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Optimist Heart A

Mixed Media, Canvas, Ready to hang

76cm (W) x 76cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)

Certificate of Authenticity Included

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Artwork Description

'Optimist Heart A' by George Hall.
This artwork has highlights of metallic gold paint.

At the start of 2019 I was struggling and losing hope. I decided to draw what I wanted life to feel like. Hearts kept appearing, layered over newsprint. I replaced negative words with positive ones and created my own version of the world. As I worked, my outlook shifted. I found myself smiling more, and people responded. I began sharing the works online. I called them The Optimist, reflecting who I had become.

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This artwork is created with:
1. Graffiti Acrylic Pens
2. Metallic Gold Paint
3. Photographic Printing
4. Polymer Stain and Glaze
5. Ultra Violet Protective Varnish

Canvas measurements:
76cm x 76cm x 3cm / 30" x 30" x 1.18"

This is a one of a kind artwork, there are no duplicates or prints, though there are others in this series, but they are all completely different from one another. It was created with acrylic graffiti paint pens, the background is a matte photographic print on canvas of the collage newsprint, made up of positive words and quotes, then stained with polymer glazes and finished with 3 coats of UV protective satin varnish, it will not fade in direct sunlight.

Signed on the lower right profile edge as well as a certificate of authenticity signed by myself.

It is an archival canvas and paints, and has UV protected vanish, it will not fade in direct sunlight.

Requires one week for satin finishing and UV protection.

If you would like another version to your size specifications as a commission, please contact me through this on this website.

Artist Bio

George is a multi-media artist based in Sydney Australia, with paintings and mixed-media works represented in private and public collections globally.

Trained in formal figurative practices and techniques, honed over three decades in international textile and fashion design, George now paints seven days a week, loves turning mistakes into ideas, and is equally adept observing formal rules and breaking them for a reason.

His work is energetic, calming and whimsical, and reflects the semi-tropical colours of his native New Zealand, a Fijian childhood and the dazzling colours of Australian nature and urban life. He incorporates layers in mixed media, acrylics, collage and glazes, applied with brushes, sponges and rough-textured towels and sometimes dyeing natural canvas first to create background and depth.

George’s art is fluid and uplifting, with signature collections including The Funk, Freehand, Optimist Heart, Silent Paradise, News, and the Gradual series.

Commissions

George's studio is in Sydney Australia