My life is, and always has been, one filled with creativity. I relate to the lyric from the Sound of Music that says “my heart wants to sing every song it hears”. Perceiving meaning in the world around me I feel compelled to draw, savouring its richness as I do.
Though I’ve been drawing since I was a child, it’s only been recent that I’ve been able to invest myself in my art, as I’ve long hoped. As many self-taught artists find, mine has been a winding journey, driven by an undercurrent of passion, dedication, and hard work. It has been intermingled with other priorities, interests, and needs at different times, and only really developed when permitted. Encouraged to pursue a customary vocation, I’ve worked as a pediatric Occupational Therapist, assisted in Health Research and have a Masters in Tropical Environmental Management. This background has tendered my knowledge and experiences that have influenced the art and the artist I am now.
Darwin is my home and has been for most of my life. It is a beautiful place, unique and diverse in many ways. It also offers an abundance of encounters with nature. I enjoy curlew’s night calls, sunset beach walks, kapok blooms, black cockatoos chatting, Dry season fires, and in the wet season, electrical storms and torrential rain. I think my affinity with these encounters and experiences is deeply infused in me and my art. I cannot resist the allure of creation. It’s elegance, intricacy, and authenticity is captivating. I love the truthful witness that is the natural world and that the creations it inspires are invested with its beauty and wisdom.
I love sharing what I observe in nature with others. There is a satisfaction that arises from completing a work that is pleasing. This is made greater when others retreat into, and enjoy, the creation too.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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Pelicans To Portraits
This lady has painted everything from pelicans to portraits. She has completed commissions including cats, dogs, horses, possums, numerous beach scenes… and even a Scottish piper.
“I Cannot Imagine Life Without Art”
Throughout her story you can feel the delight and joy that radiates from this artist as she describes her passion for art.
The Noble Equine
Coloured pastel papers have been used to create this beautiful horse.
To Be at One With Nature
“My art is who I truly am, and it has given me a freedom to become ‘just me’,” claims this talented lady.
Making The Picture Sing
Using her fine attention to detail, this artist creates a loving tribute to her subject.
Thanks to Da Vinci
Wicked classroom caricatures and tattoos fired up the passion for this self taught artist to strive to produce the perfect drawing.
My Story
Sharing her passion for art has become a way of life for this determined and talented artist.
Link to Life
This artist adores pastels … a medium which she believes can fall between painting and drawing. Her art is truly her link to life.
Don't Rock the Boat
What comes first … the title or the painting? For this colourful artist, it can be either – and experimenting can lead to accidentally creating individual techniques.
Art for Steven
Some years ago, this man was inspired to make the transition from cartooning to painting. He had always wanted to express himself in this way, and he dedicates every painting to his late brother Steven who inspired him.
