Melbourne
Cat’s collection of quirky, unique, colourful contemporary painting delves deeply into her imagination. Her paintings feature colourful contemporary scapes and people drawn from memories, feelings and subconscious recall of moments in time. A reflection on happy times and an escape that is so meaningful today.
Artworks: 5
Cat grew up in country Victoria but has lived most of her life in suburbia and dreams of one day living in a breezy house near the beach – that’s where a lot of her inspiration is drawn from. She loves to walk her Mini Dachshund Lily, always exploring and filling her mind with curiosity and wonder about the places she visits. She describes her work as – contemporary scapes and people drawn from memories, feelings and subconscious recall.
Cat has studied fine art, fashion design, sales and management and has worked in wholesale apparel design for over 20 years. She’s a wife, mother, daughter and sister, and family is the most precious thing in the world to her.
Cat paints mostly in acrylic on canvas, occasionally mixed media and sometimes on paper.
She has been exploring alternate painting styles and techniques for over a decade and follows her heart to paint what brings her joy.
She loves to use colour, intuitive mark making, symbols, collage and typography to create her paintings. The works are built with multiple layers, creating history and texture. Changing the scale, plane and direction, means there is much to discover in her work – big stories are balanced by quiet, small vignettes that keep the viewers looking for more.
She has collectors Australia wide, internationally and is currently self-represented (but looking for gallery representation). Cat has participated in a number of group exhibitions in Melbourne and can be commissioned to create custom work to suit your home or office.
Cat Dolphin is her real name.
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