MARK THRUSH – NAMBOUR – QUEENSLAND.
Studied at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) – Finished my Honors in 1995 - Majored in textiles – mainly tapestry weaving.
After completing this degree, I was employed at the Victorian Tapestry Workshop for one year.
Following this I taught myself the medium of painting and I like painting where chance and chemical reactions take place.
Commercial varnish dominates these reactions and every painting is unique.
I thoroughly enjoy this process and the joy of watching the paintings evolve.
I also enjoy other painting mediums such as oil, acrylic and enamel.
Painting from imagination appeals to me and abstract painting seems to be what I enjoy most.
Enamels give me fluidity and spontaneity, whereas oil and acrylics can be both textural or fluid.
I also love working with charcoal and graphite.