ANN MANSFIELD

My love affair with painting and drawing began in 2012 after I retired from the workforce. Whilst taking photographs of a beautiful beach in South Australia, I had a sudden desire to draw the scene.  A pencil and blank paper were located in the caravan and I have not put down a pencil or brush since. 
Later, after my Dad (a former school teacher) passed on, a book of his sketches was discovered.  Whilst at Teacher Training College in 1939, he had transcribed poems and illustrated them beautifully with pen and ink.  The realisation that I had inherited a talent to draw was rather overwhelming.  This book is now a treasured possession.
As my husband and I now are fortunate to travel both overseas and in Australia there is the opportunity to paint wherever we go. I have drawn and sketched using pencil, ink and water colours.  Acrylics are my current medium. I enjoy their versatility and strength of colours.  I have been given some oil paints and look forward to trying them soon.   

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Enrolling in lessons has developed my style and taught me much about technique and use of colour.   As a member of the Bendigo Art Society, I have gained confidence in my work assisted by members critique. 

​Ann Mansfield
0419 003 452
ann_mansfield@hotmail.com