Artwork created from late 2019 to March 2025
Here’s a complete list of my art works I made between late 2019 and March 2025. Out of the 100 works I talked about in my previous video, 91 are included here. I promise there are more than 100 works in total. I’ve simply got to get back to the studio to keep creating art and making videos.
Return to the studio - 2025
The best part about getting back into the studio this year was finishing these three works in the first week back! Months of hard work on them left me feeling a bit drained when I left them last October. But fresh eyes gave me a new perspective and a clear path forward.
Red Playground Xl
Oil on 1010 x 830mm canvas debuts soon.
Derivative of Revel and Rejoice
Oil on 1010 x 830mm canvas debuts soon.
Derivative of Scamper and Scoot
Oil on 1010 x 830mm canvas debuts soon.
Hurly Burly - 2024
Hurly Burly, forged from a chaotic and exciting experimental period of discovery in studio, is my latest series offered first in late 2024.
Oil-based print ink, crayon, and oil stick produces intense colour saturation whilst intricate texture is achieved by scraping away layers on canvas. Liquid metal leaf introduces a reflective quality alongside complexity and depth
Moving On - 2024
‘Moving On’ was the first set of works offered to the public in late 2024 from my quest to make 52 works in 52 weeks. They are directly inspired by my 2018 series ‘Wabi Sabi’. Oil-based printing ink, along with crayon, coloured pencil, oil stick and a touch of dutch gold leaf.
Click here to read and watch “Moving On’, a Significant Studio Conquest”
A Pinky Promise - 2024
The “Pinky” series is part of my 52 works in 52 weeks challenge. They are derived from my previous collection, “In the Pink”.
These works are nearing completion and will be available to purchase soon. They are oil on a gessoed board measuring 305 x 200 millimetres.
Learn more about how I created this work by clicking here to go to “A Good Studio Year”.
Pinky 1 and 2
Pinky 2 and 3
Pinky 5 and 6, the middle two
Red Playground - 2023
My last studio task before closing my studio due to construction disruption within our home was to soak, stain, fold, wrinkle and dry archival papers in preparation for making the Red Playground series.
I was thrilled to be able return to studio to use them for my next challenge of creating 52 abstracts in 52 weeks! Up first was the Red Playground series derived from my earlier, “Can Red Come Out to Play” collection.
I started out using Inktense, pigment pen, and coloured pencil. As the series progressed I added all kinds of media to the mix. But don’t worry…it’s all archival! Most of these will be available for purchase soon, so join my email at the form below to be notified when they are ready.
Red Playground - Finish what you started
Red Playground 8 and 9
Red Playground 1,2 and 3, top left. Red Playground Derivative Squared 1 and 2.
Red Playground - Extreme
Art on a Construction Site - 2022
Art on a construction became impossible after damaged floors were open to the winter. Influenced by my time in Nelson, I made my first derivative works from my earlier Wabi Sabi works using Inktense, pigment ink, and coloured pencil. In the end I simply did not like either of the works, but really enjoyed particular parts of them.
I also made two derivative works of Rahab’s Window, which I did not like very much, either. I completed all these works as the floors were being demolished. You can learn more about this period by clicking here to read “3 Ways to Create Art on a Construction Site” or click here to read, “When Life Gets in the Way of Creating Art”.
First iteration of Wabi Sabi Number 3
First iteration of Wabi Sabi Number 4
Rahab's Circle, 1 and 2
In the Pink -2022
Back in my freshly remodelled studio in early 2022, this was the first series completed there. I wanted to play whimsically to make pieces for the six pink frames discovered in a box left over from my closed business.
Inktense’s vivacity is complemented by the fine details and intricate line flowing from pigment ink pens. The permanent, lightfast ink ensures that the fine line-work remains crisp and vibrant over time. I like the way the Dutch gold adds opulence and luminosity that interacts with the vibrant colors of the Inktense.
In July 2022 on Facebook after launching the works on a Facebook campaign, my personal account was hacked and I was permanently kicked off. It also happened to be right in the middle of the floors in our lounge opened to the wintry outdoors. Dreary times, to be sure.
In 2025 I’m continuing making my 52 abstracts and will also relaunch “In the Pink” at special email-only prices. Join my email to be informed when that drops.
Click here to read, “Throwing out the rules of art for more fun” to find out more.
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In the Pink!
We really must do that again – An Abstract Conversational Work by Beverly Claridge
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In the Pink!
Lets get together really soon! – An Abstract Conversational Work by Beverly Claridge
$350.00
Journey to Nelson - 2021
A 2021 gathering with other Christian artists in Nelson, New Zealand, was a turning point in my artistic journey. The Amanda Watson workshop helped me figure out how to move forward with abstract art. And talking to my friend and mentor, the late Allie Eagle, really ignited something inside me.
After my trip to the top of the South Island, I put my newfound knowledge and materials I had to good use. I created a piece called “Ode to Allie,” a tribute, so named for my mentor, on her passing the next year. Later, I reimagined this piece sculpturally in “Ode to Allie II.”
A few weeks later, a Sue Cooke’s weekend print workshop at East Gore Art Centre became a game-changer! It totally pushed me out of my comfort zone in the studio. Allie had called me to urge me to go and I’m glad I did because it inspired me to explore abstraction even more.
Rahab’s Corner and Rahab’s Window, the first shown at the 2021 ILT Art Award exhibition and the other at Queenstown Art Centre’s 2021 Recycle exhibition, were inspired by the ‘Ode to Allie’ series.
My abstract transformation was not complete. I’d spent 30 over years in narrative realism and therefore wondered if I could apply my growing interest in the abstract towards my new Mores Reserve and Karitane landscapes. At the 2023 Dunedin Art Show the abstracts sold. The landscapes did not. My decision was made. Click here to read, “4 Lessons learnt at the Dunedin Art Show.”
Click here to view,“Pushing the Pause Button” and “Why My Art style is changing” to see a video and learn more about artistic change.
Rahab's Corner Side 1
Rahab's Corner Side 2
Rahabs window, side 1
Rahab's window, side 2
Mores Reserve Lookout Over Riverton
Mores Reserve Lookout View to Stewart Island
View over Karitane
Covid Lockdowns - 2020
“I want to remember this as the time I started YouTube,” I declared on the eve of the New Zealand lockdowns in March 2020. So, I started making videos. The first few were so bad I deleted them from this site and my YouTube Channel, ‘Beverly Claridge, Creating Art Around Life’. I also published 16 ‘Charles Bargue Drawing Book’ videos, and realised that wasn’t my thing, so I took them down from my website and YouTube too.
After lockdown, I decided to take on a personal challenge. I wanted to paint a small landscape oil painting every weekday for a whole month. Our trip through the Danseys Pass gave me the first ideas for 10 paintings. The stunning Southland, New Zealand skies and a journey to the west arm of Lake Manapouri inspired the rest of the works for that project. Click here to begin the videos of that series, titled, “Kickstarting my Oil Painting”.
I created some cool stuff, like graphite renderings of a trip to Riverton, a gorgeous coastal village in Southland. Click here to watch the video, titled, “Break Out! Plein Air drawing trip to Riverton, New Zealand”
I also made a charcoal portrait of my dad as a young father. Watch the YouTube video, titled, “What a performance!” by clicking here.
‘Bill at the Grille’ really inspired me in the direction of going abstract. Read my blog post, ‘My new art direction, part 1″, which includes a video, by clicking here.
Tussock at Riverton Rocks
Mores Reserve - towards Riverton
Graphite Drawing of Bill
Bill at the Grille
Portrait of my Father
Danseys Pass, Grebe Valley, and Southland Skies
Grebe Valley Trio
Two Danseys Pass works
After Closing the Business - 2019
The best way to cope with all the stuff from our three-story former business piled into our home was to dig out a small space in the lounge for my drawing table. ‘Can Blue Come Out to Play’ was a continuation on the theme of ‘Can Red Come Out to Play’, created in 2018.
Click here to read, Making Art When Life Gets Complicated” or “Why my art style is changing” to learn more.
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Can Blue Come Out to Play 1
Can Blue Come Out to Play 2
Can Blue Come Out to Play 3
Can Blue Come Out to Play 4
Can Blue Come Out to Play 5
Can Blue Come Out to Play 6
Primary Play 1, 2 and 3
I couldn't bear to not use these strips of archival paper left over from Can Blue Come Out to Play.
Primary Play 4,5, and 6
I couldn't bear to not use these strips of archival paper left over from Can Blue Come Out to Play.
Primary Play 7, 8, and 9
I couldn't bear to not use these strips of archival paper left over from Can Blue Come Out to Play.
