Artist P rofile
K r a n i t i s
Local artist Kerry Kranitis uses mixed media to create her unique pieces. Kerry plans to hold an a exhibition of her work entitled the studio within at the Macleay Valle Valley Community Gallery in Gladstone from 2 – 12 May 2013 …
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hat led you to discover your talent and love for art? I have known all my life that I have a talent for art. As a child, I was always creating, whether that was by drawing, painting or sewing. I did art all through high school and then went to art school after the HSC, but was enrolled in a commercial art course and wasn’t enjoying it. I remember the school offered to swap me into a fine arts course, but I was worried about ending up being a poor artist unable to support myself, so I took the safe route and studied
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education instead. During my twenties and early thirties, I was too busy working and raising little children to have any energy to put into art, but always knew that one day I would get back into it again. Where do you generally create – do you have an indoor studio, or do you prefer to paint en plein air? I have a studio in my home where I do most of my work; however, when I am working on my reclaimed timber assemblages, I work on the driveway and in the garage. I do tend to take over a lot of the house at times!