Reduced, oil on canvas, 100 x 80 cm Painting

Contemporary artist living in Brighton, UK. Making exuberant, vivid paintings of self portraits, extended family in the domestic space and flora and fauna. Inspiration is sourced from the internet, digital and family photos photo albums. Focussing on mixed media and collage, these paintings offer an insight to a deeply personal world. While also also appearing universal these paintings allow Monique to escape the pressures of life and enjoy the making process. Born in New Zealand, living in the UK since 2002. Monique completed a BA in Arts (2010),completed three years of a part-time BA in Fine art, (2022) Exhibited at the MALL galleries (London) (2022) for the society of woman artists, Liberation Gallery (Brighton,UK) (2023) (2024), Exhibited at Fishing Quarter Gallery (Beyond Boundaries)(2024), Exhibited on the Steyning Art Trail (2024) Please discover more work on instagram . Currently I’m researching great female artists from the renaissance and rococo periods. Appreciating the feminine aesthetics throughout art history. Looking for connections within the domestic space. Using luminous colours, creating contrast between lights and dark. Bold brush strokes, and pastel coloured calm. I prefer to work with oil for its viscosity.