Alex Mortensen
| Artist Name: | Alex Mortensen |
| Main Focus: | Painting |
| Usual Style: | Abstract |
| Usual Medium: | Acrylic |
| Art Group: | Goulburn & District Art Society |
| State: | New South Wales |
| Region: | Southern Tablelands |
| Exhibits Art: | Yes |
| Online Sales: | Yes |
| Tuition: | Yes |
| Commissions: | Yes |
Background
I started to paint almost by accident. To save expenses, I was making frames for my artist wife, Ekaterina, and after 3 months of making I thought that I may as well do a painting to put in one of my frames. So at the end of 2007 I produced 2 miniature oils and entered them in the Canberra Show, 2008, where I was awarded Highly Commended followed by a Second Prize in 2009.
My usual style is anything from Representational to Abstract.
Training
Two day pastels tuition with Grace Paleg at Bateman’s Bay; a week-long life model workshop with Pauline Adair at the Canberra Art Society’s Summer School; life model workshop with Chan Dissenyake.
Art Group Memberships
Goulburn & District Art Society.
Goulburn District Arts & Crafts Inc. (Gallery on Track).
Exhibitions:
The TAP Gallery, Paddington, NSW.
Juanita’s Studio Gallery, Austinmer, NSW.
The Goulburn Club, Goulburn.
Gallery on Track, Goulburn.
Art Shows:
Goulburn & District Art Society Rose Festivals.
Goulburn & District Art Society Winter Festivals.
Goulburn Workers Club Annual Art Prize.
Canberra Show.
Royal Sydney Show.
Camberwell Show.
James Kiwi Traditional Watercolour Prize, Wollongong.
Awards & Achievements Include:
Highly Commended Award at The Canberra Show 2009.
Second Prize at the Canberra Show 2010.
Workshops:
Pauline Adair inspired me to run 3 life model workshops for beginners and intermediates which is, I believe, excellent training for me because to teach is to learn.
External Website:
http://alex-mortensen.artistwebsites.comContact the Artist
Please feel free to contact me in regard to my art:
Email Address
alexgamort@hotmail.com
Phone Number:
0434 286 311