I
started my art career at Newcastle Art College, then I went into
display and sign writing for a few years. After 3 children, I changed
direction, and began a career within sales and business development
which
spanned over 20 years and my art was put on the back burner.
It was only 2 years ago that I gave up the stressful life of business and decided
to take up painting again, mainly spurred on by my mother who was a
fabulous artist, and she, like me, gave up painting to work in a different
direction to support her family and really regretted not pursuing her
art.
I absolutely love this way of life and within just a few months of taking up art again, my work was exhibited in a couple of galleries and I began to sell my
paintings. In fact, my first painting "Madly Deeply" sold to a famous couple in
Beverly Hills.
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"Madly Deeply" in Beverly Hills
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My style is big, bold, and emotive. I like to be as
realistic as I feel it needs, with an illustrative slant. I'm not too keen
on backgrounds that a depict a scene or tell a story, as I feel it
distracts from the subject. I like a good composition with a modern
approach.
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"The Final Rehearsal"
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I am often browsing through fine art
photography and sometimes a photograph will inspire me. I love ballet
pictures - this one was from a German photographer. I asked her if it was
okay to adapt her picture and paint it, and she agreed.
In the "Final Rehearsal" I wanted to capture the
discipline of the dancers and their strength and beauty, but also add
character. The painting is quite bold and shows the tension and characters of the dancers before going on stage.
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| "Brief Encounter" |
I absolutely love painting horses and capturing their strength and
beauty, particularly their bone structure, and I wanted to portray these
elements in this painting. Using acrylic paint, I feel I can add texture
and reflect light and also build up layers to illustrate the physical form
of these creatures.
I still feel I have a lot to learn and would love to
develop my style further. I am always looking at other artists' work for
inspiration and techniques.
My dream is to become noticed by
my style and hopefully be in a position to sell my work in other
countries.
Recently I was contacted by American Art Awards Online to
enter their completion which is open to artists across the world. The paintings were voted for by the top 25 Art
Galleries in America. I am
delighted to say that I won 3rd and 6th place in Human Form and 6th place in
Animal Impressionism.
Written by Pam Morton
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