βPainting with a purposeβ
Thanks for taking the time to view my portfolio. I started painting later in life, unlike a lot of artists I was not really art obsessed as a child preferring to spend my time reading and writing poems. My interest started in my forties but it took until 2016 for me to have the time to really explore and practice regularly. Predominantly I am drawn to paint figures in landscape in an impressionistic style, which over the years has resulted in building a demand from collectors for bespoke art commissions.
I have had a varied career ranging from office work, merchandising, dental receptionist and qualifying as a Diversional Therapist in my forties and working part time in this field for seven years in psychiatric/dementia care. I believe in the therapeutic value of creative pursuits, and that is why I decided to study Diversional Therapy. This varied career, I believe, gave me a lot of avenues to people watch, observe, and listen to their stories and that is why I think I feel the need to put figures in landscape that tell a story to communicate through my art.
My inspiration comes from nature, the beach, and everyday scenes of life around us and I strive to convey the way the light picks up ordinary objects and turns them into extraordinary.
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I continue to donate 10% of my profit from each sale to Shake It Up Australia in future, and have made a donation equal to that from my sales so far, in memory of my late mum who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at age 57.
Shake It Up Australia Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation established in 2011 and in partnership with The Michael J. Fox Foundation promotes and funds Parkinsonβs disease research in Australia aimed at better treatments and ultimately a cure.
