Artist's Drawing and Inspiration

Passion for Portraits

I have lived on the Central Coast of NSW most of my life, where we are blessed with beautiful beaches, national parks, abundant in lots of species of birds and animals. During my school years I chose art classes which I looked forward to the most of all my subjects. Caricatures, cartoons and animals were always in my art books. Title pages were masterpieces! I also enrolled in a correspondence course which included sign-writing and I loved doing that with pen and ink.

After leaving school I got a job at Hornsby Council as a receptionist and continued working there for about six years until I married and had two daughters. While the girls were playing I

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