Early morning i wait for lorraine loots at arnolds in kloof street. See more ideas about mini paintings, art and miniatures. A cape townbased artist whos taken up a pretty cool challenge, which. Mini paintings by lorraine loots mini paintings, miniatures. Potluck 100 paintings for ants is a project by cape townbased miniaturist painter lorraine loots. Paintings for ants by lorraine loots posts facebook. The artist works with paint brushes, pencils, and bare eyes to render superbly. May 01, 2017 lorraine loots is a miniaturist painter and online phenomenon who ignited her international career with paintings for ants, an unassuming personal challenge to create one miniature work a day for a full year in 20. Lorraine loots is a miniaturist painter and online phenomenon who ignited her international career with paintings for ants, an unassuming personal challenge to create one miniature work a day for a full year in 20. These mini paintings are so amazing and so tiny at the same time, its incredible how much detail she gets in there. Sep 09, 2017 artist lorraine loots spent over 12 hours creating a tiny photorealistic painting of the chicago theatre. Since then shes exhibited internationally and created ants in cities series for places like new york. Lorraine loots, an expert at creating tiny art for ants, is back with a new series of mindbogglingly small and beautiful paintings of animals, space, and her. Now is the time to plant bulbs like the march lily, tuberose or berg lily.
Microcosm mondays, tiny tuesdays vintage book covers, fursdays, and free fridays images of anything. Sep 16, 2014 postcards for ants is an ongoing painting project by cape town artist lorraine loots who has been creating a miniature painting every single day since january 1, 20. Paintings for ants is a project of lorraine loots who is cape town, south africa based miniaturist painter. Paintings for ants lorraine loots canadian art junkie.
She plans to create 100 mini paintings and drawings throughout 2015, drawing them on themed days of the week microcosm mondays, tiny tuesdays, fursdays and free. Lorraine loots extremely talented miniaturist painter. Incredible miniature paintings of galaxies, animals and books by. Apr 03, 2015 as a continuation of her impossibly miniature painting project, south african artist lorraine loots has embarked on her latest endeavor for 2015. Shes got an amazing story of how creatives can find unique ways to take their talents and make a difference and it was my privilege to be able to tell her story. The artist began her challenge in the beginning of 20 and, after enjoying the routine of her successful challenge, she. Paintings for ants by lorraine loots, cape town, western cape. See more ideas about miniature painting, miniature art, mini. We previously highlighted her amazing miniatures here, as part of her miniature painting every day for a year project.
Watercolor bird watercolor animals watercolor illustration watercolor paintings mini paintings animal paintings original paintings miniature paintings mini drawings in her series 365 postcards for ants, cape townbased artist lorraine loots produced a miniature painting every day for an entire year. The artist works with paint brushes, pencils, and bare eyes to render superbly detailed paintings scarcely larger than a small coin. Lorraine loots 365 paintings for ants between 10 and 5. As a continuation of her impossibly miniature painting project, south african artist lorraine loots has embarked on her latest endeavor for 2015. A new 100day miniature painting project by lorraine loots. Postcards for ants is an ongoing painting project by cape town artist lorraine loots who has been creating a miniature painting every single day since january 1, 20. Incredibly tiny galaxies, animals and books in miniature paintings by lorraine loots demilked. The south african artist started painted one pennysized miniature a day in 20, and called the project 365 paintings for ants. Today were revisiting miniaturist lorraine loots, an online phenomenon with her paintings for ants series. Like before, loots creates her teensyweensy images with such.
Apr 08, 2015 lorraine loots, an expert at creating tiny art for ants, is back with a new series of mindbogglingly small and beautiful paintings of animals, space, and her favorite books. Paintings for ants by lorraine loots home facebook. Awesome miniature paintings project by lorraine loots. To be the first to hear about availabilities of original paintings, please sign up for my mailing. Paintings for ants by lorraine loots october 24 at 1. I have categorised these works into collections so you can browse through or purchase. She painted miniatures of everyday things and accepted requests for special dates. This whimsical artist creates paintings for ants inspired. Lorraine loots is a miniaturist painter and online phenomenon who ignited her international career with paintings for ants, an unassuming personal challenge to. Incredibly tiny galaxies, animals and books in miniature. Prints of her pieces are being displayed in the ants in nyc exhibit at a brooklyn gallery, serving as a retrospective of a two. She plans to create 100 mini paintings and drawings throughout 2015, drawing them on themed.
A collection of 100 miniatures are to be painted throughout 2015. When she arrives we order coffee and i ask her questions regarding her work, recent exhibition, life and thoughts on cape town world design capital 2014. The wittily named 365 paintings for ants was so successful that the artist. Microcosm mondays inspired by outer space, tiny tuesdays books, fursdays animals and free fridays anything i felt like. Bruce louis for artsheep cape townbased artist lorraine loots has been making miniature paintings for a few years now and she is back with a new project, potluck 100.
Jan 15, 2015 for the past two years miniaturist painter lorraine loots has been painting a tiny watercolour image a day. Lorraine loots is an artist based in cape town, she started a 365 project at the beginning of 20. Happiness is paintings for ants the art of lorraine loots. The project follows on 20s 365 paintings for ants and 2014s 365 postcards for ants. The project will culminate in an exhibition titled 365 paintings for ants, which will take place in january 2014. Hyperrealistic paintings for ants by lorraine loots youtube. While her minuscule, detailed paintings are some no bigger than a thumb nail, theres nothing small about lorraine loots talent. Remember how lorraine loots painted a tiny picture a day in 20 and 2014. Locallymade specialty paper from discarded pineapple leaves. Lorraine loots is a whimsical artists who creates miniature paintings for ants. The artist works with paint brushes, pencils, and bare eyes to render superbly detailed paintings. The person has creative mind knows how to use mind to produce exceptional things.
Written by alixrose cowie on jan 23, 20 in art, featured. The south african painter didnt intended to become an artist. Theres a funny irony in the story of south african miniaturist lorraine loots, the creator of the widely popular art project postcards for ants, who ended up being a fulltime painter only months after deciding that art would never become her. Mar 14, 2015 her series 365 paintings for ants started as a side project after loots took a business course for artists and decided she didnt want to pursue that career anymore. In 2015, eager to keep painting miniatures this time with a slightly less. More incredible miniature paintings by lorraine loots artfido.
Loots sold all of the 730 paintings she created in 20 and 2014. I first discovered her on instagram and have been obsessed ever since. The wittily named 365 paintings for ants was so successful that the artist decided to extend it for a second year as well. Mini paintings by lorraine loots turtle painting, mini. Tiny portraits by south african painter lorraine loots on. In 20 lorraine dared herself to make one teeny tiny painting each day and quite fittingly called the project 365 paintings for ants get it. More incredible miniature paintings by lorraine loots. We previously highlighted her amazing miniatures here, as part of her miniature painting. Not having had quite enough of making small paintings after doing a whopping 365, she reinvented the challenge in 2014. Artist lorraine loots spent over 12 hours creating a tiny photorealistic painting of the chicago theatre. Hyperrealistic paintings for ants by lorraine loots. Artistic mind always bring out such things that make them wellknown and their work become inspiration of people.
Aug 4, 2018 this pin was discovered by christine adamson. A cape townbased artist whos taken up a pretty cool challenge, which requires her to create adorable miniature painting. The new series involves 100 new artworks painted in four categories. I have categorised these works into collections so you can browse through or purchase limited edition art prints, books, posters or original paintings as i. Check out these coinsized paintings by miniaturist lorraine loots for her long running projects called paintings for ants and postcards for ants. Known mainly for her paintings for ants project, she will present her work at an exhibition in cape town this month. Incredible miniature paintings of galaxies, animals and. I have categorised these works into collections so you can browse through or purchase limited edition art prints, books, posters or original paintings as i release.
Potluck 100 by lorraine loots an instagram auction of. Every day she paints a miniature painting, each with a different theme. Cape townbased artist lorraine loots took up a remarkable 365day challenge. See more ideas about miniature painting, miniature art, mini paintings. Oct 23, 20 paintings for ants the art of lorraine loots if you follow this blog you might have noticed that i joined instagram not so long ago and have been finding so many amazingly talented people to be inspired by there. Im highly excited to interview the artist and designer whom i had followed throughout 20 with her inspiring miniature watercolour painting project 365 paintings for ants. Artistic mind always bring out such things that make them well. Her series 365 paintings for ants started as a side project after loots took a business course for artists and decided she didnt want to pursue that career anymore. Mar 31, 2015 in case you havent heard, lorraine loots is tackling another yearlong challenge and if her past two projects are anything to go by this miniature challenge is going to make big waves.
Astonishing miniature paintings of galaxies, books and. Jan 23, 20 lorraine also encourages suggestions, i see it as a kind of an interactive project. Over a year ago lorraine loots, an artist based in capetown started a 365 project consisting of minuture paintings, each with a different theme. At the beginning of 20, cape townbased artist lorraine loots took up a 365day challenge, devoting her time and energy to create one miniature painting every day for the entire year. On this site, you will find a full catalogue of the body of work i have been creating over the past 5 years.
Lorraine loots is an artist from cape town, south africa and since 20 she has been doing a miniature painting every single day. These tiny paintings for ants will make your heart sing. Incredibly tiny galaxies, animals and books in miniature paintings. Paintings for ants the art of lorraine loots if you follow this blog you might have noticed that i joined instagram not so long ago and have been finding so many amazingly talented people to. Like before, loots creates her teensyweensy images with such detail that seems almost unreasonable. To be the first to hear about availabilities of original paintings, please sign.
Miniature watercolor paintings of space by lorraine loots. Lorraine loots is a south african artist best known for her miniature painting series, 365 paintings for ants, launched in 20. The artist began her challenge in the beginning of 20 and, after enjoying the routine of her successful challenge, she decided to continue with the postcards for ants project in 2014. Postcards for ants is an ongoing painting project by cape town artist lorraine loots who has been creating a miniature painting every single. Lorraine loots, an expert at creating tiny art for ants, is back with a new series of mindbogglingly small and beautiful paintings of animals, space, and her favorite books. I have categorised these works into collections so you can browse through or purchase limited edition art prints, books, posters or original paintings as i release them. Incredible miniature paintings of galaxies, animals and books. Im definitely not the tortured artist sitting in a corner expressing my emotions. She plans to create 100 mini paintings and drawings throughout 2015, drawing them on themed days of the week microcosm mondays, tiny tuesdays, fursdays and free fridays. Miniature project postcards for ants is an ongoing painting project by cape town artist lorraine loots who has been creating a miniature painting every single day since january 1, 20. Shes teamed up with riverhead books for a series of works inspired by their summer catalogue. Custom wood framing and worldwide shipping available. The artist works with paint brushes, pencils, and bare eyes to render superbly detailed paintings scarcely larger than a.
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