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Artist Statement:
I live in Croydon, Surrey, in
the United Kingdom. For the
past few years I have become
interested in Digital
Photography. I really like
going out and about
photographing flowers, mostly
taken from other peoples'
gardens! Also, from parks and
open spaces. With the photos I
design and create cards. ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
May 2005 This was the first
Exhibition of my work in my
local Church
May 2006 This was the second
Exhibition of my work in my
local Church
May 2007 This was the third
Exhibition of my work in my
local Church
May 2008 This was the fourth
Exhibition of ...
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Artist Galleries:
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Marion De Souza Biography:
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Age
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67
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
0
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| Religion |
Roman Catholic |
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| Education |
Professional Work |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Computer design, Photography, Music, Poetry, Singing in Choir, DJ on local Hospital Radio Station, Art classes, golf, writing, gardening, reading. |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Computer Art
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Impressionism - (1865 - 1885)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Van Gogh
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Sunflowers
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Visiting art galleries in Spain and Italy between the age of 18 to 22.
And in London's art galleries.
Any artist who had done work with flowers. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I have always loved flowers and the garden from a very early age. So, I began drawing copies of flowers from a book and painting them in watercolour and then poster colour.
I draw and paint in acrylic mostly also charcoal,hard/soft pastels,and oil pastels. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
I live in Croydon in the United Kingdom. My home town is Southampton in the South of England. I went to a Church School at 5 until 11 then to an ordinary Secondary Modern School. I trained as a Nurse in a London Hospital at 18 and qualified. After 6 months I did a Post Graduate course in Pyschiatric Nursing in London, and qualified in 1962. I continued working in Pyschiatry for a few years. I also tried my Vocation as a Nun in Anglican Orders, but left to join the Roman Catholic Church. I married at the age of 45. I have no children, but I have my brother who lives in Southampton. My Mother said that as a child I was always in the garden looking at plants and flowers.
I bought one of those small books with flowers and plants illustrated in it. So, I began copying these small flowers and painting them. I found it fascinating. I still find copying other peoples work with flowers enjoyable. However,now I like to do designing of my own especially at the Art Group that I joined about 3 years ago. Also, some 7 years ago I got my first Computer and what a revelation that was. I bought a Fuji Digital Camera and began photographing flowers around where I lived. I bought various desktop publishing software and started computer manipulation of the flower photographs I had taken. These are all originals of my work and I can honestly say when I have finished a piece of design I really don't know how or what I did to achieve it. It just happens. So, it is a constant thrill to see a design evolve.
I design cards for any occasion for people, birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, Christmas, Calenders etc, you name it and I will do it. I have my own Web site for this if you want a look it is at www.cutecards.co.uk I work with Adobe Photoshop CS2, Coral Paint Shop X, but I have various desktop publishing programs for designing my cards. I still would like to go into Web Design, but find I do not have the time as yet!
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