HARRIET SELFE

WHERE ARE YOU FROM? 

 

I am based in sunny Hawkes Bay in beautiful New Zealand.

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HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN AN ARTIST?

 

Since I was little I have been Drawing or Painting, so 20 something years. My parents and high school Art teacher, Aurelia Zatta, inspired me to become an Artist and Art Teacher.

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ARE YOU TAKING COMMISSIONS?

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Yes! Check out my Google form on the "Commissions" Tab if you are interested in my work.

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WHAT DO YOU USE FOR YOUR ART?

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I love working with Oils, Acrylic and sometimes Mixed Media and I enjoy creating with whatever I can get my hands on, Sewing and other crafts for example. Here is a list of most of the Media, brands and tools I like to use:

• Acrylics: Pebeo Studio Acrylics - High Viscosity, 100ml

• Oils: Pebeo XL, 20ml

• Watercolors: Winsor & Newton Watercolours

• Brushes: NAS Round Taklon Sizes; 000, 00, 0. Da Vinci Forte Round and Flat Sizes; 2, 6

• Pens: Copic Multiliners, Dong-A U Knock XQ Black 0.5

• Alcohol Markers: Copic Ciao

• Stretched Canvas: Das Exhibition 

• Panel Canvas: Fredrix

• Canvas Panel & Pad: Fredrix

• Sketchbooks: Gordon Harris Visual Diary A4 - A3, 110gsm

• Digital Paintings: Adobe Photoshop 2020

            Art Supply Store: Gordon Harris https://www.gordonharris.co.nz/ 

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WHERE DO YOU BUY YOUR MEDIA & TOOLS?

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I buy most of my Media and Tools from Gordon Harris.

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HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN YOUR CAREER?

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I completed my Bachelors of Fine Art at Whitecliffe Collage of Arts and Design in 2016 and then my Teaching Diploma in Visual Art & History at Massey in 2017. I manly learnt all my skills from my High School Art teacher, Aurelia Zatta. Teaching me anatomy and expressive drawing / painting and how to look at at the world in a new perspective. Also watching other artist along the way , picking up tips and trying new mediums taking risks and experimenting.

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WHAT ARTISTS OR GENRES INSPIRE YOU?

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I have always been inspired by the Pre-Raphaelites and their romantic compositions, moody atmosphere with rich colours and patterns and flowing fabrics. Also the Self-portraits by Surrealists Artist Frida Kahlo, Her use of symbolism and bright colours inspired by her culture and country. Such as Birds and plant life to name a few are some of things I am also interested in. I also get a lot of inspiration from popular culture such as movies, tv series and games and much more. Current Artists such as Alex Gross, Beau Frank, Amanda Toner, Kehinde Wiley, Aykut Aydoğdu, Séraphine Pick, Tristan Eaton, Orphans_inc, Samuel Rodriguez and many more are some of the artist that frequently inspire me, I would defiantly check their work out if I were you!

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CAN I REPOST YOUR WORK?

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Yes, if the work is credited such as sharing on social media please put my username @harrieartselfe. But you are not allowed to crop, delete the watermark or edit the artwork in any way.

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CAN I USE YOUR ART AS REFERENCE?

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Yes, you can defiantly use my art to inspire you but please do not completely copy the artwork. I might take part in or promote a "dtiys". Emulating for educational purposes such as learning a new technique is acceptable but tracing or copying huge parts of my work is a big no, no. Crediting the artist is always a good thing to do.  I myself do get inspired by many artist or influences and I feel this is the best way to grow and learn by as an Artist.

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DO YOU SELL FAN ART?

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No, out of respect of the original artists, creators, photographers or models I do not sell FanArt. There are also copyright issue around that type of art.

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DO YOU TAKE LESSONS?

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I do teach full time at a local high school. I usually share plenty of tips and insights of my process on my TikTok videos. Check out the videos if you want to learn a bit more about my art process.

 

WHERE ELSE CAN I FOLLOW YOU ONLINE?

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• Instagram 

• TikTok

• Facebook 

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