Vanessa Mayhew Creative
Abstract Fluid Artist
Vanessa Mayhew Durban, South African based Fluid Artist
Vanessa is the leading expert in all things abstract & fluid art related. Based in KZN, South Africa, she has regularly exhibited and sold her art throughout the country and internationally. With over 20 years experience in teaching within the Art space, she is a natural facilitator for both in-person and online fluid art workshops.
Vanessa creates Fluid Art on commission for both personal and commercial projects. Her passion in fluid art transcends wall art and flows to furniture, household decor and custom wallpaper.
When not in her studio creating art, you can find Vanessa out in nature - walking, hiking and paddling.
What is Fluid Art?
Fluid Art is the magic that happens when mediums are combined in unique ways to create an organic style of abstract art. The artistry comes in the combinations of paint, colours, mediums and techniques to create unique, one-of-a-kind art works.
I live for Creativity
I have a Fine Art background and have been involved with, and teaching, various forms of Art, for as long as I can remember.
I live for Creativity, for imparting and passing on my knowledge. Always pushing the boundaries and experimenting with new mediums and techniques.
I have been practicing Fluid Art for over seven years now and still just as much in love with the various techniques.
I am so often taken aback by peoples comments, when they think that it is "so easy and that anyone can do it". If it was that easy, everybody would be doing it! Just like any other skill, it has taken years of practice and work to get it to the level that I am at.
My studio is my Slice of Heaven.
It is my quiet space, the place I retreat to when the outside world gets too loud and where I can let go & create. I like to think that people who come to my workshops feel the same, that they are able to leave their troubles at my door & for the time that they are with me, they are in a space safe enough for them to immerse themselves in the Creative process.
Once I had stumbled across Fluid Art, I made it my purpose to become The Go-To person for this medium, to become the leader in Fluid Art in KZN and to bring it to the public, whether it be through my art or through teaching.
Just as each style or technique of Fluid art is different, so too
is each & every pour, you cannot replicate or reproduce it.
Shop for Art
Browse my shop for your own unique piece. From large scale wall art to functional decor pieces, you can find whatever your heart desires.
Dance of the Dragonfly
R4,850.00“The dragonfly, in many parts of the world, symbolizes change. Dragonflies themselves transform from aquatic nymphs to airborne adults, so they are often thought to represent change in our own self-realization, a change that’s rooted in one’s mental and emotional maturity”
Transparency
R5,250.00In art, ”Jellyfish symbolism is asking you to allow yourself to shine from the inside out. In other words, this spirit animal reminds you to let those around you see who you are. Thus you need to reach out to them with love and affection.
If it makes you happy (Sold)
R5,200.00A cheerful painting of bees on an acrylic poured background. From bright buttery yellows to softer tonal ranges, this piece will delight the senses.
Bring a bit of nature into your home with this painting.
Passionate Love (Sold)
R4,250.00A beautifully whimsical acrylic painting on canvas. Ladybirds symbolise passion, love, transformation and are said to be messengers, or angels from God.
Acrylic on canvas
1350x450mm
Rebirth (Sold)
R1,300.00A beautiful, fantastical painting that represents rebirth and transformation through the evolution of the monarch butterfly. The stark white background is about purity and is your blank canvas waiting to be filled.
Dandelion and Feather (Sold)
R2,400.00A stunningly visual acrylic painting which contrasts the beautiful rich shades of yellow against a more neutral backdrop of the feather, which has been created using metallics.
Acrylic on canvas
900x300mm
Beehive (Sold)
R2,700.00‘As busy as a bee’ describes this delightful acrylic poured painting with fine art detailing of the bees and pen work in the background.
Acrylic on canvas
900x300mm
Beehive with burgundy
R2,700.00‘As busy as a bee’ describes this delightful acrylic poured painting with fine art detailing of the bees and pen work in the background. This painting comes with a pop of burgundy in the background and shimmers of mica powders on the wings
Drunken Bumblebee
R7,200.00A delightfully gorgeous bumblebee who looks as though he has just spent the night trying to recover from too much dandelion wine.
I just love everything about this painting. From the richness of the colour of his body, to the shimmer in his wings to the movement of the brush strokes.
At 1mx1m, he is an impact piece.
(Sold)
R650.00A beautiful mixed media bee painting which combines gold leaf with acrylic painting
Mixed media on canvas
200x300mm
The Creative Club Fluid Art lessons for Creatives
Join The Creative Club and learn the techniques I use to create these exceptional art pieces. Video tutorials are loaded into the Membership on a weekly basis. Join my exclusive online community and network with artists and creatives who are looking to grow their knowledge and skill in fluid art together.
The Creative Club
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