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Sphinx the Gatekeeper Painting

Karolina Venter

Australia

Painting, Oil on Canvas

Size: 43.3 W x 51.2 H x 2 D in

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Originally listed for $3,030

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Sphinx the Gatekeeper is an original oil painting. The inspiration was an image I found surfing the internet. It is a piece of a series of animal portraits. I found many people love cats. I thought why not to paint something that many enjoys. So I painted my own. There is an element of creepiness to it. I really enjoyed painting the wrinkled skin and the bulging eyes. These cats are truly incredible looking, somewhat weird and elegant like an Egyptian cat. I can not get sick of studying and redrawing them over and over. Happy to take pet commissions!

DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Painting:

Oil on Canvas

Original:

One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

43.3 W x 51.2 H x 2 D in

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Karolina was born in Hungary and moved to Australia in her early 20s. She has been creating artworks for as long as she can remember as it has always brought her a sense of calm and release. 9 times out of 10 she will choose oils over acrylics but lately, she has gotten into restoring old surfboards and finishing them off with sprays ranging from psychedelic outer space waves to sexy Japanese geishas. Airbrushing surfboards has been so much fun that she applied airbrush to make create portraits, landscapes and fantasy-visionary artworks . “There is no limit to creativity, only imagination” Karolina’s painting today is heavily influenced by textile, fashion and fibre art. Ornamental elements such as patterns, repeats, stitch-work, mixed media is present in many of her current works. She is a multi-talented artist with a variety of interests that keep her works unique, fresh and visionary. Her inspiration to create comes from an innate urge to experiment and constantly expand her vision. Learning new skills is essential in her process as she incorporates these skills to create the unusual, the authentic, the beautiful.
 Karolina enjoys painting nudes, landscapes, portraits, animals, abstract on canvas, walls, surfboards, skateboards, basically anything and everything.  Her art knows no limit in themes, styles, techniques and expression. She loves creating and the process that comes with it.

Artist Recognition
Showed at the The Other Art Fair

Handpicked to show at The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art in Sydney, Sydney

Artist featured in a collection

Artist featured by Saatchi Art in a collection

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