Sunday, August 3, 2008
Artistic Genes
At last! And a little of 'backgrounds'.
Rima's Grandmother Lois, my Mother, painted & drew all her life as well as training to be a 'commercial artist' & a nurse before she married in NZ in 1943.
These are a few of her paintings (including a portrait of my Father Nigel). She used both oil & watercolour but was particularly drawn to watercolour.
Her Mother Elsie also painted - meticulous sea & landscape watercolours of South Africa, Western Australia & NZ.
Both of them always made their own greetings cards.
There are other artistic genes too.
My sister Judith, also an excellent watercolourist has a degree in furniture design & making.
Our Father, Nigel, woodturned in all his spare time, producing plates, bowls & trinket boxes from NZ native timbers.
On the other side of the family, Jim's brother Max went to Rochester Art School & was always 'making things'.
With his wife Valerie he made a model mole village with moving parts - this was a tourist attraction in a place called Molehill in Tasmania.
Their father James, a London policeman, often drew - detailed copies of Victorian engravings & would spend weeks on one drawing.
Intriguing - how much nature & how much nurture? Some of each? ...
Labels:
ancestry,
art,
family,
james staines,
nature vs nurture,
pamela staines,
rima staines,
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7 comments:
I see where Rima gets her talent. Just lovely.
I am a frequent visitor to your daughter's wonderful website and thought I'd stop in to say hello! Artistic genes, indeed! You have a most talented family!
Edward and I send you best wishes!
The family gallery, what a treat.
I only just recently discovered your Daughter's blog...such a delight and how proud you must be.
Your work (collectively is wonderful and inspiring. I look forward to hearing about and seeing more of your art.
I am sure that genes have a lot to say in how artistic one is...my family is full of artists. We are from Iceland and I often joke that one can not throw a rock there without hitting an artist.
Best of luck in your new endeavors.
How wonderful to have such artists in the family and your own very evocative art for yourself . . . expression is so vital.
Hello! Lovely to see Lois' paintings here...
I'm anxiously waiting for the next blog post! ;)
Much love xxx
This lovely blog needs updating...please!
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