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Liz Gridley
@lizgridleyartist.bsky.social
Artist, Oil Painting the human: Life, Emotion & Death

ADHD, Current Coterie resident at Victorian Artists Society, Finalist Lester Prize 2024, Based in Australia - Studio on the Kulin Land of Wurundjeri & Bunurong.
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Oil painting the human: Life, Emotion & Death
Liz Gridley
🖌️ @lizgridleyartist
🖼️ lizgridley.com.au
🛍️ inprnt.com/gallery/lizgridleyartist/
🫂 ko-fi.com/lizgridleyartist

#Art #OilPainting #artist
Silly art games at #PaxAus - yes please 💕 youtube.com/shorts/xR_EC...
THE ART BATTLE IS BACK - With #NewChallengers! #PaxAus 2025
YouTube video by Liz Gridley - Artist
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September 14, 2025 at 4:17 AM
'is cremation right for you?' - Liz Gridley, is a Finalist in the @palliative.care.australia 'Live Well Die Well' Art Prize on show from tonight in Brisbane as part of the Oceanic Palliative Care Conference #DeathArt
September 9, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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A source of energy, resilience and growth - beautiful symbolism in this piece by Vincent Pocsik.

'Two Gerberas with Hands'

35 x 34 x 4 1/2 in
Carved and stained walnut

#beautifulbizarre #contemporaryart #flower #sculpture #artcollectors #artmagazine #artinspo #art
August 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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August 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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The feeling when something finally blooms and comes to fruition. I feel that here.
Gorgeous installation.

For Magda Butrym & H&M
Venue: One Hanson
Producers: BUREAU BETAK
Designers: Larry Walshe
Textile Artist: Mia Sylvia Herrod
Steel rose structure: Julian Carter

#beautifulbizarre #art
August 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I had a fun side quest between projects!! Customising the closest thing in my reach - the Colour Cube cards by Sarah Renae Clark youtu.be/botSDzsyspQ
Can I CUSTOMIZE my Colour Cube images with Oil Paintings? @SarahRenaeClark
Huge Thankyou to @SarahRenaeClark for not only ok-ing me messing with the cards but providing the sample packs and inspiring this whole side quest! You can get your own colour cube (version one or two or both!) through my affiliate link here and help support my channel! The Color Cube: https://sarahrenaeclark.com/colorcube/?ref=264 The Color Catalog:https://sarahrenaeclark.com/color-palettes/?ref=264 The Coloring Planner: https://sarahrenaeclark.com/coloringp... The Swatchdex: https://sarahrenaeclark.com/swatchdex//?ref=264 I was gifted these samples cards to use and I asked to experiment with them, the links above are affiliate links that help support my channel! All opinions and enthusiasm are my own. ♥ Hi, I’m Liz Gridley, an Artist from Melbourne, Australia. I am primarily an artist of Painting and Drawing (Oil Paints being my top Medium of Choice!)and my works are heavily focused on figurative subjects. I enjoy investigating depths of emotion, death and the human experience to create a connection from my work to the viewer. My content of choice includes: Time-lapse videos of my latest artworks, Paint and Sketching Tips & Tricks, Livestream sessions (Check the 'About' section of my channel for the current Stream times!) and Occasional Artist Studio Vlogs. Always feel welcome to leave a comment if you have a Question, and Subscribe to know every time I’m posting. Thank you for joining me in the studio (and don’t forget to clean your brushes!) ♥ ------------------------------------------ L I N K S ------------------------------------------ w e b s i t e: lizgridley.com.au m a i l i n g l i s t: For open commission times & exhibition updates: http://eepurl.com/do40EX i n s t a g r a m: lizgridleyartist f a c e b o o k: LizGridleyArtist d I s c o r d : https://discord.gg/Ns3GWgJ6pz s u p p o r t m e: https://ko-fi.com/lizgridleyartist T I P j a r: https://streamelements.com/lizgridleyartist/tip Please follow my social media accounts to see more of my current works in progress, exhibitions, sketching nights, life drawing, art excursions and of course those satisfying varnish moments! Intro by Runaway Graphics (https://www.runawaygraphics.com.au/) ------------------------------------------ M U S I C ------------------------------------------ Music by Chillhop Music: https://chillhop.ffm.to/creatorcred and YouTube Audio Library
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August 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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10 years. 95 contestants. 1 Taskmaster. 🎂
July 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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The history of death masks stretches back millennia, deep into antiquity. Often created for elite members of society as protective armour that could help the deceased to navigate the afterlife or ward off evil spirits. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The lost art of the death mask
The Western world was once obsessed with these macabre memorials.
www.bbc.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
What's Changed?
Oil on aluminium, Sold, FINAL WEEK of 'Still Bodies: Diaogues of Deathcare' at @beinartgallery
“The most universal human feature, we must all share and create breath” - Hannah Gadsby, Nanette.
#Art
July 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
'What is the first thing you do when someone dies?'
Oil on aluminium, 🔴Sold, FINAL WEEK of 'Still Bodies: Diaogues of Deathcare' at @beinartgallery

Answer: Put on the kettle…
(well that's the best answer I’ve found so far)
July 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
'Do you want to become the grass?'
Oil on aluminium - Available via @beinartgallery
#NaturalBurial
July 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Do You Fear Decomposition?
Oil on aluminium with metal lace frame by Liz Gridley.
On show now and available through @beinartgallery
More info on the beinart website
#Embalming #DeathCare #FuneralService #Embalm #DeathArt
June 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
'How Do You Want to Be Remembered?
Oil on aluminium with metal lace frame. Available and on show with @beinartgallery
#Art #OilPainting
June 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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gonna call this one done, I think 🤞
June 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Got to play with the colour cube today (Sarah Jane Clark!)
My poor tired seahorse I feel you (watercolour on the wrong paper don't care had fun)
June 20, 2025 at 2:16 AM
'Ripples' oil on aluminium with metal lace. Available now at Modern Eden Gallery.
Hydromancy, divination by means of water, including the color, ebb and flow, or ripples produced by pebbles dropped in a pool...
June 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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To bury a friend, portrait done in loving memory of Twiggy 💙
Oil on linen, 9x12

#contemporaryart #allaprima #oilpainting #petportraitartist #petportraiture #artefex
June 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Nonchaloir (Repose), 1911
John Sunger Sargent
Oil on canvas
#ArtSky
June 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Experimenting with Oil Painting & Metal Lace... youtube.com/shorts/U8Qh4...
#Art
🖌️💙 How can I add Ripples to my Oil Painting? Learning CNC metal cutting for my #Art 💙
YouTube video by Liz Gridley - Artist
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June 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Those 'serious artist' selfies 💕 *headphones for authenticity*
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Flood of posts coming for 'Still Bodies: Dialogues of Deathcare' opening next week June 21st at @beinartgallery so keep an eye on your feed!

Chat soon
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June 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Tale as old as time indeed... and one of my favorites. ‪@strangeling.bsky.social‬ captures this so beautifully with her painting “Belle in Beast’s Gallery”. Delve into the spirit of her work.

strangeling.com

#beautifulbizarre #beautyandthebeast #disney #popsurrealism #artinspo #art
June 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A solo exhibition, a Death Cafe, and so much more: The latest email just went out to my subscribers (but this one is a BIG one so I thought for once I'd share a bit wider) check it out here to learn more: mailchi.mp/a643278491d8...

#StillBodies #BeinartGallery #Update #MailingList
May 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Went ahead and went back and finished it tonight. Golden hour - 26x32” acrylic on canvas. Available.
May 20, 2025 at 2:38 AM
... Did that varnish pour give me the 🖕?

This piece may look complete after varnish, but I've got two more things to add, coming soon to @moderneden 'The Portrait Show 13: Magic'

#ModernEden #Varnish #VarnishingPaintings #SatisfyingArt #LizGridley
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... Did that varnish pour give me the 🖕? #Varnish
YouTube video by Liz Gridley - Artist
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May 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
...Because it's a unified meeting point of human emotion.

I've been asked by many people 'why death?' when introducing my upcoming show 'Still Bodies: Dialogues of Deathcare' ( @beinartgallery Brunswick from June 21st, next month) so I wanted to being elaborating...
#Art #Death
May 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM