Margie Langtip

A About Me .......
I was born in a small country town in South Gippsland in Victoria, Australia and currently reside in another rural seaside town in Southern Victoria, Australia.

My artistic inspiration comes from the Masters and many Australian artists such as Arthur Boyd, Arthur Streeton, Tom Roberts and my tutor, Kevin Boucher. I also get much inspiration from being in nature, be it the bush or the ocean. I have been painting for a number of years now, in oils and acrylics, however, I am an autodidact in Watercolour.

I find myself drawn to expressing my creativity each and every day. I love the idea of creating something out of nothing - just a bit of paint and canvas. It amazes me how a painting evolves into something that can stimulate more ideas, with then in turn, stimulates more.

I have a love of watercolour as I find it an easy medium to set up and clean up albeit a frustrating medium to get used to. My favourite medium though, is oils. I love the creamy luscious rich textures which allow for movement, blending and the ability to achieve super rich, deep colours. I usually paint traditional style but I do paint the odd abstract which allows me the freedom of just simply slapping on the paint.

I am an Emerging A...