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There’s a BIG exciting thing happening in 2025 t

There’s a BIG exciting thing happening in 2025 that is the reason I am pushing hard to take my practice new places… ssshhhh no spoilers! #degillettcox #coloursofexuberance #australiannativeflowers #brisbaneartist #eucalyptus #negativepainting #interiordecor #abstractpainting #loveit

Well that was fun! 14 finished teeny tiny brand ne

Art for folks who love music and dancing and lusci

Art for folks who love music and dancing and luscious, powerful women? I’ve got you. “Yas Queen “ is now available in prints and puzzles direct from my pages at buyartnow and qpuzzles. Celebrate yourself or your friends with these 3 ladies, a contemporary take on See no, Speak no and Hear no evil!
#degillettcox #seenoevil #hearnoevil #speaknoevil #festival #bare #coloursofexuberance

I’m so excited to bring you the affordable chanc

I’m so excited to bring you the affordable chance to adorn your walls with beautiful, positive moments of joy.
Here’s why:
1- My originals are captured along with EVERY BIT of the gorgeous colour and textures by a museum archivist. Each reproduction is (almost) impossible to differentiate from the original artwork.
2- Standard paper sizes mean simple, fast framing, either in a readily available store-bought frame, or a bespoke version from professional framers.
3- Archival, museum quality reproductions mean a lifetime guarantee. Seriously.
4- Choose the work you love, and curate your own vibrant story!

@costasworld @reblev_radio SO MANY COSTAS!!! All

@costasworld @reblev_radio SO MANY COSTAS!!! All suggestions gratefully received on how to resolve the dilemma of an over abundance of this much loved face. I have thoughts… what are yours?
Annnd…. Would you like to see me do it?
#degillettcox #thebradley #costageorgiadis #coloursofexuberance #portraitpainting #livepainting

Many years ago, I was a sculptor, and I worked in

Many years ago, I was a sculptor, and I worked in clay making fat-bottomed girls, among other things. This is Veronica, made for my dear old Dad and named after a certain wee chubby bubby in our life. Before he passed, she hung in his garden, and now she hangs in mine. If you look closely at her mouth you can see that a mud wasp has set up residence inside her head, and also I often need to disrobe her out of the spider web cloak she develops. Nature! Time moves on, and these days I'm a painter. I still occasionally sculpt, but just for myself. Making art really does make my rockin' world go round. I still do love a fat-bottomed girl though 🙂
Happy Heavenly Father's Day, JKB.
#degillettcox #queen #artist #nature #wasp #spider #dad #missyou #stillhateboats

Corporate spaces need some art too. Imagine being

Corporate spaces need some art too. Imagine being able to whisk your mind away to somewhere gorgeous while you're waiting for a website to load, or the tech support team to finally answer their phone. New works are currently brightening the walls at the beautiful @montvilleartgallery - why should they get all the glory? Art Money available, as are tax deductions for your workplace investment. #degillettcox #coloursofexuberance #interiordesign #artmoney #outbackaustralia #livingstoniapalm #palmtree

Schmoozing with celebrities @costasworld and @reb

Schmoozing with celebrities @costasworld and @reblev_radio at The Bradley, as you do. What a lovely evening meeting fellow artists and having Costa beaming down at us X 💯. Perfection. #degillettcox #costasworld #abcradiobrisbane

It's potentially a bit soggy today, but how about

It's potentially a bit soggy today, but how about you plan to get up to @montvilleartgallery in the next wee while to see my fabulous new show. I promise you it's worth the drive! #degillettcox #landscapepainting #coloursofexuberance #interiordesignbrisbane #creek #hinterland #kondalillafalls #neoncolours

Without the enormous assistance and driving excell

No spoilers yet, but we just delivered 25 brand ne

I am so endlessly inspired by where I live. This m

I am so endlessly inspired by where I live. This morning was delightfully misty, the eucalyptus dripping softly into Wynnum Creek. What a sweet spot in my life, and what an absolute privilege to live here. #degillettcox #coloursofexuberance #wynnumcreek #wynnumwest #fog #livingthedream #ilovemylife❤️

@costasworld how did I do? So much fun imagining y

@costasworld how did I do? So much fun imagining you as The Green Man, bringing the Spring and adorned with leaves from the National plant of Greece, the Acanthus! #degillettcox #coloursofexuberance #costasworld #thebradley #abcbrisbane #banksia #grevillea #wattle #australiannativeplants

My portrait of Costa Georgiadis is a finalist in T

My portrait of Costa Georgiadis is a finalist in The Bradley Portrait Prize! Tune in tonight to hear all about what I did. ABC RADIO, Evenings with Rebecca Levingston. #degillettcox #radio #portrait #costa #costageorgiadis #evenings #rebeccalevingston #abcbrisbane

Live from my studio with some exciting finalist pa

Live from my studio with some exciting finalist paintings!!! I’m a wee bit excited…
#degillettcox #coloursofexuberance

Very honoured to once again be a finalist in the p

Very honoured to once again be a finalist in the prestigious prize The Lethbridge 20000, this time with “Awe Erosion”, a work examining the values we place on natural beauty, and natural resources. Lethbridge Gallery will hold the opening event July 13th and the exhibition at their gorgeous spaces in Paddington.
#coloursofexuberance #degillettcox #lethbridgegallery #finalist #ginarinehart #mining #takeahike

I’m super picky about what I listen to while I’m painting. @kariseedenmusic is often my go to, especially for this painting which was inspired by the gorgeous light Karise herself captured at her home, and which I saw on her Facebook page, where she gives such beautiful insights into what it is to be a creative. Sorry about leaving out your horse, @kariseedenmusic ! I know you love ‘em, but horseflesh is beyond my capacity to paint with all these textures and colours. I sincerely hope I’ve captured some of the love and awe your music fills my heart with. #degillettcox #coloursofexuberance #australianlandscape #glowcolour #kariseeden #myhero #thevoice #gumtrees #australianbush

I’ve been absent for a while, because my head ha

I’ve been absent for a while, because my head has been overwhelmed with the massive excitement of having new colours to play with. Seems the siren song of my easel can’t be overridden by the “shoulds “
Apologies to all the tasks perishing of neglect meantime! #sorrynotsorry #degillettcox #coloursofexuberance
Eagles Ridge, Mount Barney; from an astonishing photo taken by Wesley Lee.

I have embarked on a brand new partnership with a

I am super proud to be included in the thousands o

I am super proud to be included in the thousands of artists from 162 countries that have work going to the MOON! My episode of Colour In Your Life is going (Series 05, Ep 09, 2013), as is a self portrait "Discovering the Fauve within". We are all part of the Lunar Codex project, which has been called the most expansive, international, and diverse collection of contemporary culture launched into space.
It's fitting that, in parallel with Artemis - a program attempting to land the first woman on the Moon - the Lunar Codex is the first project to launch the works of women artists to the lunar surface. Samuel Peralta, the mind behind this, say "Our hope is that future travelers who find these time capsules will discover some of the richness of our world today... It speaks to the idea that, despite wars and pandemics and climate upheaval, humankind found time to dream, time to create art.”
#degillettcox #lunarcodex #lunarcodexcollection #colourinyourlife #colourinyourlifeartist #elonmusk #selfportrait #coloursofexuberance #graemestevenson #moon #timecapsule

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