Zilpa van der Gragt
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Zilpa van der Gragt added a photo for After The Horse Has Bolted 2 years, 8 months ago
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Zilpa van der Gragt wrote a new post, After The Horse Has Bolted 2 years, 8 months ago
This gorgeous old building was originally a saddlery. Although it has been converted, on the inside, the original stone work still shows.
This painting was created using pyrography (wood burning) as my […] -
Zilpa van der Gragt added a photo for Free Range 3 years, 5 months ago
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Zilpa van der Gragt wrote a new post, Free Range 3 years, 5 months ago
Free Range
20”x 16”
Pyrowax on wood
This scene caught my attention, so I had to paint it. My specialty being old things and herritage buildings, I thought the old rustic esky and stonework blend in well tog […] -
Zilpa van der Gragt replied to the topic The Eternal Dilemma of Pricing in the forum Building an Art Business 3 years, 6 months ago
I had a lady ask me how I dared charge the prices I charge, a few months ago in my gallery. I simply explained, that because my work is unique to me, she would not find my method anywhere else that I am aware of, and the fact that the painting she was looking at did take me 130 hours to create. I asked in return what she would pay a plumber per…[Read more]
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Zilpa van der Gragt replied to the topic What Mediums do you enjoy? Tell US here! in the forum General 3 years, 6 months ago
I use pyrography as my under painting and encaustic paint for colour. I call it PyroWax and have not yet come across anyone else combining the two mediums in the way I do.
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Zilpa van der Gragt added a photo for Oddfellows Hall 3 years, 7 months ago
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Zilpa van der Gragt wrote a new post, Oddfellows Hall 3 years, 7 months ago
48”x 28”
PyrWax on wood
This is the lovely hall that I am privelidged to work in everyday. This was built in 1870 by the Oddfellows before being turned into a cinema about 50 years later. I love the tex […] -
Zilpa van der Gragt added a photo for June’s Tank 3 years, 7 months ago
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Zilpa van der Gragt wrote a new post, June’s Tank 3 years, 7 months ago
This is a glimps of what I see on my daily dog walk. The different textures and rustic colours inspired me to create this painting
It is 20” x 16”
Medium: PyroWax (encaustics over pyrography) on birch plywood. -
Zilpa van der Gragt's profile was updated 3 years, 7 months ago
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