Tag: LeMakoo
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Bridges, buildings and a new website
Dear Clients First off a new LeMakoo website! I know I know, big deal, I always think the same when I hear a company saying the same thing. It’s probably because they take so much work to actually finish, and the owner feels proud but nobody else cares unless you happen to be facebook. Check it…
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Colour and weddings
Dear Clients Busy, busy, busy with little time for marketing, just a quick catch up. And it’s a hot. hot, hot studio here in Malta today as Europe basks in a heatwave. First off a big commission Madonna and Valletta white 160x60cm oil on custom canvas framed. A very colourful painting for a bedroom, plus…
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Panama and Art
Dear Clients Whenever there’s money there’s art. If you need to hide your art collection from a government or a pending divorce, seems there’s no better way than a shell corporation from Mossack Fonseca. ‘The Guardian, summarising the staggering range of unsavoury activities revealed by a first pass through the so called ”Panama papers”, has the…
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Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq and a face
Dear Client Two new paintings for you today, first off is Baħar iċ–Ċagħaq 100x50cm Oil on canvas. Alizarin crimson, yelllow, blue. With a yellow glaze on top. Plus I have added a seat, for the many times I have wished there was one 🙂 Next up a painting that I don’t like, but everybody else…
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Colour dynamics and 4 new works
Dear Client One thing I’ll never tire of is discovering new colour mixes, for instance this painting. (St Paul’s Bay 1.2m x 70cm, oil on canvas.) Is painted using mainly gold oil paint. it mixes really well with yellow, black and white. It is the only way I’ve found to get that particular Maltese sunset…
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Mummy Brown and two stunning commissions
Dear Client Two great commissions for you today, first off a large Valletta based on a smaller version that can be seen in Maltese landscapes on the website. The clients wanted the length of the bastions extended and more detail added to them. 2 metres x 85cm oil on canvas. Then we have a commission…
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My largest ever public exhibition. 22-25th Oct. MFCC.
Dear Clients, just a quick update. I’d like to invite you to my exhibition at the Malta home fair this week. On display will be all my work, over 40 paintings and all my private collection. It’s a biggie for me, my largest ever and it would be great to see you there. http://www.mfcc.com.mt/venue/exhibitions/mfcc-home-and-interiors-exhibition-2015 Click for times…
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A Big Thanks
Dear Client Lot of new work for you today. Busy as always. First off is a commission ”Sunset” from a client to hang in the bedroom. On three panels oil on canvas, measuring over a metre wide. See http://www.lemakoo.com/commissions.html I must say, having just looked at the commission page again. There’s so much beautiful work…
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Glimpse
Dear Client Some nice work for you today, it’s been awhile as I’ve moved house and studio. I’m now working away in Pembroke. Here’s a recent commission The client wanted to brighten up his hallway and now I’m working on one for the bedroom. These ones were all 90x60cm oil on box canvas And lastly…
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Imagination
Dear Client Three today, first a Madliena tower. 60x90cm oil on box canvas, stark and beautiful. Just 3 colours plus a red flag. (signifying live ammunition being fired by the armed forces) It’s sold I’m afraid, sold just after I finished it. I’m thinking of the next one already. For example why have I never…
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