Bright bold colours render my art both alluring and attractive. I aim to provoke an emotive response from the viewer to bring about a warm and joyful feeling, as we absorb art on display.
My portfolio contains a diverse collection of colourful work. Several of my pieces depict life in the tropics, in particular Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands where I lived for 13 years.
I draw heavily upon my vivid imagination when working on abstract depictions. I love to create and communicate my ideas into visual form onto a blank canvas.
Art has certainly enriched my life, I hope same can enrich someone else’s life as my creations hang prominently displayed on their walls.
Those who engage with my art should feel joy coupled with feel-good energy, as they form a good harmonious relationship with contrasting colours and vitality that rises up from my canvases.
Painting is therapeutic, I enjoy disappearing into my creativeness as I apply rich, vibrant colours to my canvas. Through my art; I wish to put a smile on viewer’s faces, and bring joy to their heart.
My artwork serves as a positive and uplifting solace in these somewhat challenging times. Viewers of same can appreciate the impact of colour, an incredible tool that brings about a soothing calmness. Accordingly I savour the chance to create art for others to experience and be transformed by.
Art is vital to connect local communities, shape culture, and foster wellbeing. I have an innate desire to express myself and my creative pursuits help relieve stress, encourage creative thinking, boost my self-esteem, and provide a sense of accomplishment. . I welcome the visit of a curator to my Carramar studio to view my creations first hand.
Michelle loves the beauty and diversity of Australian flora and fauna. She was born
here in Perth and a love of local beaches has led to her embracing natural ocean
elements in some of her paintings. These include shells, coral and rockpool scenes.
She also paints bushland themes including native wildflowers and animals as well as
fantasy items such a stylised dragonflies and abstracts.
Michelle works in watercolour, acrylic, textiles and mixed media and likes to show the
wonder of small hidden treasures of the natural world in her works.
Follow her on social media:
Email: mmbb@bigpond.net.au
Instagram: @Michelle Henderson Art
Facebook: Michelle Henderson Artist
Art Awards:
Kondinin Art Prize – Works on Paper, 2nd Prize 2016
Cervantes Art Prize – Watercolour, Highly recommended 2017
Newdegate Art Exhibition – 2nd Prize 2017
As a country boy born in Quairading John discovered his artistic talent early, at school he became known as the ‘class artist’. John embraced his talent and has continued to paint throughout his life. In recent years with more time and a deep yearning within he has focused his attention on steadily building a body of work.
John says of himself “Being an artist is who I am, it comes from very deep inside,” this drive to paint has been fed by a constant flow of inspiration. Not content to remain with one subject or style John’s work moves from traditional to the surreal and back again. Each crafted work comes with its own insights and commentary on life and he is always pushing his creativity to its limits with new ideas and techniques.
John’s medium of choice is Acrylics; the quickly drying paint allows him to apply the brush while inspiration flows. A perfectionist at heart John will revisit a painting again and again stepping away to let the final image to reveal itself. This often means a steep learning curve working out how to bring his vision to life. He uses dark backgrounds as his base because he likes the way it adds depth and impact – “ I love to bring subjects to life from the dark.”
The Iconic Stockman Series of paintings come hot on the heels of his successful solo exhibition in the Swan Valley in August of 2019. There is limited stock available as editions are running at 100 prints per painting.
Visit John’s website: johnnedkelly.com.au
