Artist

"I didn't believe I was an artist to start with. I actually just did a painting and thought nothing of it until someone came in and purchased it. As a child you imagine being a doctor or a nurse or a vet or a model, but to become something that's so meaningful to myself and to the people who purchase the artwork, that's something I'm really grateful that I found myself doing. Being recognised as an artist is amazing. People work hard for what they do, for their money, for their families. And as artists we work hard. It may not be much, but when we get our stories on the canvas, at the end of the day, when you look at a finished art piece. It's beautiful. I paint about my Country, about the wildflowers that suffocate the Country in a beautiful way, and I paint about things that have deeper meaning for me. My arts centre is my home away from home. Surrounded by family. We thrive on each other. I think that's one of the reasons we keep going. That's why we're strong, as artists, because we help one another through."