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andinspiring.Anothergreatread
is ‘Colour’byVictoriaFinlay,an
exceptionalandinformativeadventure.
Mypassionis thepowerofthe
imagination.Myprimaryinterestat
themomentis attainingthetechnical
skillsandfinessetorevealthefull
scopeofthatimagination.Inmy
majorworks,I liketotella tale.I try
toretainsimplicity,whilstoverlaying
it withsophisticationanddetail.In
manyofmyworks,a simplefigure
willunderpinthecomposition
andanyintricacyofdesign.
Myartisticinterestshavehad
thesamebasisforaslongasI can
remember,thoughI havecertainly
broadenedinmytastesandtheway
inwhichI expressmyselfartistically.
I seemyselfasa developingartist.
A fewoftheartistsI admire
are:Klimt,Mucha,Dali,Bosch,
Rembrandt,Monet,VanGogh,
KatheKollwitz,NormanLindsay,
BrettWhiteley,RolfHarris,Luis
Royo,MichaelParkes,H.R.Geiger,
PeterGric,MarcusWills,Michael
Zavros,VincentFantauzzo,andDel
KathrynBarton.Aneclecticbunch!
I haveusedgraphite,colourpencils
inalltheirvariousforms– ink,pastel,
watercolour,etcetera– charcoal,conte
crayonandwatercolour,acrylicand
oilpaints.Mysurfaceshavemostly
consistedofvarioustypesofpaper,
butmostlygoodqualitywatercolour
Samona seat
KookaburraTwo
PippySwings
TafraMinimalistDrive
Detailfrompaintingentitled"GloriousDay"