Australian How To Paint

A Zest for Art

I’ve lived most of my life in the small mining town, of Charters Towers, Queensland, where, as a child, I often prospected for gold and fished on the coast with my family. My love of art came early; often I watched my mother’s craft group dabble for hours in their different crafts. I drew, just for the love of it, often losing hours of the day, mainly drawing lots of birds, fish and horses and other animals.

I continued my love of art as a subject in high school, often only just

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