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#024 – Finding sanctuary in abstract fluid art

I would love to tell you a magical story as to why or how I started painting, but I don’t really have one. The truth is, I have gone through different phases with art; sometimes being completely in love with it, other times it’s been in the background of my life. I tried to draw…

#022 – Wildlife artistry for the necessity of harmonious conservation

ARTISTS Posted by Louise Dollery

Hello, I am Louise Dollery – a twenty year old watercolour wildlife artist from Hayling Island, England. I grew up in a small seaside town with a big family and many furry friends to look after. Being constantly around animals, I naturally grew attached to our wild and wonderful world. Now that I have found…

#019 – Entering the play state through collaboration

ARTISTS Posted by Matt Bray

Sometimes making art can be difficult. I am a full time artist, working in the studio every day, but up until fairly recently that wasn’t the case. When I graduated my MA I became ill and for several years wasn’t able to make any work. Once I was better and back in the studio I…

#015 – The universal language of art; a travel journal memoir

ARTISTS Posted by Missy Dunaway

Creative Collective are privileged to have the permitted opportunity in sharing an introductory extract of Missy H. Dunaway’s prospective published journal. Enjoy. On a warm summer day in 2013, I pulled weeds from the garden of a Victorian farmhouse in Vermont. The house was up for sale, but for the past four years it was…

#011 – Ignoring the hatred by appreciating the love, an artist’s story

ARTISTS Posted by Roz Thompson

My name is Roz. I’m a 24-year-old self-taught, photorealistic, watercolour pet portrait artist from Stubbington, UK. Like most kids, I started out spending my days at the art table in pre-school, daubing paint everywhere and bringing home hideous pictures for my parents to reluctantly pin all over the house. Throughout school and college, I had…