I am an artist living in rural Northland, New Zealand with cows. Pukekos and wild ducks for neighbours. This has been a huge lifestyle change with more time to create my artwork.
My story of how I became an artist is a bit on the bizarre side really.
I once had a completely different & work persona as a professional person in the city with a very full agenda until I discovered I had a detached retina - youch ! This has resulted in a complete lifestyle change to my life in the city.
After spending several weeks not being able to see anything at all,I was wrapped to discover I could see again and bizarrely, I could see everything completely differently - in what I now know was an artists viewpoint - - pretty freaky huh ? I sure wouldn't recommend it as a way to experience an artistic revival but I have a new viewpoint and perspective. A visit to my artist nephews studio in Victoria, Australia had me drooling at all the colors, salivating at the paints and pastels as I sploshed across the paper and I was hooked and haven't stopped since. My art history at University hadn't prepared me for the hands on stuff !
I have a passion for conveying emotion and expressionist work in dripping luscious color and using my photographs as an inspiration for painting.
My favourite artists are Matisse, Gauguin, Picasso, Dali and the Expressionists. I like anything zany, unique and different, editing my own photographs and drawing in pencil,charcoal, pastel or using paint to express my art.
For more art please visit my website: wwwEasternArtShop.com
