PAINTINGS

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Fallen Angel, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
 
 

Fallen Angel

  • This Painting was influenced by my love of the sea and how unforgiving it can be. painted in 2021

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 120 cm x 60 cm

  • 1500 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Midas Touch, Abstract Art, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
 
 

Midas Touch

  • The Midas touch is about the light that we all have within us, the dark forest back ground represents the harshness of the world and the figure is giving us hope and a touch of freedom. painted in 2021

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 61 cm x 51 cm

  • 400 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, My Headache, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
 
 

My Headache

  • Experimenting with different colours and the figure. I wanted to show the pain of a headache that can cloud our thoughts. The line work and colours are representing the confusion that can be created with a head ache. Painted in 2021

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 61 cm x 51 cm

  • 500 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Together, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2019
 
 

Together

  • The look on the portraits face shows a woman in deep thought, thinking about her partner who is not with her. The background is suggesting a space between her and her partner and that one day they will be together. Painted in 2019.

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 100 cm x 75 cm

  • 800 $ AUD

 
 

The Lovers

  • The lovers is just about that. The embrace and the melting into each others arms. The use of the blue was used to portray water within a flower and organic background. Painted in 2013.

  • Oil and Acrylic on canvas

  • 100 cm x 75 cm

  • 650 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Untitiled Portrait 1, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
 
 

STARE

  • An experimental portrait painting using vibrant colours, shadows and painted on Muslin over canvas. Painted in 2019.

  • Acrylic on Muslin on Canvas

  • 75 cm x 50 cm

  • 350 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, The Light From Within, Acrylic on Hessian/Canvas, 2009
 
 

The Light From Within

  • This is another experimental painting I did using a found image. I was playing with light and shadows. The work is about the light that we each hold within our selves. Painted in 2009.

  • Acrylic on hessian on canvas

  • 90 cm x 60 cm

  • 500 $ AUD

 
 

Pool Side

  • Pool side is about feeling alone, wet and cold in a strange world. The pool is empty symbolising how we can all feel empty in our lives.. Painted in 2021.

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 76 cm x 51 cm

  • 500 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Sinking Beneath the Surface, Acrylic on Canvas, 2009
 
 

Sinking Beneath The Surface

  • The idea of sinking and having no control of the future. The figure is sinking deep into the water and is surrounded by controlled space within the square. Helpless and not being able to call out or get free. Painted in 2009.

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 91 cm x 61 cm

  • 500 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Lady with Red Hair, Abstract, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
 
 

Lady with Red Hair

  • Firstly painted with acrylic I wanted to create a waterfall effect with a figure lying down. The red hair is flowing down stream from an abstracted waterfall. I later used oil paint over the top to get more of a wash and watery look. Painted in 2021

  • Oil and Acrylic on canvas

  • 91 cm x 45 cm

  • 500 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Lover of the Light, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2008
 
 

Lover of the Light

  • When creating this painting I wanted to play with the use of light and colour to make the face stand out. After I had finished the portrait I wasn’t aware, but someone pointed out that it looks like the Avatar movie character. This was not my intention. Painted in 2008.

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 60 cm x 50 cm

  • 400 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Looking to the Future, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2009
 
 

looking to the future

  • Portrait lost in a world of blue and green . Done with bubble wrap, masking tape and splattered paint. painted in 2009

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 60 cm x 50 cm

  • 250 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Angel at the Beach, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
 
 

Angel at the Beach (sold)

  • This Painting was a commission I did for a friend who was into angels. I wanted to play with using a pallet knife to give the painting an abstract feel to it. painted in 2021

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 75 cm x 50 cm

 
 

Falling

  • When I created the back ground I was just having fun with the different colours making a lovely mess. I then decided to put the portrait in using black and white tones only. The painting gives a feeling of falling backwards. Painted in 2010.

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 45 cm x 45 cm

  • 250 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Stone Angel, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2009
 
 

Stone Angel

  • The stone angel is about the many statues that we see in art depicting angels. I love the different greens that create the layers . Painted in 2009

  • Oil and Acrylic on canvas

  • 76 cm x 50 cm

  • 300 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Fertility, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2009
 
 

Fertility

  • Fertility is about womanhood and how every woman should be proud of who they are. Having two children myself I wanted to show how woman are the creators of life. Painted in 2009.

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 60 cm x 50 cm

  • 400 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Memories From My Past, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
 
 

Memories From My Past

  • Memories of my past is about looking back at ones life. The ups and downs. Living in an ever changing would and how our past is what made us who we are. painted in 2021

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 76 cm x 51 cm

  • 350 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Sadness Within, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2009
 
 

Sadness Within

  • I did this painting based on an old 50s actress. The portrait looked so sad and I wanted to emphasise on the feeling that the image portrayed. painted in 2009

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 60 cm x 50 cm

  • 300 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2009
 
 

Untitled Portrait 3

  • This Painting is about playing with the different tones of the face and creating a wild and vivid background. He is suppose to be stranded in the deep water. Painted in 2009.

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 60 cm x 50 cm

  • 250 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, A Page From My Book, Abstract, Mixed Media on Canvas, 2009
 
 

A Page From My Book

  • Taking a self portrait drawing from my art journal I decided to incorporate it within an abstract background that resembled different layers. Meaning that there is many layers to whom I am. I also used sand in the process. Painted in 2009

  • Mixed media on canvas

  • 60 cm x 50 cm

  • 300 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, At Death's Door, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2008
 
 

At Death’s Door

  • This is a self portrait that I painted after a relationship breakdown. At the time I felt like death and my life seemed empty and it was like being at deaths door. Painted in 2009.

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 91 cm x 61 cm

  • 400 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Essence of Life, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2008
 
 

Essence of Life

  • The essence of life is water. I wanted to create the water dropping into water to create ripples that are the ever flowing water that everything on this planet relies on for life. Painted in 2008.

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 76 cm x 50 cm

  • 300 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Set Free, Abstract, Mixed Media on Canvas, 2008
 
 

Set Free

  • I believe everything on this planet should be free to live the life they want. Setting the butterflies free is a symbol of nature and all its beauty. Painted in 2008.

  • Mixed media on canvas

  • 76 cm x 51 cm

  • 250 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, She Had a Good Run, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
 
 

She Had a Good Run

  • The story of the old fishing boat that had served its community well. Stuck in the sand and is now a reminder of how much we rely on the ocean for food. Painted in 2021.

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 60 cm x 50 cm

  • 300 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Silenced, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2016
 
 

Silenced

  • This is a story about how so many people in society are silenced. What they see and what they can say about it. The bigger corporations and governments have all the say. The person in the painting is faceless, crying and behind bars. Bleeding, hurt and told be keep quiet.. painted in 2016

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 91 cm x 91 cm

  • 500 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Warning Signs, Abstract, Mixed Media on Canvas, 2009
 
 

Warning Signs

  • Seeing beauty in someone whether it be on the inside or outside, one must always be wary of the warning signs. Especially if you are starting a new relationship with that person. Painted in 2009.

  • Mixed media on canvas

  • 3 panels 90 cm x 30 cm

  • 500 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Reflections, Abstract, Oil/Acrylic on Canvas, 2009
 
 

Reflections

  • Playing with light and colour I wanted to create the feeling of floating and the reflections in the spheres symbolize the many times that we all reflect on things that we have done in our lives. . painted in 2009

  • Oil and Acrylic on canvas

  • 91 cm x 61 cm

  • 500 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Organics Triptych, Abstract, Oil/Acrylic on Canvas, 2009
 
 

Organics Triptych

  • I wanted to create an organic abstract piece that was very uniform. Using acrylic and oil paints and blocking out areas so others could be the focal point of the triptych . Painted in 2009.

  • Oil and Acrylic on canvas

  • 3 panels 75 cm x 37 cm

  • 300 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Behind The Lies, Abstract, Enamel/Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
 
 

Behind the Lies

  • This is a portrait of a person that is in pain and has shed blood and tears with the cruelties in life. They are now hidden behind the white lies. Painted in 2021.

  • Enamel and Acrylic on canvas

  • 50 cm x 50 cm

  • 250 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Blood Line, Abstract, Charcoal/Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
 
 

Blood Line

  • I have used charcoal and acrylic to create this painting. Painted in 2021.

  • Charcoal and Acrylic on canvas

  • 50 cm x 40 cm

  • 100 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, The Leading Pathway, Pen/Acrylic on Canvas, 2018
 
 

The Leading Pathway

  • This painting was influenced by the stucco buildings in Italy which I would love to travel to one day. I have used pen to draw the image from a photo and then used water colour paints. Painted in 2018.

  • Pen and water colour on canvas

  • 80 cm x 40 cm

  • 300 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, 1951 Trike, Abstract, Mixed Media on Canvas, 2018
 
 

1951 Trike

  • This painting was influenced by my brother’s love for trikes, he has more than 20 in his yard as ornaments. I wanted to capture the fun it is to ride a trike. Painted in 2018.

  • Mixed media on canvas

  • 80 cm x 40 cm

  • 300 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Garden Goddess, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2018
 
 

Garden Goddess

  • Inspired by the garden and the movement of the flowers and leaves. The goddess is watching over everything . Painted in 2018.

  • Mixed media on canvas

  • 80 cm x 40 cm

  • 300 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Connections, Abstract, Pen/Watercolour on Canvas, 2019
 
 

Connections

  • The way we each connect in this world is very important to all of us. I wanted to show how we connect both physically by the paths we take and electronically. Painted in 2019.

  • Pen and water colour on canvas

  • 50 cm x 40 cm

  • 400 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Evening Lights, Pen/Watercolour on Canvas, 2020
 
 

Evening Lights

  • I love the street lights when they come on and you can see the sun setting. The different depths of suburbia that we live in. Painted in 2020.

  • Pen and water colour on canvas

  • 60 cm x 50 cm

  • 400 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Rainforest, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2016
 
 

Rain Forest

  • This painting is a study at the different depths that the rainforest can have. Natural and untouched. Painted in 2016.

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 80 cm x 40 cm

  • 300 $ AUD

Phillip Christensen, Visual Artist, Alien Landscape, Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 2007
 
 

Alien Landscape

  • This painting was created using the Scrifitto technique. The shapes and colours of the landscape are supposed to represent a foreign alien land. Painted in 2007.

  • Acrylic on canvas

  • 70 cm x 60 cm

  • 200 $ AUD