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Η Βρετανίδα ζωγράφος κι εικονογράφος Natasha Newton, κάνει τέχνη με «θησαυρούς» που βρίσκει στις βόλτες της στην παραλία, όπως βότσαλα ή γυαλιά που έχει λειάνει η θάλασσα.

Έχοντας λατρεία στη φύση, από την ομορφιά της οποίας εμπνέεται, ζωγραφίζει πάνω στις λείες επιφάνειες τους, μεταξύ άλλων, φύλλα, δέντρα, ζώα και πουλιά.

Χρησιμοποιώντας ως καμβά την πέτρα ή το γυαλί, όπως τα σμίλεψαν το κύμα κι ο χρόνος, δημιουργεί μοναδικά, χειροποίητα έργα τέχνης, σε άσπρα και μαύρα μοτίβα, προσθέτοντας γοητευτικές λεπτομέρειες μ’ ένα μικροσκοπικό πινέλο.

Η δουλειά της, μίνιμαλ αισθητικής, έχει φιλοξενηθεί σε αμέτρητα περιοδικά και βιβλία σε όλο τον κόσμο. Όσοι επιθυμούν ν’ αποκτήσουν τη δική τους πέτρα τέχνης, μπορούν να επισκεφθούν την ιστοσελίδα Etsy, ωστόσο, πρέπει να βιαστούν γιατί τα έργα της εξαντλούνται μέσα σε δευτερόλεπτα.

✍? Here's everything for the shop update tomorrow! I just managed to photograph these before the sun set – the light was fading fast! ? All of these pieces will be available through my Etsy shop tomorrow evening at 9pm GMT (Thursday 22nd March). We have 3 original paintings on paper, two painted spoons, and 10 different painted stone listings; some will be available separately and others are in small collections of 2, 3, or 4. It's fun to see them all together like this in one big group! P.S. I reached 28k followers today. I can't quite believe it! Thank you all so much, sincerely. ? • • • #art #artist #artwork #painting #nature #paintedstones #stoneart #pebbleart #paintedpebbles #illustration #nestandflourish #birdart #makersmovement #makersgonnamake #abmlifeisbeautiful #etsyshop #mindfulness #craft #woodenspoon #moderncraft #tinyart #mybeautifulmess #pursuepretty #natashanewton #natashanewtonart #astronomy #flashesofdelight #rockart #thesimplethings #thatsdarling

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Happy weekend everyone! Apart from a little outing this afternoon, mine will be a working weekend as I have deadlines… and there's no-one to do the work except me, so I'd better get on with it! ?✍???‍? This has been a crazy few months with very little down time, and I also seem to be working on a few projects recently that I'm not allowed to share with anyone yet! So if I'm a little bit quiet on here sometimes, or taking a while to get back to people, there is a very good reason for this. I'm trying to stop myself from becoming overwhelmed because I can feel my anxiety levels rising again, and I know that this means I need to take extra good care of myself. The stones and sea glass in this picture have all sold, but I have been working on a few new pieces here and there, whenever I've had a spare hour or so. When I feel I have a big enough collection, I will be doing another shop update (several people have been asking about this). I'll keep you informed of the date and time via IG, of course! Wishing you all a lovely Saturday. ? • • • #art #artist #artwork #painting #nature #paintedstones #stoneart #pebbleart #paintedpebbles #illustration #nestandflourish #beachpottery #makersmovement #makersgonnamake #abmlifeisbeautiful #etsyshop #mindfulness #craft #seaglass #moderncraft #tinyart #mybeautifulmess #pursuepretty #natashanewton #natashanewtonart #miniaturepainting #flashesofdelight #rockart #thesimplethings #thatsdarling

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Firstly, a heartfelt thank you for your lovely comments on yesterday's post. I'm so pleased it resonated with so many of you. ? Secondly, today has been a tough day. I spent most of the day in bed with another terrible migraine, but the rest and extra sleep really helped. It's frustrating to have days like this when I'm in the midst of one of the busiest periods I've ever had in my career – but sometimes health has to take priority and today was one of those days. ? • • • #art #artist #artwork #painting #seaglass #paintedstones #stoneart #pebbleart #paintedpebbles #illustration #nestandflourish #landscape #makersmovement #makersgonnamake #abmlifeisbeautiful #etsyshop #mindfulness #craft #pineforest #moderncraft #tinyart #mybeautifulmess #pursuepretty #natashanewton #natashanewtonart #miniaturepainting #flashesofdelight #rockart #thesimplethings #thatsdarling

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I shared these back in October – they're for a book I've been working on for Quarto – but I thought that those of you who haven't seen them (which is actually the majority of my followers now – that's crazy!) might like to take a peek! ? I painted 42 animal stones in total, and I hope that I'll soon be able to share all of them with you! ???✍?? • • • #art #artist #artwork #painting #animalillustration #paintedstones #stoneart #pebbleart #paintedpebbles #illustration #nestandflourish #birdsofinstagram #makersmovement #makersgonnamake #abmlifeisbeautiful #etsyshop #mindfulness #craft #dogs #moderncraft #tinyart #mybeautifulmess #pursuepretty #natashanewton #natashanewtonart #miniaturepainting #flashesofdelight #rockart #thesimplethings #thatsdarling

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I'm back in the studio today and I can't tell you how good it feels! ✍?? I have a lot to do during January but I will find the time between projects to paint on some more sea treasures, I promise! In other news, it's @dominicbellamydesign's birthday tomorrow, so please wish him a Happy Birthday if you'd like to do so! ? He's a constant, amazing support to me and my work, and we've been cooking up plans to launch our greetings card business next year – look out for Bellamy & Newton in 2018! ? • • • #art #artist #artwork #painting #nature #paintedstones #stoneart #styleitdark #paintedpebbles #illustration #nestandflourish #seaglass #makersmovement #makersgonnamake #abmlifeisbeautiful #etsyshop #mindfulness #craft #moderncraft #tinylandscape #mybeautifulmess #pursuepretty #natashanewton #natashanewtonart #miniaturepainting #flashesofdelight #rockart #thesimplethings #thatsdarling

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I feel as though I've been working on a lot of pieces recently that I've been unable to share with you for one reason or another. Many commissions and many deadlines! I've now finished the 42 animal stones I told you I was working on and they are in London ready to be photographed for an upcoming book. I've only been able to share a handful of these with you so far, and so I really look forward to being able to show you the full collection of animals in due course! ???????????????????????? • • • #art #artist #artwork #painting #the_gentle_manifesto #paintedstones #stoneart #stones #paintedpebbles #illustration #nestandflourish #dscraft #makersmovement #makersgonnamake #abmlifeisbeautiful #etsyshop #mindfulness #craft #crafts #moderncraft #homedecor #mybeautifulmess #pursuepretty #natashanewton #natashanewtonart #artlicensing #flashesofdelight #rockart #thesimplethings #thatsdarling

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I was reminded of this photo taken by my lovely fiancé ? @dominicbellamydesign last Autumn. I love this arrangement he created of several of my works dating from 2008 to the present day (yes, he was a collector of my work before we met and fell in love!). These aren't all owned by him though, and we've just realised that I've sold five more of the pieces featured here since the photo was taken! It gives me a lot of pleasure to think of them in their new homes. ? • • • #art #studio #painting #byarrangement #seekthesimplicity #pursuepretty #flatlay #simpleandstill #surreyartist #suffolkartist #artcollection #igartists #contemporaryart #landscape #slowlivingforlife #winterlandscape #trees #embracingaslowerlife #savouringhappiness #the_gentle_manifesto #seekmoments #theartofslowliving #simplepleasures #theslowdowncollective #natashanewtonart #natashanewton #acrylicpainting #etsyseller

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