Dawn Chorus Painting

My name is Marié Morrison, I'm a self-taught artist from Pretoria, South Africa. By day I am a graphic designer and own a small graphic design studio with my husband. But by heart I am an artist - always. I paint and do block printing in my spare time. I fell in love with art at a very young age, and it's always been a big part of my life. Being a graphic designer, I am naturally inclined to take any subject matter and break it down into a more stylized/simplified/abstract state. This strongly influences and rolls over to my art style. I consider my pieces as mind maps - snippets and fragments of memories, experiences and emotions. Captured in colour, pattern and rhythm. My paintings and block prints are hugely inspired by Africa – its richness, soul, vibe and warmth. The African wild has a deep rhythm that never lets go of your soul once you've experienced it - I hope to capture some of that (or even just a glimpse of it) in my work.