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My Insecurities, oils on stretched and framed canvas, size: 102 by 77cm.
My Insecurities is from my series of paintings titled ,
A Journey Through The Female Emotions.
Who is Barnardos?
Barnardos
is Australia’s
oldest children’s charity, with 120 years’ experience of helping children
suffering from abuse, neglect, poverty and deprivation.
Barnardos’
goal for every Australian child – a caring family and a nurturing environment
in which they can grow safely to fulfilled and happy adult lives.
We help….
Barnardos
provides 52 programs which offer flexible solutions for children in need and
their families.
We build …
Barnardos
raises community awareness of issues and difficulties facing children and young
people. We build and strengthen relationships between children, their families
and the community.
We listen…
Barnardos
gives the children of Australia
a voice. And then we listen to what they have to say.
This series of paintings was
inspired by the emotions in which I encountered when I began my newly married
life in Australia.
It began two years ago when I moved
here from the UK
to live with my Australian husband. Through this journey I experienced a range
of emotions, from melancholy/ forlornness, as I was moving far from my family
and good friends, to joy and happiness as I was together with my partner again after
having been parted overseas for fifteen months.
I chose to express these emotions
through my art. I feel that while painting this series I have come to discover
myself more and what my insecurities are.
My insecurities
All of us have insecurities of some
kind, it’s admitting to these insecurities which I find the hardest. When one
is troubled by them, they can crowd our heads and block our vision. Sometimes
so much that it affect ours lives and stops us achieving our goals.
This figure is asleep trying to
escape from her problems and reach a calmer space. The large bold flowers
represent her insecurities which are over crowding her mind.
I started to study painting at the age of sixteen
when I attended my local sixth form college English Martyrs,
in my home town of Hartlepool, North East England. I took
exceptional interest in painting figures, especially the female
form. At the age of eighteen I went on to study fine art at
the Cleveland College of Art and Design, also in Hartlepool;
then to Anglia Polytechnic University in Cambridge where I
studied a Combined Arts Degree.
My art is about the inner beauty of the human
form. There is the visual beauty, such as the beautiful curves
of the female figures or the grace in which a woman can hold
herself, but there is also the emotion and passion within.
In order to capture their personalities and feelings, I get
to know my models whilst I paint them. I then show their characteristics
through the experimentation of colour and form.
My music is also a very important part of me.
I started to play the piano at the age of six and throughout
my childhood won various prizes at music competitions around
the North East of England. I have taught in many schools including
The Northern School of Music in England and am currently teaching
from my residence in Sydney.
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www.virtuoso-arts.com
