About Reina
♣ hi there and welcome to my art blog,
I was born & raised Aotearoa/New Zealand.
I am a mother of 2 awesome girls who keep me real in every way….
Rediscovered my passion for creating beautiful shapes and colours after I had kids which opened up a whole new side to me, (which I didn’t think possible for this multi aspected gemini! lol!), so I decided to experiment with painting, a media I hadn’t explored in depth (I did art all through school winning many awards but gave it up for a career in hairdressing). I discovered that I cant plan or think when I create, it just flows and what it will be… will be.
This led to combining my utter love for ‘words (I’m a Scrabble fiend!) with my art, -I was in Reina heaven!!- and I now have a collection of Word Art with inspirational words and/or messages overlaid onto my own paintings.
R.x
Ps- all my art is (c) Copyright Reina Cottier Art 2013- please, if you want to share it, do so with my name credited alongside it. Many thanks for your respect.
I’ve just been looking through your work – it’s fantastic! There are a few prints that would certainly liven up the walls of my apartment.
hi there! and many many thanks~ really appreciate that!
HI Reina! Happy 2012 to you. Just www browsing on this special morning and stumbled across your beautiful work! And I love the way you describe your process, which is exactly how I feel – I’ve just started experimenting with paint and other medium on canvas and am now even more inspired! I’m off now to look at your website and hopefully be able to order a calendar or 6 (for friends!!)
Mari x
hi there Mari! and thank you so much, a very HAppy New year to you too.
So glad i could inspire you in some way, fab! Hey, tell me if my calendar is not what you are wanting, I can custom make a calendar of any 12 pieces/images of my art for you, takes me just a few mins and you just order online at Zazzle. I have done this for quite a few people, either with the word art, or the paintings, or both! 
x
lovely to connect, keep me posted with your art!!
I enjoy following your blog and so I am passing the Sunshine Award to you. For details please see http://yzartgallery.com/2012/04/19/sunshine-award/
Best wishes. Yelena
how lovely!! Im honored, thanks so very much Yelena!
xx
Hi, oh wonderfully talented one, I’ve nominated you for a ‘One Lovely Blog Award!’ Please visit http://kellygrahamartist.com/2012/06/16/480/ for all the details…
Hey Kelly, thankyou for this!!!!!! (Im so busy right now, dont know which way is what…so I will get around to doing all these things once the bulk of my commissions are complete, and the school holidays are out of the way! lol!) MANY thanks indeed. Very much appreciated.
xx
Hey Reina! Just found your blog through Hayley Roberts Photography blog. Awesome to meet another kiwi blogger and artist!
Bec
hello Bec!! lovely to meet you!! where abouts in NZ are you? Just going to check out your blog now…. found you on FB too. xxxx