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Sold!! ‘Red Gloves’ off to the USA!
I’m thrilled to share that my original watercolor painting, Red Gloves, has found its new home in the USA! This piece was an exploration of power, poise, and timeless fashion. With its dramatic contrast of inky blacks and red accents. The stylized figure, cloaked in mystery and bold elegance, captures that fleeting energy we often see on high-fashion runways—intense and magnetic. The red gloves themselves were a statement, not just in color but in attitude. They command attention, with a hint of vintage glamour. Thank you to the collector who saw something special in Red Gloves. May she bring you as much inspiration as she brought me. With gratitude – Fiona 🙏
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Bold, Bright, and Expressive: My Latest Series Inspired by Fauvism
In my most recent work, I’ve taken a dive into vivid colour and intensity, drawing inspiration from Fauvism and inspired by Kees Van Dongen. These new pieces reflect a shift in my practice — away from the muted, introspective tones of past works, and toward a brighter, bolder celebration of femininity, spirit, and style. Like the Fauvists, I’ve chosen to abandon realism in favour of emotional truth. These portraits aren’t about perfect likeness but about evoking a feeling — sometimes fierce, sometimes dreamy, but always vibrant! Part of this new direction was due to limited art supplies while travelling so I was kind of forced to create in a different way. This new…
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Asher’s Haiku
Asher leaned in awkwardly to listen to what the other boy was trying to say. Although the boy’s whispering was muffled by the sirens constant whirring and screeching, it was now registering how severe a strike to the head his new friend had received. The boy seemed quite confused and disorientated and the gash that now adorned his forehead was confirming that this was very real. That evening had been a haiku kind of moment for the two boys. – excerpt from writings by Fiona Maclean
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Why Fiona Maclean’s paintings and illustrations are being sort after by art collectors
Fiona Maclean is a New Zealand native and Australian based Artist. She is a Painter, Illustrator and Photographer. Her paintings have been described as “hauntingly beautiful”, that her portraits have “traces of glamour and intrigue beneath their honesty and her subjects are intensely engaging extracting and translating fragments of secrets of the soul”. With that said, her illustrations which are predominantly in the field of fashion and beauty are equally striking, edgy and sometimes dramatic. Fiona’s fashion illustrations and artwork are featured and recognised in international fashion reference books, art and design publications and international magazines. She was hand-picked by internationally acclaimed best selling UK author Martin Dawber to appear in several of…
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FEATURED in Saatchi Art’s Wanderlust: Spotlight on Australian Artists
Such a privilege to be chosen and featured in one of Saatchi Art’s Collections. My painting ‘Birdie’ is featured in Saatchi Art’s Wanderlust: Spotlight on Australian Artists collection on Saatchi Art’s home page. Birdie is one of my oil paintings on canvas, measuring 20 x 16in. She is all about my love of nature, nostalgia and like the ‘Shroud of Turin’ she is surrounded by mystery. The original painting ‘Birdie’ is available for purchase directly and prints are available through Saatchi Art. For more info and artwork head here or to Fiona’s Saatchi Art collection.
