William - 40x40 (A)

#100heads no 23 - William.
Young William is the 2nd of two paintings going to the Bluethumb 40x40cm exhibition starting May 2nd in the KingWilliam Rd gallery. Both paintings are on stretched canvas floating in a lovely oak frame which is the specs for this exhibition…
A little bit about William - "At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway with whom he had three children: Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part owner("sharer") of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlains men.”
He produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories and are regarded as some of the best works produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until 1608, among them Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear and Macbeth all considered to be among the finest works in the English language.

This work will be available for purchase online and will also be on display at the Bluethumb Gallery in Adelaide, as part of the gallery's 'Bluethumb x Southern Buoy: 40 x 40' exhibition from May 2nd - July 1st. Interested collectors may inquire prior to this date.

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PROFILE:
I attended the North Adelaide school of fine art in the late 1980s, and from then on I started creating art to sell. With a focus on printmaking, painting and textiles, I built up my first small art business. Several businesses later I settled on my current art-business model. My body of work includes painting for exhibitions, commissioned paintings, portraits and Illustrations, showcasing and selling my work in shops and on-line, teaching workshops and tutoring painting in various venues around Adelaide.

SKILLS:
Painting. Illustrating. Portraiture. Large scale murals. Workshop presenter. Art tutor. Blogger. Mentoring.

PRACTICE:
As an artist, I take seriously the development of my own unique style through my practice of painting and creating art everyday. I seek to present an appealing balance between chaos and order in my paintings, and this best reflects who I am as a person living in the world.

I'm also interested in recycling, if I can re-use a beautiful old frame, or a surface that's suitable I will make it into a work of art - I also seek to paint on surfaces that are made from recycled materials where possible.

Thankyou for popping in and having a look,
Sincerely,
Cat Leonard