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Going to Auction on the 1st of December!

Buy it now not available. Will be displayed at Shopfront Studio from the 22nd of October. 152 Redfern Street, Redfern, Sydney. Australia.

Charity Art Auction, All money raised goes to Barnardos

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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