Mosaic ~ Nude Art ~ Portraiture
michellethorby.co.nz REDHEAD ART STUDIO
PORTRAITURE, NUDES ART & MOSAIC PATIO TABLES ~
Went live on the 29/09/09 
Give me a call and come over to see my art and mosaic tables !!
A new mosaic patio table addiction has begun, have a look through my newest page for them, pick up only from Hamilton. I will be selling these from my Red Head Art Studio home. Do join me on my facebook page too ~ Redhead Art Studio for my mosaic work and michellethorby.co.nz for my painting.
From her upstairs studio in Hamilton, the Waikato born self taught artist paints bold, sensual, and tasteful detailed figurative acrylic works mostly, wildlife and dearly loved family members. She is inspired by both the female and male body, creating bold romantic boudoir images with soft fur wraps, alluring lingerie and jewellery. Her male nudes are combined with themes of masculinity, strength and the male as protector. Portraiture work is one of her next themes of art that she would like to concentrate on.
Over the last 18 months Michelle has been selling her work through her website and facebook art page to clients in New Zealand and Australia, her work having been appraised in the UK and NZ on behalf of a NZ art investment collector, who has since acquired five of her works. In early 2010 she joined up with the NZ Art Guild, and has participated in three of their exhibitions over the year, also being part of the collaborative art project "Bloom", raising funds for the Mental Health Association. She was selected for the Original Art Sale in Auckland 2010, and been the featured artist for the online pinknoise zine.
Her work has been published in SLAM February 2010, an overseas magazine based in Florida, USA. Commissions are welcome.
I offer you great service along with great quality, lots of care and effort go into my paintings, your painting will be carefully protected and wrapped for couriering to you, nb. postage and insurance (if required) is to be paid by purchaser prior to sending out the painting. For NZ customers I usually just do transfers into my account, for overseas customers PAYPAL is available for purchase of paintings, dont hesitate to contact me.
Feel free to write to me with your thoughts or requests, or even better become a facebook fan!and keep up to date with my works in progress, and new paintings as they are done, you can write your comments on there too (see below), I would love to hear from you! Ciao, Michelle.
~ Portraiture Exhibition, Wallace Gallery, Morrinsville - October 2011
~ NZ Art Guild Members Annual Exhibition, Mairangi Art Gallery, Auckland - July/August 2011
~ Fineartamerica.com Male Nude Contest - placed 1st, 3rd and 4th
~ The Original Art Sale 12-15 May 2011 at Telstra Clear Events Centre, Manukau, Auckland.
~ Donated artwork to the Pink Noise Art Charity Appeal for the Christchurch Earthquake Fund, sold on 2nd March 2011
~ Wallace Gallery Exhibition - "It Must Be Love" - Wallace Gallery, Morrinsville 14th January to 16th February 2011
~ NZ Art Guild Women's Exhibition -Inner Strength - Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland for September, 2010
~ Sole artist that specialises in erotic art at the NZ Erotica Expo in Auckland ~ August 2010
~ NZ Art Guild NZ Member's Exhibition - Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland ~ July 2010
~ Original Art Sale, Auckland ~ June 2010
~ NZ Art Guild North Island Member's Exhibition - Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland ~ May 2010
~ One of the featured artists for SLAM magazine, Florida, USA (February 2010)