In 2009 I took the plunge and hired space in a then newly established artists' collective, Dornwell Studios, in Three Kings.

It feels like an art cocoon.

A different quality of light. Calm white walls, uncluttered dimensions that seem to encourage contemplative, unhurried focus. And the collective sense of purpose, care, determination that emanates from the other artists' studios. Opening the door to the studio is like greeting a beloved friend.

As a result I've become much more sensitive to how spaces influence and impact on their inhabitants.

The picture plane is often envisaged as a window to an illusory space. Paintings inhabit another kind of conceptual place/space: culture. They populate and enrich our collective imaginative world. 

To look carefully at a painting is to give it breathing space in heart or mind. You may even give it a soul.

Amy creates mainly in acrylic and mixed media. She is also a cartoonist, illustrator and tutor.

Education

2016 | POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN VISUAL ARTS (60 pt Research Practice paper)
AUT

2011, 2012 | PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE *
2008 | A PAINTERS STUDIO * 
2007 | A PAINTERS PROGRESS *
ArtStation, Ponsonby

(*Year-long part-time professional development courses for artists)

1998 - 2000 | BACHELOR OF GRAPHIC DESIGN 
Auckland University of Technology

1990 - 1993 | BACHELOR OF ARTS (major subject Art History) 
University of Auckland

And numerous part-time and evening classes with ArtStation and University of Auckland.