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Not one to slouch or sit idle, Solveig has taken her online shop to the next level, recreating much of her back catalogue of original art into boutique products such as t-shirts, phone cases, pillows, tote bags, leggings and canvas prints. Though Solveig's unique graphic impressionism style is achieved with acrylics, her artwork appears digital in nature. While it is only an illusion as up close you can see the myriad brushstrokes and detail in her work, it does means her image translates well across a number of surfaces, textures and materials. So, now you can have a Solveig Original at a fraction...

Keen to kick off 2016 in style, local artist Solveig has released a portraits calendar of 12 iconic Mullumbimby characters. Culminating two years of work across two collections Colourful Mullumbimbians and Beautiful Blondes, the calendar features comedian Mandy Nolan, actorvist Tony Barry, community champion Jeannette Martin, singer songwriter Rebecca Ireland and many more. Solveig, who due to popular demand also appears in the calendar, says it was a pleasure to bring these colourful characters to a large format, full colour calendar. “I wanted to celebrate my unique community and it’s been joyful work meeting, collaborating with, and painting these beautiful people.” Jeannette Martin...

Mullumbimby artist Solveig couldn’t believe her ears when she heard that the television series ‘Colour in Your Life’ wanted to feature her as one of the artists on the series. Solveig had approached the show following her well-received ‘Colourful Mullumbimbians’ exhibition earlier in the year. The series, which has been running for a little more than four years, showcases Australian artists and is aired on 4ME and on more than forty stations in the United States. Managing Director Graeme Stevenson says he chose to feature Solveig on ‘Colour in Your Life’ because of her distinctive style and because Solveig had...

Mullumbimby artist Solveig will unveil her most recent artworks at an upcoming portraits exhibition entitled “Colourful Mullumbimbians” at the Empire Cafe. The exhibition, which kicks off Thursday, 20 March at 6pm, celebrates our community through the colourful characters that call Mullumbimby home. Portraits on display include comedy queen Mandy Nolan, actor / activist Tony Barry, singer-songwriter Rebecca Ireland, hitch-hiking life coach Shanti Ananda, performance artist Dannidoo Butterfly and environmental campaigner Paul Brecht. Solveig is excited to be bringing the artwork to the community and anticipates the collection will inspire a range of emotions from hilarity to empathy. “It’s taken me a...

Graphic impressionism is a title coined by Solveig to describe her style, based on the theories of Impressionistic technique that expressed through artists of the 19th century group of Paris-based artists. The Impressionists portrayed overall visual effects instead of details, and used short “broken” brush strokes of mixed and pure unmixed colour—not blended smoothly or shaded, as was customary—to achieve an effect of intense colour vibration. Solveig achieves this effect with shapes of colour instead of brushstrokes. She applies pure areas of colour inset with an opposing colour to create an energetic edge that gives vibration and life energy to her...