Viv King

Viv King

Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA

I paint because I love it. Plain and simple!
I love light and colour. These two things inform my work. I am largely self-taught but have studied painting and drawing with various teachers over the years since I began to take art-making seriously after the birth of my children. When my eyes “opened” I have been consistently trying to capture and express that light in any way that inspires me, whether it is using oil/canvas (my preferred medium) or charcoal and graphite on any surface I can lay my hands on.
Recently I was asked to participate in an international project, “Landfill art” , creating art from abandoned car hubcaps.(http://www.landfillart.org)

Live in the moment for that is all we have.

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  • Joined: February 2009

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Very positive response.
Hi all. / Joining REDBUBBLE has been a fascinating experience so far. I have had such a welcome here from everyone and it has been great fun responding to all the comments and meeting such talented people out there. It is quite a lonely life being a fulltime artist and redbubble allows you to post your new work up quickly and easily. I usually get a comment almost immediately. I am so grateful t…
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