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If you are interested in purchasing my artwork, or have any questions you would like to ask, please get in touch. I am always happy to email you back so don't be shy!
Enquires from galleries interested in stocking my work are welcome, especially wheelchair accessible ones.
My work is currently available at the following places:
- Direct from this website
- At selected shows at The New Zealand Academy of Fine Art (Wellington)
- The Artists Room Fine Art Gallery (Dunedin)
Jonette Murray
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Frequently Asked Questions
Please reach us at jonette.murray@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
If you have seen a painting you are interested in online, please email me and we can take things from there. You are welcome to ask questions about a piece, with no commitment to buy. For paintings I am selling direct through my website, I accept PayPal payments as well as credit card payments via the PayPal app both nationally and internationally, or by direct deposit within N.Z. if this is preferable to you. Shipping will need to be calculated and full payment is required before posting the item to you. Paintings are sent by tracked courier, and are well packaged to ensure their safety. Alternatively, for paintings that are exhibiting at galleries, these may be purchased directly from the gallery.
Yes! Payment plans can be arranged to suit your circumstances. Payment must be made in full including shipping before the item will be shipped.
Unfortunately at this point I am not available for commissions.
No.
I usually work directly from life in my studio, but occasionally work from photos if I am unable to work from life. Each painting begins with several layers of quality gesso, and a search for a balanced and appealing composition. Once I am happy with my concept, I begin sketching the outline in oil paint directly on the panel, paying close attention to the form. I draw freehand without the use of grids, tracing or projection. Next I begin to lay down some colour, trying to accurately capture what I am painting, paying close attention to the form, shadows, colour and feel of the element. If I am working in traditional realism, I will work in layers, allowing each layer to dry before beginning on the next session. This method takes several days or weeks to complete a piece. Working in this way allows for the building up of form, and creates a painting that is rich in colour and depth. The more specific details of the method I use, is a mix of several classical techniques and my own experimentation (my secret sauce) that I have developed over the years.
If I am working Alla Prima, I tend to work more thickly with the paint and work intensely, often without breaks until the piece is complete. This allows the painting to have energy and vitality, with brush marks that map how the painting was created. This method is all about confidence. I have to have to know exactly what I want to achieve in each stroke, and lay it down as it needs to be, rather than reworking it again and again.
I usually work on aluminum composite panels which are an excellent bend resistant, archivable substrate. I have also been experimenting with wooden boards, and canvas lately as I trial different painting techniques. All my paintings are allowed to dry before being cleaned and varnished for their protection.
There has been a fair bit of curiosity about my disabilities, I intend to answer this in a blog post at some point soon.
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