I live near Toowoomba, in Queensland, Australia. A home-schooling mother of three wonderful children, my artistic journey started in 2010 when I was looking for art resources for them and found a fantastic online drawing community called ‘Thinkdraw’, which changed my life. There, I discovered the joy of drawing. Suddenly, I was seeing everything with new eyes… it was incredibly exciting.
In September 2010, I purchased a student-grade set of soft pastels. I remember how tentatively I made my first mark on the paper, but by the time I’d finished that first painting, I was hooked! After two more paintings with these pastels, I invested in artist quality materials, which I now use exclusively. My fourth painting was a portrait of a friend's daughter. We both became very emotional when I gave it to her... at that moment I knew that this is what I was meant to do.
Since then, I have painted portraits of children, adults, pets and wildlife. I continue to be deeply moved by the emotional responses with which my portraits are received. It is a joy to capture the essence of my subjects’ personalities, and to know that the resulting paintings will be treasured.
Pastels produce beautiful results and will last for generations. Though I mostly work with soft pastels and PanPastels, I have worked a little with other media and am keen to explore them further.
Painting and drawing have become a passion. I am inspired by the beauty that is all around; the subtle changes in light on people’s faces and across landscapes, the unexpected glimpse of something worth painting in the most ordinary of moments.
Thank you for looking!
In September 2010, I purchased a student-grade set of soft pastels. I remember how tentatively I made my first mark on the paper, but by the time I’d finished that first painting, I was hooked! After two more paintings with these pastels, I invested in artist quality materials, which I now use exclusively. My fourth painting was a portrait of a friend's daughter. We both became very emotional when I gave it to her... at that moment I knew that this is what I was meant to do.
Since then, I have painted portraits of children, adults, pets and wildlife. I continue to be deeply moved by the emotional responses with which my portraits are received. It is a joy to capture the essence of my subjects’ personalities, and to know that the resulting paintings will be treasured.
Pastels produce beautiful results and will last for generations. Though I mostly work with soft pastels and PanPastels, I have worked a little with other media and am keen to explore them further.
Painting and drawing have become a passion. I am inspired by the beauty that is all around; the subtle changes in light on people’s faces and across landscapes, the unexpected glimpse of something worth painting in the most ordinary of moments.
Thank you for looking!