Curlew No1 Handcoloured post print Ed. 1 of 1

I have always had a great appreciation for the curlew, loving their form, colours and of course those googly eyes. Their stillness and camouflage being at complete at odds with their comfort in human environs fascinates me, and the way they have adapted to the way we live is very enterprising. They are fun to paint, carve and have on the wall.

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I've been an artist for 40 years. I started when I was 18 years old learning pottery and stained glass in a studio in NZ.

I moved to Australia in 1996 and began playing with acrylics and paper mache forms.

In 2007 I took lessons in pastel and eventually began producing landscapes from Northern NSW region. I also experimented with spiritual pastels including angels and spirit beings. I was able to channel messages as I worked.

In 2019 I took lessons in watercolours and have been producing buildings (houses and churches) and also landscapes.

In 2021 I taught myself lino printing (my father was a wood carver so I think this came naturally to me) and after playing with different images began producing works of nature and in particular, birds.

Lino cut has become my favourite art style, I enjoy the meditative process of carving, then rolling the ink onto the block to create this wonderful image. It's always a fun surprise to see them materialise in front of my eyes.

Thank you for reading my bio.

Luna Hare