Approaching an artist about a commission can feel daunting - but it needn't be. Every enquiry is valued, because the pleasure of owning original art shouldn't be reserved for the elite. Lix is committed to making meaningful work accessible across all walks of life and budgets.
The form below is a commitment-free way to ask questions and share ideas about your ideal artwork. There's no such thing as a silly question, and almost anything goes - from an affordable miniature to a complex portrait, to an expansive whole-family piece. Have a chat, then go ahead or simply file the info away for another day.
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2019
100×100cm / 39.4×39.4", Oil on Aluminium
‘A Little Bird Told Me’ chronicles the bond between young siblings, Zara and Eve. Birds are integral conceptual devices in much of my work and this feathered fellow, a native Australian Red-Capped Robin, plays the operative role in this piece as the origin of the shared secrets whispered between his two little friends.
(A FANTASTICAL PORTRAIT OF MR GEORGE FISH)
2017
29.6×36cm / 11.7×14.2", Oil on Tyvek
Mr George Fish (1851-1925), namesake of the famed Fish Lane in Brisbane’s West End. Entrepreneur, politician, proprietor of the Fish Steam Laundry and of quite the most fabulous Victorian beard.
2018
70×100cm / 27.6×39.4", Oil on Aluminium
Inspired by the Japanese legend of ‘Senbazuru’ (千羽鶴), the Journey of 1000 Cranes expresses, in 3 parts, each sibling’s unique evolution of character.
2018
70×100cm / 27.6×39.4", Oil on Aluminium
Inspired by the Japanese legend of ‘Senbazuru’ (千羽鶴), the Journey of 1000 Cranes expresses, in 3 parts, each sibling’s unique evolution of character.
2018
70×100cm / 27.6×39.4", Oil on Aluminium
Inspired by the Japanese legend of ‘Senbazuru’ (千羽鶴), the Journey of 1000 Cranes expresses, in 3 parts, each sibling’s unique evolution of character.
(THE CLEMENTS)
2020
90×120cm / 35.4×47.2", Oil on Aluminium
‘Whanau’ is common New Zealand vernacular for ‘Family’ from Te Reo (Maori language).
(JIM McCONAGHY)
2020
90×120cm / 35.4×47.2", Oil on Aluminium
The Latin, ‘Sic Parvis Magna’, in this context translates to ‘Thus, from humble beginnings, greatness.’
Can be viewed publicly in the foyer of McConaghy Properties, 12 Creek St, Brisbane CBD.
2017
76×61cm / 29.9×24.0", Oil on Canvas
Alice, professional violinist and descendant of the Jin-Dynasty royal family, with her beloved chihuahua, Miki. Stylistically inspired by the work of Chinese pictorial photographer Sun Jun.
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