I am a retired school teacher who is enjoying my retirement doing what I
love best, ' living the dream' and painting whenever I can. Firstly using
acrylics, I branched out to watercolour and recently studied oil painting at
a residential art school in Portugal, to add to my repertoire. Colour amazes
me and I use bright eye-catching colours in my paintings, with lots of
texture, using varied subject matter and medium. I recently ventured into
abstract painting and am now developing a passion for abstracts.. I love
exhibiting my work and sharing my love of art. I began studying Art at High
School where I chose Art as one of my electives. I specialised in Creative
Arts at Wollongong University while I was studying for my Diploma of
Teaching. While teaching Primary School students for 42 years, I shared
my love of art and my talents with my pupils, many who have gone on to be
artists themselves.
Community Involvement
I have held several art exhibitions as fundraising activities in the Illawarra
area: I have raised money for RedKite, an organisation helping families of
children with cancer at Art Arena Gallery in Wollongong. My artwork has
helped to provide resources for special needs students from
Peterborough SSP school in Warilla , at a fundraising exhibition I held at
Shellharbour Village Exhibition Space. I have held two fundraising
exhibitions for young Illawarra athletes with an intellectual disability to
give them some financial assistance to represent New South Wales at the
Australia Special Olympic games in Melbourne and Adelaide and
Tasmania. I have also donated paintings to fund raising raffles held by
Kiama Lions Club, Cancer Council, Peterborough SSP School and Illawarra
Special Olympics.

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MAP : 6/4 Tingira Cres, Kiama

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