Nocturnal… those things that go bump in the night! Mitchell explores the beauty behind the sounds of the wild under the moonlight. Nocturnal showcases two styles of works coming together in two common themes, Nocturnal Animals and black and white.
Across the two styles, Mitchell carefully selected characters for their expression and movement, as much as their sleeping habits. In her scratch series of works, they are drawn in a rapid, expressive semi continuous line work in pen on paper (otherwise known as scribble). Her over extended lines help to capture a sense of the life and movement from the creatures.
The second style are acrylic or ink paintings in black and white. In some of these works Mitchell has added repetitive shapes and symbols not typical in wildlife portraits (diamonds on the deer, triangles on a cat, or naïve feather shapes amongst fluffy lifelike feathers on the owl), in others she has included bling, where the animals are adorned in bling, created in gold, silver and bronze leaf. Each in different styles of jewellery (crowns, earrings, necklaces, bangles and charm bracelets) as a form of (Mitchell’s idea) self-expression of the animals.
Between the two formats, Renee Mitchell creates a modern take on the traditional portrait in a show as subtle as it is striking.
Renee Mitchell – ‘Who’ ink on canvas box frame 55.5x61cm $1000
Renee Mitchell – ‘Trash Panda (Racoon)’ ink on canvas box frame 23×30.5cm $600
Renee Mitchell – ‘Stag Night’ pen on paper black frame white matting 38x28cm $700
Renee Mitchell – ‘Ringtail Possum’ acrylic and gold:silver foil on canvas 23x31cm $700
Renee Mitchell – ‘Rhino You Want Me’ acrylic and gold:silver foil on canvas 51x76cm $1700
Renee Mitchell – ‘Relephant’ acrylic and silver foil on canvas 76x51cm $1700
Renee Mitchell – ‘Platyburrakookapus’ acrylic on canvas box frame 55.5x61cm $1000
Renee Mitchell – ‘On Howliday’ pen on paper black frame white matting 38x28cm $700 SOLD
Renee Mitchell – ‘Odette’ acrylic and silver foil on canvas 41x51cm $950
Renee Mitchell – ‘Nightmare’ acrylic and gold:silver:bronze foil on canvas 90x120cm $5000
Renee Mitchell – ‘Moth to the Flame’ ink on oval canvas 55.5×81.5cm $1100
Renee Mitchell – ‘Meow’ ink on oval canvas 55.5×81.5cm $1100 SOLD
Renee Mitchell – ‘Kudos and Props’ pen on paper black frame white matting 38x28cm $750 SOLD
Renee Mitchell – ‘Kangawallafox’ acrylic and canvas box frame 55.5x61cm $1000
Renee Mitchell – ‘Inky’ ink on oval canvas 55.5×81.5cm $1100
Renee Mitchell – ‘Hung Like a Horse – Year of the Horse’ pen and acrylic on paper 38x28cm $950
Renee Mitchell – ‘How Much Can a Koala Bear’ ink on oval canvas 55.5×81.5cm $1000
Renee Mitchell – ‘Hopping Mad – Year of the Rabbit’ pen and acrylic on paper 38x28cm $950
Renee Mitchell – ‘High Maintenance’ acrylic and gold foil on canvas 31x23cm $750
Renee Mitchell – ‘Got Me Rattled – Year of the Rat’ pen and acrylic on paper 38x28cm $950
Renee Mitchell – ‘Going for the Jagu-Lar’ pen on paper black frame white matting 38x28cm $850 SOLD
Renee Mitchell – ‘Give it Owl You’ve Got’ acrylic and gold:copper:silver foil on canvas 61x45cm $1100
Renee Mitchell – ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fawn’ acrylic and gold:copper foil on canvas 61x45cm $1100
