biography
Born in Sydney, Amanda grew up in Darwin. Her happiest times were spent journeying to indigenous communities in the Australian outback with parents who were eminent filmmakers and humanists. Those experiences developed a strong visual memory and a love of natural environments.
Working in Sydney as a film editor, she was enriched by connections with artists and visits to art galleries of the world, becoming fascinated by artists of the Romantic era - J.M.W. Turner and Ivan Aivazovsky; Their art resonated - an interpretation of the world vast and timeless. Acutely observant of her environment, Amanda is drawn to light and water and feels strongly influenced by stories of ancient myths and poems. Sometimes she draws upon the historical aspects of ancestral mariners, and their brave endeavours crossing the sea. Writing poetry and singing, being gifts of Amanda’s familial heritage, also influence her art.
In her Victorian coastal studio, the unique and often dramatic climate is mesmerising, as she sketches ephemeral moments of colour, movement, and light. Amanda enjoys creating luminosity and depth in her oil paintings using rational, time honoured techniques.
Amanda’s art is held in private collections in USA, New Zealand, Europe, Middle East and Australia.
We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land we live on, the people of the Kulin Nation and pay respect to their Elders, past, present and future.