* We break the usual arting transmission with a ‘new puppy’ pause in time ~ usual painterly habits will resume as soon as it is humanly possible to be torn away from this gorgeous soul!😍🐶 We thankyou for you understanding 🙏😊 . . . . #newfamilymember #notmuchsleep #artpause #timewarp #studiocompanion #waitedalongtimeforthislittleone #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/CjXemK_vaqy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I had so many wonderful people through today for the first day of @margaretriverregionopenstudios ~ totally inspiring & heartwarming conversations & connections! 😍❤️ One gentleman said to me ...”You paint empathy in your portraits” ~ wow! I love that he saw this and reflected it back to me! It helped me connect with something with my artwork. What a gift ~ so very grateful for this experience and wonderful event! ❤️🙏 ps. I was too busy welcoming and chatting with people to snap a happy pic of people milling around, so this is all I got...once they had all left 😅 MRROS ~ 10th to 25th September . . . #mrros #art artists #openstudios #southwest #artstudios #artshare #artconnect #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/CiUiQdBvWgK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

That's it! All done & dusted ~ open studios is finished (for me - it is still on for other artists today so do get along to visit them). Thank you so much to all the gorgeous people who visited me over the fortnight ~ just shy of 400 beautiful art appreciating souls came through.🙏🙏 Including some well known artists in our region & beyond who I greatly admire ~ @ianmutch , @leonpericles , @hayleykrugerartist , @libby_jean_muhling_art , Emma Skinner (@yallingupgalleries ) @aidanleesmith , @deborahcullenart to name a few! 😍🙌❤️ (sorry if I missed anyone, my brain is jelly now!). Some fabulous conversations were had and much inspiration shared ❤ ❤ So very grateful to all of the organisers who plan, organise, execute, market and make @margaretriverregionopenstudios the truly wonderful event that it is. So many inspired people came through singing praises about the event as well as all the participating artists. I will now start planning & looking ahead to next year...after a big glass of wine this evening! 2023 MRROS will be the 10th anniversary of the event which will be amazing! Some down time now and looking forward to connecting with all my new artist friends, appreciators and new & existing collectors going forward x ps. All the best to the artists for their last day today! 😘 . . . . #openstudio #instagramart #artappreciators #collectors #collectorsofart #artcollectors #limitededition #prints #paintinginvestment #ig_interiors #artlover #artcollectorsoninstagram #contemporaryartcollector #mrros #studio #openstudios #margaretriverregion #margaretriverregionopenstudios #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci6X13dvb9o/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I am closed today for open studios but back open tomorrow & Saturday ~ so far, people visiting have been crushing on the following pieces ❤️ As an artist, who usually has a quiet inner dialogue about their own work (not always positive ~ we can be tremendously hard ourselves with our inner critic), it is lovely to be able to talk about our work and obtain feedback from many objective eyes and hearts. Open studios can consolidate & affirm for the artist, what direction their work is going in and plans for future work. At the same time, visitors find themselves opened up and moved by a painting, feeling joy, love, loss, hope, happiness & gratitude, or if an artist themselves...inspired or charged with a fire in their belly to go home & rip out a fresh canvas to start creating again! The blessing of art/art appreciation, is very much circular and continuous as we pass the inspiration gift to each other. Much much gratitude to the team at @margaretriverregionopenstudios for this truly marvellous event! 🙏🙏😍x . . . . #openstudio #instagramart #artappreciators #collectors #collectorsofart #artcollectors #limitededition #prints #paintinginvestment #ig_interiors #artlover #artcollectorsoninstagram #contemporaryartcollector #mrros #studio #openstudios #margaretriverregion #margaretriverregionopenstudios #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/CigeBCQDQS5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Just responded to an inquiry for a commission and took this screenshot for the collector ~ thought I would share it with you. Love the all the happy infused colour, as well as loving connection of these beautiful souls all in a row ❤ ❤ It's nice to revisit them x . . . #commissionedportraits #communingwithessence #essencecapturing #sweetfaces #whimsify #faces #whimsicalfamilyportrait #family #commissionpiece #art #portraitpaintings #originalart #collectorsofart #collectors #artcollectors #privatecollectors #galleries #livingcontent #stylequeens #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/ChtZyaavbf4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

It’s Day 6 of my #fffsinfortyartchallenge and this girl is now a work in progress. I’m painting her onto an old heavy timber panel I’ve had for ages, so probably won’t be a painting I’ll make available ~ she’ll be one for me 😊 It’s been nice to make the time to explore and play and experiment ~ new techniques and painting processes will expand into future pieces from this exploration, which I am finding really exciting! ************************ I have decided to run my own Art Challenge for the next 40 days starting from today! #fffsinfortyartchallenge I invite you to join me! * Swipe left to read a bit about it & find out more over on my blog via the link to my website in my bio . . . #fffsinfortyartchallenge #instagramart #artchallenge #collectors #collectorsofart #artcollectors #galleries #artist #artists #art #artwork #artlover #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #artcollectorsoninstagram #contemporaryartcollector #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/CgjuwMGv4uo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

It’s Day 6 of my #fffsinfortyartchallenge and this girl is now a work in progress. I’m painting her onto an old heavy timber panel I’ve had for ages, so probably won’t be a painting I’ll make available ~ she’ll be one for me 😊 It’s been nice to make the time to explore and play and experiment ~ new techniques and painting processes will expand into future pieces from this exploration, which I am finding really exciting! ************************ I have decided to run my own Art Challenge for the next 40 days starting from today! #fffsinfortyartchallenge I invite you to join me! * Swipe left to read a bit about it & find out more over on my blog via the link to my website in my bio . . . #fffsinfortyartchallenge #instagramart #artchallenge #collectors #collectorsofart #artcollectors #galleries #artist #artists #art #artwork #artlover #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #artcollectorsoninstagram #contemporaryartcollector #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/CgjuwMGv4uo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Just sold on the website! So very grateful for my existing collectors ~ thankyou 🙏🙏😘 Iris Apfel ‘Makes A Girl Feel Like She Still Has A Chance’ Limited Edition Print (Original sold) . . . #iris #irisapfel #agirl #flowers #floral #instagramart #artgallery #collectors #collectorsofart #artcollectors #print #limitededition #prints #artinvestment #originalsold #ig_interiors #artlover #artcollectorsoninstagram #contemporaryartcollector #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/CgdF6qvPuER/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I have decided to run my own Art Challenge for the next 40 days starting from today! #fffsinfortyartchallenge I invite you to join me! * Swipe left to read a bit about it & find out more over on my blog via the link to my website in my bio 😃💃💐😘 . . . #fffsinfortyartchallenge #instagramart #artchallenge #collectors #collectorsofart #artcollectors #galleries #artist #artists #art #artwork #artlover #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #artcollectorsoninstagram #contemporaryartcollector #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/CgVsvoaPEbL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“She’s had work done” 👩🏻👄👂🏻👩🏻‍🦰 😂 A little bit more progress... A self portrait work in progress ~ this piece shall be called “Church of Love Within Us”. It will be the first of several paintings in a series entitled “Divine Love”. 💕🕊 . . . . #selfportrait #wip #oilpainting #oilonlinen #paintingmyself #portraiture #dove #love #divinelove #oilpainter #church #originalpainting #figurativeart #artcollectors #collectors #artists #ig_art #contemporaryart #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/CfVAbVTP5N6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Back to working on this mug 😃😅 A self portrait work in progress ~ this piece shall be called “Church of Love Within Us”. It will be the first of several paintings in a series entitled “Divine Love”. 💕🕊 . . . . #selfportrait #wip #oilpainting #oilonlinen #paintingmyself #portraiture #dove #love #divinelove #oilpainter #church #originalpainting #figurativeart #artcollectors #collectors #artists #ig_art #contemporaryart #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/CfLsmc5v03Q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I’ll reveal the full painting soon ~ my entry for The Lester Prize this year. Although some people have already picked who she is 😘 . . . . #fineartpainting #artlover #artfinder #artfair #womanartist #colourfulart #goldleaf #originalpainting #figurativeart #artcollectors #artoftheday #artfollowers #ig_art #thelesterprize #contemporaryart #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce2JbsrPwwu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

My muse just decided that now is the time to become fascinated with a wave of the hair & to obsess over it ~ 4 days until closing date for entry into The Lester Prize 🙄 . . . . #hair #muse #obsess #gorgeouspeople #wip #goldleaf #paintingjoy #joy #hope #thrive #originalpainting #figurativeart #artcollectors #collectors #artists #ig_art #thelesterprize #contemporaryart #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/CevgSRVPxYE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Another sneak peek at the painting I am currently working on. Some gorgeous texture happening in this piece, which I’ll try my best to retain when I add in the final strands of hair/highlights 🖌 . . . . #gorgeouspeople #wip #goldleaf #paintingjoy #joy #hope #thrive #originalpainting #figurativeart #artcollectors #collectors #artists #ig_art #contemporaryart #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/Cen5Ra_DXh7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A little sneak peek of the gorgeous woman who kindly agreed to let me paint her beautiful self for The Lester Prize. 🙌🏻🙏 Some of you may be able to guess who it is if you recognise that bit of earring 😘 I am madly painting away to get it finished in time for the registration cut off date next week ~ wish me luck! . . . . #gorgeouspeople #wip #goldleaf #paintingjoy #joy #hope #thrive #originalpainting #figurativeart #artcollectors #collectors #artists #ig_art #contemporaryart #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/CelEasHvcGY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I am working on something that is just a little bit exciting! 😃 I will reveal all soon 😍 . . . . #gorgeouspeople #wip #goldleaf #paintingjoy #joy #hope #thrive #originalpainting #figurativeart #artcollectors #collectors #artists #ig_art #contemporaryart #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/CeZ2vlGP2oe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=