Painting a Magical World

I have been inspired to do some digital painting as of late. Here I illustrated a scene from my story world, The Islands of Niljora. I have an exciting project in the works for this world of mine. Stay tuned.

Niljora

Niljora, of 'The Stories of Niljora' ©, digital

My latest conception of the mysterious heroine of my mythos, The Stories of Niljora ©. Very excited to have recently published some excerpts from my story, with accompanying art, that has driven so much of the content of my work. While the story is much a world written out, and currently an index to my art, I look forward to bringing it out further in a number of forms. The book is currently available on my website at www.carolinprinn.com.

'From madness and nothingness came the creature Niljora'... 

Weaving Through a Timeless Shifting Story - Exclusive Edition Prints

Weaving Through a Timeless Shifting Story is now available in an exclusive edition of prints. Hand-signed and numbered, they are printed on archival quality 310 gsm. Hahnemuhle german etching paper with HP Vivera pigment inks. The prints are available through my website www.carolinprinn.com as well as my etsy shop.

Exhibition opening of WORLDS by Carolin Prinn & Lance Ravenswood

I will be exhibiting new paintings and a survey of my work alongside graphic designer & visual artist Lance Ravenswood in Wellington next week. The show surveys and investigates the fantastical and symbolic narratives of our visual worlds. Limited edition prints and copies of our art books will also be available.

We welcome you to join us for the opening, 16 September, 5:30 - 7:30pm, if you are situated in Wellington.

DELUXE, 10 Kent Terrace, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011 / Hours: Mon - Fri 7 – 5pm, Sat/Sun 8 – 5pm

Framed Limited Edition Prints

Carolin Prinn, The Temporary Muse, Limited Edition Print (1/50)

Carolin Prinn, Climbing To You, Limited Edition Print (1/50)

Carolin Prinn, The Beauty & The Terrible Beast, Limited Edition Print (1/50)

A selection of my Framed Limited Edition Prints are now available at Little Thunder and at 2 Eva Street Studios - both in Wellington. Archival giclee fine art prints on german etching paper, signed & numbered, Editions of 50. I also sell many more prints through my website and my etsy shop. Framed & unframed options available.

Weaving Through a Timeless Shifting Story

Carolin Prinn, Weaving Through a Timeless Shifting Story, acrylic on cotton rag, 36 x 54 cm.

This series of works have continued alongside my oil paintings and pen & inks.  
This piece can be previewed alongside select others at
2 Eva Street - March 28 - April 28 - Wellington

Entrance To The Secret Worlds: A Collection of Works in Pen & Ink

Carolin Prinn, All But What We Wished, pen and ink on canson c à grain paper, 245mm x 340mm

Carolin Prinn, That River Has Flowed With The Flickered Fish of Nostalgia, pen and ink on canson c à grain paper, 245mm x 310mm

Carolin Prinn, We All Must Move On For The Swing At The End of The World, pen and ink on canson c à grain paper, 256mm x 340mm

Carolin Prinn, The Ladder We Rushed But In Our Haste Was Beauty Lost?, pen and ink on canson c à grain paper, 255mm x 340mm

Carolin Prinn, Exiting The Cave, pen and ink on canson c à grain paper, 245mm x 342mm

Carolin Prinn, We Wish, Exists, pen and ink on canson c à grain paper, 305 x 248mm

Carolin Prinn, The Council, pen and ink on canson c à grain paper, 304mm x 255mm

Carolin Prinn, Not So Simple, pen and ink on canson c à grain paper, 253 x 245mm

These works are an exploration of philosophical theory and their relevance and perhaps importance in today's modern world. There is a humanistic element to them and a deep interest in the various constructs of society and human behavior. Imbued with symbolic notations, allegorical characters and cascading movement, I hope to inspire analysis on these subjects while also instilling a sense of beauty and fantasy.

For inquiries about available original works and prices, please email me @ carolinprinn@gmail.com

Limited Edition Prints of the works (Ed. of 30) are available through my website.

Entrance To The Secret Worlds: An Exhibition

The works go up tomorrow afternoon. If you are in Wellington, be sure to come by and see my new series of pen and ink works alongside Laura Walker's beautiful gold and copper leaf paper works.

Carolin Prinn & Laura Walker

Entrance To The Secret Worlds
Deluxe, 10 Kent Terrace, Wellington

14 – 28 September

'Entrance To The Secret Worlds' is a two person exhibition featuring the intricate drawings and works of Carolin Prinn & Laura Walker. The two utilize a high level of detail to different effect; The one purely aesthetic and the latter deeply symbolic, together an Entrance To The Secret Worlds.

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The Works of Winter in an Enchanted Studio

It has been a busy few months with so many projects being wrapped up and new ones being created, I thought I might share a few notes. On the right, my first large-scale pen and ink ready to head off to the framers. On the desk, eight small pen and ink works almost ready to frame for a 2 person show (at Deluxe, 14 - 28 September). On the left, the underdrawing is complete for my oil painting and ready for the first layer. This work is part of a series that has been brewing in my mind for a long time. 

I am essentially working on three series in three different mediums at once. My pen & ink works I see as living in a Platonic World of Ideas. Meanwhile, the oil works are more like philosophy at play in reality, which creates this new sense of relationship with and particular sensitivity to my subjects, who are all modelled from real life poses and props. 

These series both continue my usual themes including the strength of the 'story', the 'repetition of history', the philosophical ideal, with both playful and satirical notes. 

I look forward to returning to my acrylic works later this year which I see as the meeting place between these two.

New Pen and Ink Work

Carolin Prinn, Niljora & the Fall of The Grandfather Clock, pen & ink on canson c a grain paper, 297 x 420 mm

Capturing a story from my epic in development, The Stories of Niljora©. A glimpse into my world. Relating the characters into these flattened planes of pen & inks makes their primordial nature even stronger, a kind of lyrical and hieroglyphic storytelling.

Excerpts From The Large Sketchbook

Ideas are running around my head for my next acrylic series while I am busy getting larger in scale with my pen and inks. I am having another show mid-year in Wellington I am often asked what my work is about as it's quite cryptic and metaphoric. So I thought of a metaphor to describe it...

It's like Socrates and Aristotle arguing on opposite sides of a great table enveloped by a map of the world.

Yes, that works.

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Stages of Design - Prinn Walker & Ravenswood

Carolin Prinn, Tee shirt design: These Rooms of Gold, pen & ink on watercolour paper

Penciling and inking my first design for series one, defining and uniting our three distinct styles of drawing. More info to come!

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Prinn,Walker & Ravenswood©

A New Pen and Ink

Carolin Prinn, The Cycle of These Stories We Tell, pen and ink on canson 'c' a grain paper, 297 x 420 mm

Pen & Ink Series 2013

Carolin Prinn, The Beauty & The Terrible Beast, pen & ink on watercolour paper, 297 x 420 mm

  Carolin Prinn, Catch-Key Pipeline, pen & ink on watercolour paper,  297 x 420 mm

Carolin Prinn, Climbing To You, pen & ink on watercolour paper,  297 x 420 mm

 Carolin Prinn, The Doors That Journey Onwards, pen & ink on watercolour paper,  297 x 420 mm

Carolin Prinn, My Beautiful Illusion, pen & ink on watercolour paper,  297 x 420 mm

Carolin Prinn,  At Cage I Convene, pen & ink on watercolour paper, 297 x 420 mm

Carolin Prinn, Pouring Over Me, pen & ink on watercolour paper, 297 x 420 mm

Carolin Prinn, Resurfacing, pen & ink on watercolour paper, 297 x 420 mm

Here is a look at my Pen & Ink works exhibited at Deluxe, Wellington this month.

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