catherine walker

Profile

City: Dandenong North
Country: Australia

Joined: Feb 2008

Born in the Top end of australia in a city called Darwin ,in the Northern territory then living in a town called “Batchelor”..60 miles south of Darwin for the first 7 years of my life .
I was lucky enough to have the “bush” as my playground as a child growing up there
bush lifestyle gave me a definite
respect for the land and it’s creatures /inhabitants and also gave me a real sense of curiousity for all things pertaining to nature…and creation in general.
I have lived in Dandenong Victoria Australia on the poor side of town..LOL for the past 33 years and I paint on canvas, wood, ceramics , furniture.. anything that I can find.. that would hold some paint, I also like to use recycled materials..and I collect twisted branches that have fallen from my gum trees..thinking that I might like to make some pilgrims staffs.. or walking sticks from these ..some day
I’ve been in a small number of group exhibitions both in melbourne and sydney and I’ve had just one solo exhibition , in a place called the old cheese factory (a public gallery here in victoria)which was very enjoyable…maybe didn’t give me the monetary gain that I needed..but emotionally it was very exciting..and I was proud of my great efforts to get the exhibition together..The exhibition was a success in that way.
I paint the visions in my head..they can come to me at any time!
I have many different styles and use many different paints and techniques from pencil and ink to charcoal and oils and acrylics.. House paint even..yes!!
my favourite paint is acrylic because of it’s quick drying time..enabling my thoughts or visions to be trapped at lightening speed .I’ve been told that I have great originality and a diverse variation in style…cool! and thanks!
my work is my own…I never copy from others works. I am 52 years old..and have been painting for well over 35 years ..My latest “batch” of paintings..and my newest “sessions” have revealed some interesting ideas around angelic beings , and some lovely paintings of the earth and her beauty. I have many Interests.. like reading, and fossiking for treasure.. and gold panning ..and I am most interested in the UFO phenomenom..after seeing a strange light in the sky in 1993..there were 7 of us watching the sky that night..so there are witnesses..
I have painted some UFO’s and alien type creatures after witnessing this strange light .

I hope to make a living from what I do best..and that is painting ..but you know an artists path is a hard road to travel..and sometimes the artist is not recognized as offering a valuable commodity to society..I think this attitude is quite wrong ..and that Artists are the most valuable contributers to “Life”..In the world..we are an Underrated lot.. maybe a strange lot .. a mysterious and sometimes odd lot..but a beautiful bunch of peoples anyways!!

thank for listening

regards from catherine walker
Artist
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