Pet Portraiture

As a new venture I am taking commissions from fellow animal lovers, creating original artworks of your beloved pets. Whether they be a turtle, dog, cat, lizard, parrot or a goldfish.

If you have a beautiful pet you would like captured forever in a unique artwork give me a bell, I'd love to hear from you.

Sydney Children's Hospital Exhibition

I have been lucky enough to exhibit at the Sydney Children's Hospital again after a very successful sold out show last year.

This year I have original artworks are for sale with a percentage of all sales being donated to the Children's Hospital.

Eggshells

 Cloud Girl

The exhibition runs until the 25th of November and is a fantastic opportunity to purchase original work whilst also supporting a very worthwhile cause.

To Visit:
Sydney Childrens Hospital,
Artspace 2, Level 2,
High St, Randwick

Featured in Bondville... and a Hollywood movie

I was very happy this afternoon to discover an email by Steph Hutkin editor of Bondville letting me know my illustrations had been featured in todays post titled Kids Room Ideas: Colourful, Creative, Shared Bedroom. 

The beautiful photographs were taken by the lovely Anni Payne from Milk and Honey Photography. I am collaborating with them currently on their new website which I will be sure to announce when it is re-launched. Their photographs are truly delicious!

The illustrations you see are Girl and Her Bunny Rabbit, Max and His Pirate Ship and Under the tree.

I also have other exciting news regarding my illustrations being featured in an upcoming Hollywood movie featuring Julianne Moore but I'll wait till I receive the photographs from the shoot next Tuesday before I post anything more....

xx

Miss Little Album and Launch

I have been very privileged to work once again with the uber talented Miss Little (Sarah McCallum)

I designed her previous E.P. 'A Place Without Time' and this time around we collaborated on the design of her first album 'When Things Fall Apart and Into Place'.


With beautiful photographs by Sally Flegg and Miss Little's inspiring music it was a really intuitive process creating the album artwork. We imagined a forest filled with creatures which were the imaginary landscape to accompany the dreamy photographs.

Miss Little launches her album this Friday night and is supported by the very entertaining Brendan MacLean. Miss Little is incredibly talented and is not to be missed!

Time	Friday, August 5 · 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Location	Venue505 280 Clevelnd St, Surry Hills ( Cnr Cleveland and Perry St), Surry Hills

Exhibition Tonight.... Sneak Peak

Tonight is the opening of Dogs Dinner Cats Meow at TAP Gallery between 6 - 8pm.

I've added a few of my illustrations here as a sneak peak.... hope you can make it.

I have loved drawing dogs and cats so much I have decided that I would like to draw people's pets on commission. Its a pretty special thing to have and own.

If you are interested please feel free to contact me nikki@nikkicatalano.com.au

xx

Dogs Dinner Cats Meow - Fundraiser for the RSPCA

Hi there,

I have been busy creating illustrations of cats and dogs for an upcoming fundraising exhibition at TAP gallery.

As one of the illustration students at Enmore Tafe, we have been working hard creating an amazing array of animal artworks.... from watercolour to sculpture the exhibition is going to be very interesting. I've set up a really nice space and have been working primarily in watercolour and goache, and really loving it. I have predominantly been drawing dogs, they always put a smile on my face the loverlies!

Opening Date: 2nd August

Time: 6-8pm

Where: TAP Gallery - 278 Palmer St, Darlinghurst

The exhibition runs from the 2nd to the 14th of August and 25% of all sales will be donated to the RSPCA which is such an amazing cause.

Preparing for Art Workshop - Childrens Hospital Randwick

Hi there,

Its already July!! and its been a long time between posts! Mi dispiace!!

I've been asked back for another workshop by the captains of the Starlight room.... The last one was a success and this time we are going to do something even more fun... creating a forest together.

We will use pencil, paint, fabric, cut paper, texters... whatever we can get our creative hands on.

The children will be free to use their imaginations and add whatever they would like to the forest.... could be birds, ladders, a tent, giant worms, and monsters... I'm sure they can come up with even better ideas.

I will make sure all their names appear next to the artwork when it is put up in the Starlight room for all the kids, adults and Captains to enjoy...

Looking forward to it!!! :)

I'll post what it looks like after tomorrow... wooo hooo