I do hope I am doing this right but I guess the world will turn even if I stuff up. I do already have an ABOUT page from when I started my blog some years ago. But it is all about my art, which made sense as that is why I started my blog in the first place. Today I will add a bit of new info…. a bit more about ME!… which is still all about ART!!!! So if you are not interested in art, bye bye…. you may be bored. If you are interested in art, especially painting here is a bit about me and my “addiction”.
Miniatures to murals, careful pencil illustration to lyrical expressionist abstraction; I enjoy exploring the possibilities and sharing the discoveries with others. For me it is this constant exploration and experimentation which keeps my passion for art thriving.
I do not see art and craft as separate entities. They are part of a continuum of creative experience and edges blur. Similarly I do not like overly categorising and boxing off of different pursuits and media… exciting things can happen when one links across the perceived boundaries.
Teaching art has reinforced in me that as human beings it is natural to want to create, and discovering which medium, style and subject suits is exciting. I continue to share this with others in workshops which I have conducted for all ages from infant to adult, all ability levels and with a diverse range of media including watercolour, silk painting, acrylics, encaustic art, ink and soft pastels.
I often use the term art play in respect to sessions as I believe we learn and create inspiring works when we adopt an attitude of productive play. Creating art has a multitude of benefits. If a successful piece is created that is a bonus but not the sole purpose as “the journey is paramount”
In my own art-play Nature provides the primary inspiration. Fluidity is something evident in my art and related to this is an underlying Zen influence.
I prefer to paint positive visual experiences, a celebration of our gift of sight and an appreciation of our wonderful island. My most frequently resurging theme is the coast with its ephemeral nature and wealth of textures.
So that is me… EvAntArt or Evelyn Antonysen, visual artist. Oh, and significantly I am a type one Diabetic (46 years of injections and increasing complications) and that affects this life I love in MANY ways.