Artist Bio: Lee Martin

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Artist Bio - Lee Martin

I have enjoyed working around art for most of my life. I grew in a home where my mother taught painting. The house was often full of students working on their still-lifes, drinking coffee and 'talking tone'. I was fascinated.

I completed my Bachelor of Education in Visual Arts at Melbourne University. Drawing, Painting and Life-Drawing were my practical areas of interest. I enjoyed wandering the city completing architectural illustrations and streetscapes, rarely travelling anywhere without my sketchbook.

My primary passion has always been tonal realism, whether it be landscape, still-life or portraiture. I am drawn to pastels and oil paints due to their wonderful textural possibilities. I find the different demands of these media both challenging and rewarding.

On retiring from work I have been able to devote more of my time toward my art. I paint from life and seek to achieve work that is accurate in tone, colour and proportion. The rest can take care of itself.

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