About the Artist
Wenda lives in Yarrawonga, North East Victoria and has been a primary school teacher for most of her life. She knew there was something creative she wanted to explore when she had time and it turns out it was painting.
Recently her art work ‘Washed Ashore’ was awarded Highly Commended at Art Gallery on Oven’s 30 x 30 group exhibition. This was a huge thrill for her and validation that her art resonates with others in the wider community.
Wenda paints in an abstract, often playful style drawing on her imagination and life experiences. She uses many layers of paint to achieve interesting texture.
She never has a plan nor imagines the outcome when painting but has learnt to trust the process that she will get there in the end.
The environment, particularly the ocean is of great inspiration to Wenda and this shows in a lot of her paintings, creating a story that is uniquely hers.