Art of New Zealand Trust

This artist lives life to the full, paints in bold and beautiful colours, and has enjoyed and still enjoys her many pursuits and varied interests.

Acrylic

From the artist herself...

" Much of my inspiration comes from my appreciation of being alive and having the opportunity to enjoy this precious planet. Everything I see, feel, hear and touch cries out to be captured in my mind, to be used as a resource with which to create.

My environment, largely the geographical, appears most in my work. Landscapes of New Zealand, Australia, England, Spain and Greece feature. Nothing compares with the opportunity to make a living from activities I Love.

I live life to the full and have enjoyed many pursuits, horse riding, jet ski-ing, tramping, travelling, reading, organic gardening, music, fashion design, life drawing, ballroom dancing, Argentine Tango, Latin dance, contemporary dance, (the Dancer series can be viewed on my website), having two daughters and a son (a life enhancing experience in itself and well worth the effort!).

Friends are special to me and sharing some of their interests has also been fun - more recently motorbike excursions to see some of the wonderful countryside in New Zealand, competitive ballroom dancing and simply experiencing some of the beautiful fresh and interesting food and drink of our region at many of the cafes, restaurants and vineyards which have sprung up. It’s also special to share my own home/studio with friends and family. All these things add flavour and piquancy to my work as an artist."