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Strong ideasWhat colours do you predict will be key trends over the coming Half Kumutoto Summer Green usually emerge from a combination of influences that percolate inmonths and will they affect the colours you use in your artwork?the subconscious and then find their way into the prefrontal cortex.Im incorporating a lot of metallics at the moment, so perhaps they Inspiration also comes from doing and iterating. Sometimes youare something that might find their way into homes morebut Stephen Burke need to work to think, rather than the other way around.probably as highlights and touches rather than big statements. www.stephenburkedesigns.com left: Hope (Why Does it Hurt So Much) by Stephen Burke,If you could go back in time and give a younger version of yourself created with Resene Mamba,one piece of advice, what would it be? Which are your current favourite Resene colours? Resene Resene Siesta, Resene GoldenLife generally gets better the older you getat least thats been Resene Happy, Resene Staccato, Resene Pandemonium,Golden Tainoi Tainoi, Resene Salomie,Tim Christie my experienceso, I would say to my younger self, hey, Tim, Resene Coconut Ice and Resene Now Or Never. Resene Wax Flower, Resene Tuft Bush, Resene Cuttywww.timchristie.co.nz you will have tough times. Its part of life. Its normal. Welcome What has been your favourite painting, wallpapering orSark, Resene Summer Green,them and embrace them as they are experiences that grow you staining project that you have completed to date andResene Wishlist, Resene HalfWhich are your current favourite Resene colours and what doand make you more resilient, empathetic and wise.Kumutoto, Resene Roxy and what did you like about it?Resene Tacao. you like about them? 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