Margie Langtip

A About Me .......
I was born in a small country town in South Gippsland. In my teenage years I moved to the Dandenong area, South East of Melbourne. Later I chose to move to Macclesfield in the beautiful Yarra Ranges, Victoria, for 22 years,to raise our two sons. I currently live in Foster, South Gippsland with my husband.

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 self taught in Watercolour, practising daily with this medium.

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 a...