Maureen Whitehead

“The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.”
Francis Bacon

Although In her earlier role as a teacher, where everything had been more or less structured, Maureen's creative pursuits and passions were always on display. Music and art were a prominent feature within her portfolio as an educationalist. Her classrooms for young children were a continuous feast of colour and vibrancy.

Following a career in education, Maureen began painting replicas of works by artists such as Ernst Kirchner, Gauguin, Dufy and Pablo Picasso among others. Although she found this practice immensely satisfying, she always had a compelling desire to create her own original works. Maureen had delayed this consideration, as it seemed so daunting to have to rely almost entirely on her own imagination. Eventually, however, she managed to go ‘solo’ and from her earlier artistic practice, find her own creative style. Picasso claimed, 'Good artists borrow and great artists steal.'' And so, while all artists are influenced by others, the most impactful artists transform borrowed ideas into something uniquely their own. '

While Maureen's paintings display a diversity of genres, they all highlight her dominant color palette and style...