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About Selina

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My work concentrates on nature, colour and form  – and making it all come together with a hint of clever satire, jest, irony, or sometimes boringly just beauty which in itself can hold these qualities. When the blank canvas turns into an idea I get very excited.  I never quite know what it will become but I love the journey.  

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My works are colourful and liminal (I just wanted to use this word), the product of instinct mixed with intellect. I am very honed in to my surroundings – colours, sounds and people, especially people and their reactions to news, trends and social media. Have we stopped listening to our instincts?  Thank goodness perfection can be found in nature.

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I love the process, the physicality of painting and sometimes I have to stand back and just enjoy the result.

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New Zealand born, I spent my childhood growing up in Australia. In my early 20s I challenged my shyness and lack of confidence and flew to South Africa to work for a year in Advertising.  In those times, a visa was only issued for a year so I continued to London where I lived for 3 years before living 25 years in Germany, learning the language and discovering my love of art.  I still do not know how I did it but it seemed to come naturally and has been a big part of my life.  I moved back to Brisbane in 2020.  Yes I do seem to like to challenge myself.  

 

I have had solo and group shows in Germany, Netherlands and Australia and my work is represented in private collections around the world. 

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