為什麼創作藝術？
Art became a way for me to create something permanent after years of  investing my time into looking after my fairly big family. Art is the place I slow down & often get very quiet and meditative

你畫畫多久了？
I have always made art & been creative. My watercolours are also unusual in my process as they really reflect my drawing background, I almost want to call them drawings in watercolour as they are very lime and wash based

Did you have form al art training?
I had a wonderful art teacher in elementary/primary school and I believe she laid a very strong foundation for me. High School I also had the privilege of access to an art centre with really great teachers. I studied Textile Design there & believe it has influenced my work towards simplification and unusual layout. After school I sudied a degree in art, which was very conceptual. It killed art for me so I took a ten year break before returning to drawing late at night when the whole family was asleep. I had to teach myself everything I know about watercolour. Luckily I love geeking out , so am forever going deeper into it

你是職業藝術家還是業餘愛好者？
I  am very blessed that art gas been my passion and our bread and butter for the last three years

你從誰或什麼事物中汲取靈感？
I gather inspiration from many fields. Everyday mundane, the way light falls, ideas I read about, and lots of artists throughout history

你畫畫的時候喜歡聽什麼類型的音樂？
I love quiet while I paint. I often also paint while supporting my children in schooling or hanging out with friends. In an ideal getting to really indulge, I would listen to classical or indie music, something gentle and human. I also love listening to podcasts while painting but sometimes the words take me out of my glow state, so I turn it off.

你有沒有過導師？
No but I have had very pivotal moments when certain people encouraging me brought me back from the edge of giving up altogether on art

你每天都畫畫嗎？
I wish!

你是一次只畫一幅畫，還是同時畫好幾幅？
I love to juggle a few , I also find the switching between pieces help me out of a funk when it happens

你會先創作概念作品嗎？
No, I alter as I go but I think about it a lot, so maybe it’s just a piece in my head

你喜歡在畫室畫畫還是在戶外寫生？
I was hard bent on plein air but the short flowering of my subject has definitely necessitated in studio from photographic references

你們使用了多少種核心色？
Some works literally only have one, the Corals gave about 6 for subtle differences

管狀、盤狀還是棒狀？
ALL of them!

你使用遮蔽液嗎？
I haven’t found one that works for me yet

你如何判斷你的作品是否完成？
I try to step away and stop earlier but sometimes I probably overwork, I get very into the details