Hi my nane is Stella. From very young, I always had to create something. I loved sitting watching my mum sewing clothes and was fascinated by how some material and a sewing machine could do just by using ones imagination.
I would collect scrap materials and start sewing dresses for my dolls. I was an introvert and found that creating helped boost my confidence. Before I became a full-time artist, I had many creative journeys such as jewellery making, ribbon embroidery, crochet, floral arrangements and cake decorating.
At school my favourite subject was arts and she enjoyed painting a large canvas of Crying girl by Roy Lichtenstein.
Later in my adult life, I started experimenting with paints, folk art style. I enjoyed it, but felt was a bit too cartoonish for my liking. To get into the field of arts, I started working in an art store, and met other artists which was helpful to have knowledge about it. That's where the journey of becoming an artist came along. I would visit various art galleries to find the style of arts I had an interest in.
Before I started to take my painting serious, I knew I had to learn to draw first so took up drawing classes, and then spend countless hours, drawing anywhere and everywhere, wherever I would go I had to have a pencil and paper pad. I started learning to paint in oils with professional artists, also attending various workshops, 3 day life portrait workshops, life study workshops, online classes but mostly on her own developing my skills. Some of my favourite artists style include Richard Schmid, Vladimir Volegov, Claude Monet to name a few. I work in realism/ contemporary style and am nspired by nature, enjoy plein air painting and love seeing how when the light hits even a boring subject it turns from ordinary to extraordinary. I approache my work to explore and express my personal journey through my world. My paintings are not about literal representations, but about a sense of emotion and experience and every single artwork has their own challenges to overcome. Thats where art is different from crafts, as you are constantly learning and problem solving with arts no matter how much you paint. I enjoy a variety of techniques often combining paints with textures, mixed media and paint with quality oil paints as well as acrylics. At times I pull out my pastels and watercolours. I have sold works across Australia and have undertaken some commission works. I also enjoy sharing my work with students and have also taught them art after school term dates as well as school holiday workshops.
If you are interested in any of my paintings, or whether you are interested for me to start on a commission work, please feel free to message me any questions, and I would get back to you as soon as possible. Yours sincerely Stella