About Freda
Freda was
born in Harrow England and studied art and later graphic design and
illustration at Bourneville School of Art, Birmingham, United Kingdom. She worked
in London as a graphic designer in publishing as well as illustrating
two
children’s books and teaching art for several years.
Since arriving in Australia in 1982 Freda has established herself
through solo
exhibitions and group shows as a highly respected painter.
Freda was
featured as a master painter in both the Water Colour
Annual ’98 and International Artist Magazine. Articles on her work have
since
appeared in Australian Artist Magazine.
She is a multi award winning artist, including the Mosman Art Prize,
the Royal
Easter Show and the CASS Art of Sydney Awards.
In October 2003, Freda was accepted as an exhibiting member of the Royal Art Society of NSW and has showed her work in all their exhibitions since then.In 2009, Freda was elevated to “Fellow”
In 2017 Freda was made a life member of Oatley 101 Society of Artists Inc. for her services to the Society.
Freda, who has always been interested in
people, both at
work and play, demonstrates a high level of excellence using vibrant
colours to
depict a great variety of subjects from landscapes through waterscapes,
cityscapes, still-life, floral, portraiture, life painting and
miniatures.
She enjoys using different mediums, including: Watercolour,
Acrylic, Gouche, Coloured Pencils and Graphite.
Freda feels that good draughtsmanship is a
basis for successful painting
and
never stops drawing. She works in fine detail using strong colour to
create
pieces, which glow with life and light. This results in highly
successful warm
paintings, which demonstrate her ability to capture and recreate the
images
realistically.
This is reflected by the number of her works, which are highly sought after by collectors both in Australia and overseas.
Freda is totally dedicated to her work,
when she’s not
painting she is thinking about it.