CHARMAINE KUMAR

My art comes from the need to draw and paint. Colour plays an important role in my life and carries through into my work. Robert Rauschenberg summed it up with “Art is about colour and line, figurative and abstract. Shapes of the human form juxtaposed – movement rather than stable shapes. Some lines accidental but mostly purposefully accidental”.

Born and brought up in Sri Lanka . Lived in Melbourne , Hong Kong , Taiwan and Sydney . Associate Diploma of Fine Arts covered- painting, drawing-traditional, drawing-experimental, sculpture, photography, design, printmaking and art theory. Living and traveling overseas helped built a rich tapestry of inspiration.

Experience

Sumi-e (Japanese painting) with Andre Sollier, Melbourne; Pottery – Eltham Art Group, Melbourne; Painting- Acrylics and Water Colour, Lane Cove Art Group; Painting – Acrylic, Erika Beck, Kuringai Art Society; Pastels – Maya Van Rol; Kuringau Art Society; Drawing – National Art School; Painting & Drawing, Tony; Tozer, Willoughby Art Centre; Associate Diploma of Fine Arts, Seaforth TAFE; Painting – Annette Pringle, Kuringai Art Society; Pottery – Hong Kong; Papier Mache – Christine Roe, Hong Kong; Painted Effects Work Shop – Maggie Maule;Painting Work Shop – Peter Griffin

Numerous Group Exhibitions in: Lane Cove Art Group; Kuringai Art Society; TAFE Seaforth; Willoughby Art Centre; Mary Place Gallery; Balmain Art Show; Jody Pawley Sculpture Gallery; The Second Wave; ‘One Week Only @ Studio W'

Works in private collections in Paris, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, New Zealand, Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney.

Contact: charming52@hotmail.com