Hangarua Painting

I was born in Christchurch New Zealand. I live in North Canterbury with my husband and 3 children on a 650 hectare sheep and Beef farm.I have been painting and tutoring for 15 years now although art,drawing, sketching has been a part of me for as long as I can remember. At present I am very focused on social environment and love to paint people. I am inspired by any artists ability to evoke emotion by selecting interesting and challenging subject matter, however I am also a colorist and spend a lot of my time playing with color. I ask people to sit for me to get collections together for exhibitions. My artwork hangs in both public and private collections. I am also an art therapist tutor who works with Department of Corrections delivering art programmes to prison inmates in youth, drug rehabilitation, sex offender and mainstream units. Follow me on my journey as an art therapist on my facebook page.