Birgit Luttrell Art, Perth (2026)

22/06/2025

Working with wood can be so satisfying and rewarding! 👍
I'm always on a rescue mission at the SALVOS, and I found this big ugly bowl a little while ago. 😊
It was fairly lightweight for that size...so I wasn't sure what's underneath that ugliness. 🧐
So, I sanded it all down to a silky, smooth finish....it is beautiful wood....all scratches and marks gone....and polished it with wax.
I'm happy that I saw the potential of it and didn't mind all the work and elbow grease involved.
What do you think?

10/11/2024

Now, this is art, too!
The art of hanging art or, in this case, just prints cut out of a book. I have a room dedicated to my love for France. The book I found at a flea market a while ago.
I also love books and I've actually written an apology in the front of the book to the author and future readers for dissecting it.
That's just me!
What I liked was the authors attention to architectural aspects which I happily incorporated into my very own gallery wall. To me, it's a kind of a mood board, with colours, patterns and textures I like to work with in my paintings.
The gallery itself was quite a challenge I enjoyed.
A lot of planning goes into a project like this. There has to be a certain cohesiveness, an asymmetry and a balance.
There's no way to work this out on a wall without planning it beforehand.
Little cut-out models, which I layed out on the table, changed numerous times, until I found the constellation most pleasing to my eyes.
The learning curve of this exercise:
Each frame involved mat cutting and fitting, imagination, attaching frames to the wall without drilling holes, accuracy in measuring and work out the gaps between the frames to make it look cohesive.
Mission accomplished!

29/04/2024

My muse (creativity!) is not kissing me......💋
she feels insulted and sits in the corner, watching me. Waiting for me to pay her the attention she thinks she deserves. 😞
It's not worrying me....it happens to all of us. 😉
Creativity hates when the mind of 'her person' is occupied by something else. 😡
And she's right. My mind IS occupied. 😵‍💫
I am preparing to move. Again. Sitting in the middle of an organized chaos. Boxes everywhere, waiting to be picked up. Furniture emptied and half dismantled. You know the drill!?📦
In the meantime, I'm pondering why on earth some people feel the urge to behave malicious, making others' lives as hard as they can without any apparent reason. 🤔
Is it envy, or jealousy, or just simple misery? Whatever it is, I feel pity for people like that. But what goes around, comes around, right? 👀
However, on a good note, my website is up and running. Finally. 👍
I nearly stuffed it up in the end but I'm not going to bore you with details about that. So, if you care to have a look, google BirgitLuttrellArt.com 🖥
There's a bit of chaos (has to do with the stuff up!) but never mind, Google will take care of it and sort it out at some stage. Just click on mynameart.com and you'll be there. And please, please, please give me some feedback, let me know what you think!!! 🙏
It's been an epic effort and I'm quite proud of it. It's also raw, personal and honest and being 'out there in the world' makes me feel vulnerable and brave at the same time. 💪
I've also written a couple of blog articles so far and intent on keeping doing this maybe once a month or so. If you're interested in getting these automatically, you can sign up for my mailing list also. 📨
And, of course, visit my Shop!! 👏 At the moment I have 20 of my works on display there.
Soon to be more (if my muse decides to get out of the corner that is!) 😏
This is one of the paintings displayed: 'Defiance', an A3 sized acrylic and mixed media on paper.

04/03/2024

Well, what's going on here ❓️🤔
I am de-cluttering! On Facebook and Instagram. On FB I've merged 'breeeze.design' into 'birgitluttrellart'. On Insta I've changed the name 'breeeze.design' ' to 'birgitluttrellart' as well. I just don't have the time to post on 3 pages on FB, 2 on Insta AND work on updates on the website. 🫣Which is almost finished and ready to be launched soon, I'm excited to say! 😄
So, I really hope followers will understand and get where I'm coming from 🙏! 👍Thank you!!!
I've been working hard on this website....designing was the fun part. 😊 But, there's a lot more to it! Like the legal stuff: Privacy policy, terms of use, shipping and return policy. Or that the buttons link to the right page. That the checkout is working. And, and, and! 🙈
I'm glad I did it myself, though! I hear from fellow artists, who hired a pro to do it, that they're just not able to maintain and update their sites themselves. So, if someone of you wants to have a go, I'm more than happy to lend a helping hand! 🤙
Anyway, these 3 paintings are almost finished. They're on what's called 'cradled wood' and have been through the wringer, meaning they went through uncountable stages 🤣.
No titles yet, but I've got some in the back of my mind. The one on the left made the cut! It's the 'face', meaning banner, of my website. 🎉
Feel free to share this content with your friends....it helps me 'to get out there'! Thanks! 🙋‍♀️🧡

18/02/2024

Update on my website building experience!!!!
Do you really want to hear it? No! But I will tell you anyway! Annoyingly frustrating is an understatement. Spent hours this weekend to get things done, but almost nothing worked out. You know what it feels like wasting your time, right?
In my next life, I will be a website designer. It almost ticks all my boxes. Creativity, attention to detail, challenging, use of technology, spelling and grammar (even though it doesn't seem to be 'en vogue' anymore these days!), simply perfectionism.
But I swear, I'll be doing a proper course. I'll create a website in half an hour! I'll hit the right buttons at the right time without even thinking about what I'm doing. Everything will show up exactly how, when, and where I want it to. I'll be able to download ANY file or image!
I'll hit 'publish' with the knowledge that I've done a marvelous job.
My customers will be happy to pay 5 to 10 grants for my work and recommend me!
OOOPPSS! I just woke up from a nice dream! I'm still in THIS life.
Soldier on, love! There's another weekend coming up, and maybe, just maybe, it will get you where you want to be. RIGHT!?

28/01/2024

Anyone's been trying to build a website? 🤔
I'd like to compare it to playing golf. Frustrating, annoying and fun at the same time. And once you've got your best shot: you're hooked! Wanting MORE!!!
I'm quite proud of what I've done so far 👍but there are the twists and tweaks you need to do to link everything and make it a smooth experience for your 'guests'.
And I think I'm known for being a good host. So, this is no different!
Working on it to get you the best look inside my art... me...and what drives me!
Can't wait to get it up and running!
Here's a little sneak peak....

21/01/2024

Artists can be introverts. As a matter of fact, a lot of painters are. And I am, too.😉
It doesn't necessarily mean shy. That, I'm not!
Which brings me to the term 'solitude'.
Solitude - in the positive way - provides time for contemplation, growth in personal spirituality, and self examination. It does not entail feelings of loneliness, but provides an enhanced sense of calm and peace.

'Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self'.
(May Sarton -1912 - 1995)

Spending time by ourselves is how we're able to regain energy!
One of my favourite chansons by Georges Moustaki is 'Ma Solitude'
(Non, je ne suis jamais seul avec ma solitude).
So, this is my version (or vision) of 'Ma Solitude':
A3 sized, acrylic on paper..

14/01/2024

What an incredibly busy weekend! I'm learning how to set up my new website! Of course, I could hire someone to do it for me. That's the way it used to be when building a website required knowledge of coding. But, these days, you can do it yourself. And there are very obvious reasons why I want to do it myself:
a) it's challenging - I love a challenge.....
b) it's technical - I want to prove to myself that I'm not old...at least in my mind.....
c) I find that a website is kinda personal, at least for art, and I definitely want my website to reflect my personality: my authentic self....
So, there you have it!
The other side of the coin?
Yes, I am a certain age (mind you, not OLD!), I didn't grow up with this kind of technology; it's frustrating at times, it's slow progress, it requires patience .....and that I have!
Hope your weekend was as good as mine....and the coming week will be smooth!

07/01/2024

Oh dear, I missed a week! 🤔
But life's been busy!
I quit my day job with the courier company I'd been with for almost 11 years. I've registered my own company, which is BALC PTY LTD, and I now have a contract with Direct Couriers. 👍
Of course, I'd love to do art full-time, but hey, there are bills that need to be paid. 🫣
Then there was Christmas and New Years. I managed to take a few days to drive down south to visit a friend. It's been a great getaway for relaxing and charging my inner battery. Also, lots of new impressions and great conversations. 💯
This is always the time of the year where I look back at things I've accomplished, things I never got to do as planned, and setting goals for the new year. 😉
One of these goals will be to set up a website for my artwork (I've been procrastinating this for a while now!)
So, watch this space - I'll let you know when it's up and running. 🤞
In the meantime: this is
'Down south at the beach'
A3 sized acrylic and mixed media on paper, currently exhibited 'down south' in Walpole.

25/12/2023

' been places '
I found it: the title for this painting!
It is inspired by my 'Okie' friend Kelly. After her being interested in an 'original Birgit', I found myself reflecting on the last 23 years.
Yes: I have 'been places', and I'm so grateful for that. This is something not everyone experiences in a lifetime.
I did not just move to a different country. No, I moved different continents. I had (or have) the rare opportunity to discover different cultures and people. Not just by holidaying there, but by living there.
I've met people and formed friendships with people. I probably wouldn't have had the chance to, otherwise.
In hindsight I often ask myself: how did I find the guts to do all that?
But, it's all part of who I am now.
Would I ever have picked up art? Who knows?
I have, and that's all that counts. And I'm finding my 'voice': it's still whispering but it's getting louder.
I can also still hear the voices from 23 years ago, predicting I'd probably only last a few months.
Well, I'm obviously tougher than that! 😊
Merry Christmas to you all ❤️

17/12/2023

It's been such a busy week.....and nothing really had anything to do with art 😳
But, I did get to finish this piece...it came out of the blue and I was quite surprised when it called to me: 'I'm DONE!' 👍
So, no title, yet!
It's an A3, acrylic and mixed media on paper.
And I just wanted to demonstrate what a big difference it makes when a painting is framed! 💯

10/12/2023

So, how did I come to 'excavate' my authentic self?
Many years ago, 21 to be precise, I was gifted a book by my son Marc.
It's title: 'SOMETHING MORE - excavating your authentic self', by Sarah Bran Breathnach.
I LOVE books: I've read hundreds! But this one was a bit tricky; it was in English! I'd just moved to the US a couple of years before and, let me tell you, daily life in 'English' was difficult enough, let alone reading English books.
So, of course, I put it aside.
Then, in 2003, we decided to move to Australia. Things were sold, some were packed up and taken with us, some were left and put in storage. First with a dear friend of mine and, after she moved, everything ended up with Marc.
In 2011 I had the opportunity to travel back to Oklahoma to visit. And rummaged through about 8 big boxes. Needless to say that the initial excitement about this diminished quickly.
But I found this book again and took it home with me along with very few other things.
I treasured it, but I still didn't read it for another couple of years. But when I did (and more than once) it had an enormous impact on me, developing in little steps.
'Working' with this book gave me a pretty clear insight to how and why I made certain decisions in my life. Why I am so keen and stubborn to follow my own path. Sometimes going in circles, following detours, being stuck in mazes - and then again: back on my own path!
Figuring things out, solving problems: be me! Unapologetically me! Always on the search for 'SOMETHING MORE'.
I've said it before: it's not easy - it takes time and courage, and you might have to work on it for the rest of your life!
The reward: LIBERATION
And that's what I find in creating my art.
Liberation = Freedom from limits on thought or behaviour.
A3 sized acrylic and mixed media on paper

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