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Artist Statement:
Currently I am most interested
in painting of natural areas,
especially coastal scenes and
tend to concentrate on sunrise
and sunsets when I really
appreciate the glorious
colours and patterns of clouds
nteresting. I like, too, the
waves at the beach. I hope
that my portrayal of clouds
and waves continually improve
over time.
While my emphasis is on
miniatures, I do enjoy
painting works that are a
little larger....
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Alex Mortensen Biography:
| Biographical information for Alex Mortensen can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
not provided |
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| Education |
Post Graduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Art and framing. Living on our 42 hectare rural estate on which we have plenty of natural vegetation including well over 60 species of native flowers, and lots of wildlife including kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas, reptiles, and a great host of birds. |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Impressionism - (1865 - 1885)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Constable
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| Favorite Work of Art |
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
My wife, Ekaterina Mortensen,a premierre artist with Absolute Arts has greatly inspired me. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
It is only since I married Katya that I became really interested in art. She kept at me to pick up the brush and paint, but it wasn't until I started framing her paintings in 2007 that I came to think I might as well fill some frames with my own paintings. I had always said that if I painted I would paint big pictures with a big brush. Instead I have taken mainly to miniature sized works.
On entering my first paintings, a pair of miniatures of Hornby Lighthouse,at the beginning of 2008 in the Royal National Canberra Art Section I was awarded a Highly Commended. This year (2009) I was awarded Second Prize for another pair of miniatures of beach scenes at sunset. |
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