Sarah Bentvelzen

Poems published in the Blue Fringe Arts – Poetry and Short Story Book 2011

100% committed vegan :)

Email: sarahbentvelzen@hotmail.com
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“There is nothing so beautiful in life as death”

bio
I was born in July 1987 in Armadale, Western Australia. At a young age I moved with my family to New South Wales. It was there that I began my fascination with art.

From childhood I developed a talent in the artistic field, ever since my infamous finger-painting skills in the early 1990’s. This led me to believe that I could fulfil a promising career in the art world.

I concentrate on using watercolour, pastels (soft, oil and water-soluble), mixed media or special media, and acrylic as my preferred media.

In 2006 I received the People’s Choice Award for the University of Western Sydney’s START – Student Art competition for my piece Colour Attack

Recently I received a commendation at the Hawkesbury Art Show 2009 for my piece Night and Day Dilemma The original is for sale. Contact me for details.

Currently I am working as an artist in the Hawkesbury area of Sydney, New South Wales. I am also completing a TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) course.

I am now just getting into photography, and I would love to hear your opinions about my self-portraits :)

Likes: music, writing, art, foreign films, UK television, being alone, animals, being a vegan

Favourite musicians: Within Temptation, Nightwish, Sirenia, Delain, Edenbridge, The Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Rammstein

Favourite books: Wuthering Heights, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, The Bell Jar, 1984, LOTR, The Hobbit, Hamlet, My Sister’s Keeper, Plain Truth, Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potters 3&4, Frankenstein, Anna Karenina (if I can ever finish it, lol!)
Favourite poem: is (I think) Annabel Lee.

Favourite films: Die Hard (1, 2 & 3), Beverly Hills Cop (1, 2 & 3), Hot Fuzz, Transformers, LOTR, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Horton Hears a Who, Hamlet, Rabbit Without Ears, Female Agents, Changing Sides, 8 Femmes, Amelie, Run Lola Run
and anything with Sean Bean ;)

Favourite tv shows: Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Top Gear, Black Books, Blackadder, The It Crowd, Coupling, Sharpe, Hornblower, Eggheads, Fawlty Towers, My Family, Friends, Family Guy, South Park

Favourite actors: Sean Bean, Jeremy Irons, Alan Rickman, Kenneth Branagh, Miranda Richardson, Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Robert Lindsay, Sophie Marceau

“The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death.” Oscar Wilde

TAKE-AWAY ART
My Take-Away Art Boxes are being sold in the UK…yay!

SALES

FEATURED WORKS

FEATURED WRITING & JOURNALS
Death of Ophelia was featured in Alt 13.11.2011

The evening spits was featured in Juicy Writing 14.09.2011

Her Death is His to Come was featured in Australia’s Youth 24.07.2011

Her Death is His to Come was featured in The Group 25.06.2011

Death of Ophelia was featured in The Group 25.06.2011

Death of Ophelia was featured in Australia’s Youth 28.04.2011

Her Death is His to Come was featured in Feminine Intent 06.04.2011

Death of Ophelia was featured in Live, Love, Dream 04.04.2011

Death of Ophelia was featured in Freedom to Shine 04.04.2011

Death of Ophelia was featured in Touched By Fire 04.04.2011

left in sadness was featured in Australia’s youth 29.12.2010

I have witnessed the end was featured in Australia’s youth 23.12.2010

Weary and deadened minds fall was featured in Love Bytes 18.11.2010

Weary and deadened minds fall was featured in Dark artists, dark art 17.11.2010

RB members need to clean up written works and journals! was featured in Sydney’s Guide to Exhibitions 15.11.2010

RB members need to clean up written works and journals! was featured in Dark artists, dark art 13.11.2010

I have witnessed the end was featured in Creative Writing & Poetry 12.11.2010

I see Death at my window was featured in Dark artists, dark art 13.10.2010

I see Death at my window was featured in The beauty of poetry 08.10.2010

A rose has fallen was featured in Dark Cabaret 05.10.2010

A rose has fallen was featured in Love Bytes 29.09.2010

A rose has fallen was featured in Freedom In Words & Art 28.09.2010

Crestfallen Heart was featured in Love Bites 08.07.2010

Her Death is His to Come was featured in Love Bites 17.06.2010

left in sadness was featured in Speaking Out 28.05.2010

left in sadness was featured in Dark artists, dark art 25.05.2010

until the end of time was featured in Dark artists, dark art 25.05.2010

I’ve broken into exile was featured in Dark artists, dark art 20.05.2010

Deathly Green Fairies was featured in ! Dark Cabaret ! 24.04.2010

Lacerations was featured in If it doesn’t belong 17.04.2010

In the Midst of Love was featured in If it doesn’t belong 27.03.2010

Otherworld beasts was featured in Dark artists, dark art 25.03.2010

Otherworld beasts was featured in The Red Writing Room 22.03.2010

Time has slowed was featured in The Red Writing Room 22.03.2010

Death of Ophelia was featured in The Art of Pain 21.03.2010

Love-struck Loneliness was featured in Dark Cabaret 17.03.2010

Here You Stand was featured in Poetry and Beautiful Women 10.03.2010

Destitute Hearts was featured in You’re Accepted 26.02.2010

For you, Doreen :) was featured in 50 tHiNgS

50 Things About Me was featured in 50 tHiNgS

Her Death is His to Come was featured in Immortal Love 07.12.2009

Work in progress – Confessions of a Depressed Mind featured in All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical

My forum discussion, Post your favourite poem & tell us what inspires you to write was featured in the Daily Wrap

R.I.P Jordy – January 29, 2010

I am also a RedBubble homepage suggester
See all my homepage suggestions PART 1, PART 2 and PART 3

Neonderthal featured on the homepage 09.02.2010

Some Trees, Please featured on the homepage 11.01.2010

A Winter’s Tale featured on the homepage 17.12.2009

3D Art featured on the homepage 08.12.2009

Oh Yeah! featured on the homepage 29.11.2009

Personal Favourites featured on the homepage 17.11.2009

Never Been Featured on the Homepage featured on the homepage 15.11.2009

3d Illustration Art featured 17.10.2009

A Checkered Past featured on the homepage 26.09.2009!

Love Your Gloves suggestion was used for the homepage! 08.09.2009

My Aliens suggestion was used for the homepage! 01.09.2009

My Daffodil Day suggestion was used for the homepage! 21.08.2009

My Breakfast suggestion was used for the homepage! 15.08.2009

My Turtle Tees suggestion was used for the homepage! 08.08.2009

My Skirts and Dresses suggestion was used for the homepage! 05.08.2009

My Marketable Artists suggestion was used for the homepage! 02.08.2009

My T-Shirt suggestion was used for the homepage! 26.07.2009

My Button suggestion was used! Yay! 16.07.2009

Yay! Another of my homepage suggestions was used! European Artists 11.07.2009

Yay! I had my design theme: Blue Lips selected for the homepage! 09.07.2009

My design Lolly was featured on the homepage! 16.08.2009

My design Lonely Blue Hearts was featured on the homepage! July 2009

♥ Sarah