BIO

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I was born in Masterton (hometown of Sir Peter Jackson of Lord of the Rings fame) and was raised in Auckland, New Zealand. I currently live on the North Shore in Auckland.

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I was influenced by Vincent van Gogh and his love of colour and visited the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Holland and was very moved seeing his original work.

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Inspired by my school art teacher, Wallace Crossman, who had an eye for upcoming artists who later became very well known. Unbeknown to me Mr Crossman entered one of my paintings into the New Zealand Secondary School Art Awards. I won an art award plus art books for my school. The judges praised my good sense of colour.

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Although I have tried many mediums Acrylics are my medium of choice because they are fast drying. When I get inspired I like to go for it while the energy flows and acrylics allow me to do that.

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My training has been wide and varied from training as a Graphic artist at Auckland University of Technology to qualifying as a Draughtswoman as well as achieving some units in Civil Engineering to getting a Diploma in Interior Design. I have had art training from the Mairangi Bays Art Centre, Moore Fine Arts plus also Airbrush Venturi international, although I am mainly self- taught experimenting with techniques.