shore", 8 x 6", mixed media on wood.

#crover #cavanlandscape
#abstractedlandscape #abstractlandscape #lakepainting #irishlandscapeart #lakeshore #contemporarygifts #engagementart #engagementgift #weddingproposal #crovershore

I recently created 2 paintings for engagement gift

I recently created 2 paintings for engagement gifts of the locations of where the proposals happened. 💍 I thought this was such a lovely idea as a gift and since the paintings have now been received by the couples I wanted to share them with you.

This one is of "Diarmuid & Grainne's Cave, Mullagmore". It's 6 x 8" on wood with gold enamel painted sides.
I like to add symbology into my paintings when I can so I put 2 connected circles on the bottom right to symbolise the wedding rings and also circles are a symbol of oneness and unity. I have also placed the initials of the couple as graffiti on the old ruins of the house.
I will share the other painting tomorrow.🖌️

#engagementart #engagementgift #mullagmore #diarmuidandgrainnescave #diarmuidandgrainne #sligoart #artcommission #instaart #artoftheday #romanticgift #weddingart #weddinggift #weddingproposal

Bringing some of my florals into my mystical lands

Bringing some of my florals into my mystical landscapes. 🌾🌾

#abstractedlandscape #mysticalart #mysticallandscapes #interiordesignart #artforinteriordesigners #artcurators #acrylicpaintings #dreamworld #dreamscapes #botanicalart #new_and_abstract #delphianopencall

UPDATE - SOLD Spurred on by all the nice comments

UPDATE - SOLD
Spurred on by all the nice comments on yesterday's wild flower paintings, I started to work on some more today. Check out my stories to see a video of what's in progress. 🖌️
This photo also contains the most useful thing in my studio - tin cans 😂

#flowerart #flowerpaintings #abstractbotanical #abstractedfloral #paintinginprocess #layersofcolour #botanicalart #tincans #botanicalart #nightflowers #acrylicpaintings

I keep continually painting onto these 2 canvases

I keep continually painting onto these 2 canvases to see what kind of flower field or forest floor I can build up and develop. I would love to do really big versions of this type of work so you could feel like you where inside the painting. I think of them as a close up of the flowers and plants in my abstracted mystical landscapes.

#flowerart #flowerpaintings #abstractbotanical #abstractedfloral #paintinginprocess #layersofcolour #botanicalart

It's taken me a while to get back to this piece. I

It's taken me a while to get back to this piece. I loved the colour combinations it had so I was almost afraid to touch it! 😂
I think it looks good in both directions. It can be hard to know when a painting is finished especially when you've been looking at it for so long so when I get to this stage of trying to decide if a painting is almost finished I usually hang it somewhere I can see it in my studio to see if anything starts to niggle at me. 😊
It's 16 x 12" on wood.

#artistofinstagram #abstractpainting #abstractart #finishingapainting #interiordesignireland #interiorart #irishabstractartist #mixedmediaartist #artonwood #acrylicabstractpainting #acrylicprocess

I'm delighted to be part of #Incognito2021again th

I'm delighted to be part of #Incognito2021again this year.
I've donated 3 paintings to raise much needed funds for the Jack and Jill Foundation.

2021 will be the fifth year of Incognito which to date has raised over €430,000 for The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation. This year’s sale starts at 10am on April 22nd and each painting is just €60 each. The fun part is you don't know what artist you've bought until after the sale and lots of celebrities and famous artists work are in the mix. All the available paintings are now available to view on www.incognito.ie.

Can you spot my paintings? 😊🖼️

#Incognito21 #incognito #jackandjillfoundation #irishart #charityartsale #charityexhibition #incognito2021

Here's how this painting has progressed. I think i

Here's how this painting has progressed. I think it's almost finished 😊
70x70cm on deep stretched canvas.

#landscapepainting #abstractedlandscape #mysticallandscapes #acrylicpainting #irishart #femaleartist #instaartist #forestpainting #forestbathing #contemporaryartist #contemporarypainting

Today...I really didn't want to paint.🤦🏻‍♀️ I folded a lot of laundry and was going to do some other things that I was pushing up the things to do list. But something made me think, just give yourself another hour, fold some more socks 😂 and then go to the studio, you don't have to do much, even just do something in your sketchbook for a little bit and then go do the other things you need to do.
I started to work on a painting I had a few layers on and a few hours later this is the result. It's 12x12" on a wooden panel. 🎨

I've seen so many posts from artists lately saying they are struggling to create the longer the pandemic goes on and asking for advice for motivation. Some days it is really hard and it's just better to do something else or watch or read things to give you ideas or step away from it all completely. But as artists working on our own there's rarely ever going to be someone to tell you to get to work and that's the blessing and curse of being an artist. For me I've found a lot of the time you just have to show up, there's no magic formula. Lay out your paints and just decide to paint for half an hour. Once you get started one half hour usually leads into the next and if it doesn't then at least you know you tried. 💪

I think this painting is finished but I'll look at it with fresh eyes tomorrow. Speaking of eyes can you spot the eye looking out? 👁️😊

#acrylicprocess #artistssupportingartists #amsterdamacrylics #inktensepencils #artistofinstagram #abstractedlandscape #landscapeart #showupforyourself #artistadvice #interiordesignireland #interiorart #irishart #artmotivation

UPDATE - SOLD Here's another painting I'm working

UPDATE - SOLD
Here's another painting I'm working on. 🖌️

#abstractedlandscape #landscapepainting #instaartist #femaleartist #acrylicprocess #wipart #interiorart #dreamscape #waterscape

Inspired by a video from @louisefletcher_art on wo

Inspired by a video from @louisefletcher_art on working in concertina sketchbooks, I started experimenting in one today. 🖌️
3 more meters on this side to go! 😂

#sketchbookpages #seawhitesketchbook #concertinasketchbook #sketchbook #landscapesketching #contemporaryartwork #sketchbook #sketchbookpainting

Another little 6x8" mystical dream land. Not sure

Another little 6x8" mystical dream land. Not sure if it's totally finished yet, I think it needs a few more tweaks. 🖌️

#dreamscape #dreamland #landscapepainting #acryliconwood #colourpop #smallpaintings #pinkandpurple #nightscape

Today I worked on two more of my little 6x8" dream

Today I worked on two more of my little 6x8" dream landscapes on wood. Here is one of them and the sides will be finished in gold enamel. I love working out the colour combinations for these pieces. 🖌️

#dreamscape #abstractedlandscape #abstractlandscape #snowscape #acryliclandscape #inktensepencils #amsterdamacrylics #interiordesignireland #interiorart #artcollecting #instaartwork #contemporaryart

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