I have been looking through the lens of a camera for over 30 years. My inspiration comes from the ocean, all things beachy, crazy flowers, peoples faces, life in the snow and majestic trees. Nature throws so much beauty at us & when the landscape is so spectacular, so breathtaking, often a photo does not do it justice. So instead, what I do is look beyond the beauty & towards the ordinary & hopefully capture something interesting & unique from the picture-perfect scenes in front of me. I want to take beautiful photographs that make their way to your home.
New Directions:
As an emerging Photographic Artist, I am always learning & experimenting with my creative practices; adding layers of paint, collage, textures & resin. Growing in confidence to express myself more creatively & share my stories in new & bold directions.
I am very passionate about bringing a ‘Female Gaze’ to my stories which are very feminine and empowering in their essence. I hope to reveal emotion, complexity, confidence, vulnerability and power through the many layers in the image.
For some of my pieces, I specifically choose printing on wood to allow the grain and imperfections to show through into the image - giving another layer and texture. Flaws are visible, adding to the complexity and humanness of the females across the series. I had to let go of my own need for perfection with the final outcome and embrace beautiful mistakes along the way.
SHE IS.....
"Layers of creative imagery and unbridled imagination are merged together by Michelle, who uses photography as her foundation and inspiration. Her art travels along the lines of innocence, self-consciousness to land finally in a graphically dreamy landscape where the fully-formed female and her empowerment lies. Colour, shadow, light and layers of imagery and imagination merge with the ever-evolving images of Bolitho’s many muses."
THEY MEET AT THE SEA
A body of work inspired by the ocean and the layers of beauty, strength, love & fragility that encompass the landscape and the people who move through the water with respect & connection.
"They hear her roar in the crashing of her waves and respond with worship and respect. Mother Nature is in charge. She is complex, colourful, powerful, unpredictable and beautiful. Crowds gather and gasp. They walk in hurried silence, in trance like steps to the edge - they wait. Patient and exhilarated. Anxious and eager. The constant dance of layered strength, beauty and anticipation."
"With commissions for Affinity Women's’ Health, an exhibition in the PSC Covid Gallery, category winners for Flinders Art Show & Mt Eliza Art & Design Show, submissions to the Linden New Art Postcard Show and a branding collaboration under her artistic belt, Michelle continues to take the leap into the world of artistic expression via her camera. This visual art maker continues to challenge herself by bringing fine-art skills to her photographic table."
Debut Exhibition - Manyung Gallery Group 1-16 May 2021 | She Is.....
JahRoc Galleries Margaret River - November 2021 | They Meet at the Sea
Affordable Art Fair
The Other Art Fair