Wendy Sinclair
Wendy Sinclair’s body of work celebrates her love of nature, wildlife and landscape. Her artistic practice is a daily opportunity to experiment and express her creative voice. She resides in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia and previously lived in Canada and Indonesia. Her travels and experiences in different countries have influenced her creative practice, particularly her use of colour.
Wendy is a keen photographer and enjoys capturing a range of subjects for her image archive. She often uses colourful and eyecatching sights such as places, flowers, trees and animals as painting references. Her artwork characteristically features media and substrates selected to produce depth and texture, and she incorporates found materials into her work to complement the organic nature of her subjects.
“I love to paint with acrylics (often with impasto techniques), acrylic inks, soft pastels and colour and pastel pencils. These media work perfectly with the mixed media projects that
I love to undertake. I like to include collage items from nature such as feathers, Paperbark, snakeskin and pressed flowers.
I also enjoy the effects of bold mark-making, which are evident in my abstract pieces. I love bold, vibrant colour and texture, lots of texture!”
Her artistic journey began in 2013. Since then, Wendy has participated in exhibitions and competitions, winning first prize in the Novice Oils & Acrylics Section, and third prize in the Novice Mixed Media Section at the Samford Show (2014). Her work was featured at the Melbourne Art Exhibition via Gallery 247, Samford Bowls Art & Craft Exhibition, Oxford Park Art Show and Samford Agricultural Show. In addition to her personal projects, Wendy welcomes private commissions.
