Maureen Bainbridge
| Artist Name: | Maureen Bainbridge |
| Main Focus: | Painting |
| Usual Style: | Realist |
| State: | Queensland |
| Exhibits Art: | Yes |
| Online Sales: | Yes |
| Tuition: | No |
Background
I have always loved drawing and painting, winning numerous awards at the annual Newcastle Sun Art Show, while attending Primary School. In 1980 I had the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of oil painting. Due to family commitments my paintings were spasmodic over the years. In 1993 I was able to fulfil a dream to be able to concentrate more on my artwork. In 1995 I commenced studying at the Brin Jones School of Fine Art. Under his tuition, for the first time, I was introduced to working with soft pastels. His belief in my personal abilities and future inspired me further.
Living on the Gold Coast, not far from the beach my husband and I enjoy the natural beauty around us and I take the opportunity of choosing subjects for my artwork that give a variety of personal challenges. I have painted native animals, birds, flowers, rainforests, waterfalls, mountains and seascapes.
Recently I have received a great deal of satisfaction and achievements from painting large roses with pastels. To help bring alive the roses, I have used a full sheet of pastel paper so the beauty of the tiniest areas like the veins and dewdrops and the many variations of colour occurring in nature can be appreciated. I also enjoy the challenge of working with the many facets of light and atmosphere as well as reflections that occur in nature around us.
I have found painting with a group of fellow artists brings a social and sharing element. I have been a member of “Wednesday painters”, at Tweed Unlimited Arts for several years. I have found it is important to enjoy the whole experience of my art and also bring pleasure to others as we share this wonderful creative medium. Art has enriched my life and so have the artists who have entered it. I look forward to the challenges that every new subject brings. I am richly blessed.
Art Group Memberships
Maureen is a member of “Wednesday painters”, at Tweed Unlimited.
Awards & Achievements Include:
Awards and Achievements
- First Prize – Nerang art Exhibition
- Highly Commended – Nerang Art Exhibition
- First Prize – Visual Arts-Gold Coast Show
- First Prize – Visual Arts-Gold coast Show
- Overall Winner – Visual arts-Gold Coast Show
- M Morrow Award – Red Cross Art Exhibition
- First Prize – Visual Arts-Gold Coast Show
- Highly Commended – Pines Rotary Art Exhibition
- First Prize – Springfest Art Exhibition
- First Prize – Murwillumbah Uniting Art Show
- People’s Choice – Murwillumbah Uniting Art Show
- Overall Award – Murwillumbah Uniting Art Show
- Third Prize – Gold Coast Show
- First Prize – Tweed/Coolangatta Lions Art Show
- First Prize – Elanora Uniting Church Art Show
- Overall Award – Elanora Uniting Chuch Art Show
- First Prize – Murwillumbah Uniting Art Show
- People’s Choice – Murwillumbah Uniting Art Show
- First Prize – Tweed/Coolangatta Lions Art Show
- First Prize – Springfest Art Exhibition
- Third Prize – Horizons Gallery
- Highly Commended – Elanora Uniting Church Art Show
- Highly commended – Centro Murwillumbah
- Highly commended – Queensland Wildlife Artists Society
- Second Prize – Tweed Lions Art Show
- Third Prize – Horizon’s Gallery
- Second Prize – Tweed Lion’s Club Art Show
- Highly Commended – Tweed Lion’s Club Art Show
- First Prize – Elanora Uniting Art Show
- Highly Commended – Darcy Doyle Art Awards
- Finalist – Australian Artist Magazine Challenge
- People’s Choice – Darcy Doyle Art Awards
- First Prize – Australian Artist Magazine Challenge
- First Prize – Darcy Doyle Art Awards.
- 1st prize "Gold Coast Show"
- 1st prize "Australian Artist Magazine Challenge"
- 2nd prize "Darby Doyle Art Awards"
- 1st prize "Gold Coast Show"
- 1st prize "Gold Coast Show".
Maureen has been featured in the Australian Artist magazine in the following editions;
2011 (Cover Page) Australian Artist Magazine [Mar 2011 Issue 321 Pages 1,12,13]
2012 Feature Article in the Australian Artist Magazine – Pastels “Putting The Spotlight Onto Roses” by Maureen Bainbridge. [Feb 2012 Issue 332 Pg. 50-57]
Also featured in "Australian Artist Magazine" Dec 2014 Demonstration Article "Australian Artist Magazine July 2015.