catherine walker

Born in the Top end of australia – 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 .. bush lifestyle gave me a definite
respect for the land ,it’s creatures /inhabitants and also gave me a real sense of curiousity for all things pertaining to nature and creation in general. watching some indigenous artists painting on our lounge room wall as a youngster was really awe inspiring and I beleive this gave me my first insights into the magic of art! ..so thankyou to those aboriginal men..and my father for asking them to do art on our walls!

I’ve been in a small number of group exhibitions both in melbourne and sydney and have won some minor encouragements/credits and awards when I was a much younger person.
I rarely enter any competitions or exhibitions these days…it’s been difficult for me to paint at all these past 16 years due to some personal family traumas and stresses.
I have a very supportive family though where my art is concerned.

I usually paint the visions in my head..they can come to me at any time .. I paint from my imagination, and rarely paint in any other way , though occassionally I might go outside and try to paint what I see in the garden or try to paint a scene that has impressed me from a camping trip or a bush walk …nature is so wonderful !

I have many different styles of painting and use many different paints and techniques from pencil and ink to charcoal, oils and acrylics house paint even..yes ,house paint is great !
my favourite paint is acrylic because of it’s quick drying time..enabling my thoughts or visions to be trapped on the canvas at lightening speed .I’ve been told that I have great originality and a diverse variation in style…cool ..and thankyou !

my work is my own…I don’t copy from other peoples works. I am 56 years old..and have been painting for over 36 years ..My latest “batch” of paintings..and my newest “sessions” have revealed some interesting ideas around angelic beings , and some paintings of the earth and her natural beauty.

I have many Interests.. like reading, especially a certain book called “A course in miracles” which has inspired me for 15 years now .. I also like to read and study about manifesting our desires at a quicker rate…sometimes it works..sometimes it doesn’t..ha!

I also love fossiking for shells and old bits of junk that people would think of as “mainly rubbish”.. I also like to " treasure hunt".. and loved to gold pan at “Eldorado” victoria in the beechworth area ..a great spot and beautiful environment to be at one with nature..

though in reality I have never seen any Aliens.. ( well maybe just one) I feel sure that I’ve met a few humans who could be straight from another planet..LOL !

I think we should pat ourselves on the back from time to time because we add so much interest and beauty to this world even if it often goes unrecognized.

thanks for listening and if you need to contact me via email about any of my paintings or pottery then my address is catherinewalker2003@yahoo.com.au

regards from catherine walker

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Join me at the Juried Invitational Exhibition…

September 2012 Juried Invitational Exhibition

Nominated for sojie
dreamer -acrylic on canvas

Elena Oleniuc Fine Art Award
for Excellence in Composition and Colors
SoJie 19, September 2012