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Hannah: Watercolour artist


1.- Please, Introduce yourself:

 

Hi, my name’s Hannah. I was born in England but have now spent half my life living in NZ and partly Australia. I have 3 daughters that are the centre of my world, and on the fringe of this I am an artist.

 

2.- What does a typical working day for you look like?

 

Get the kids ready for school, walk the dog, get done housework started then sit down to draw/paint. Then before I know it, it’s time to pick the kids up!

 

3.- What inspires you?

 

Nature mostly. Colours, textures, natural beauty.

4.- What would your dream project/client be?

 

My own series of free flow, abstracts! Completely different from my current work of mostly realism studies. 

 

5.- What's something you wish you'd known at the beginning of your creative career? 

 

That there really is room for everyone!

 

6.- What do you do when you are not busy creating?

 

Keep busy mumming!

 

7.- Do you have any technique for overcoming creative blocks?

 

Procrastination…umm, not a very good technique. Need to work on that one.

 

8.- What are you working on right now?

 

A cottage garden watercolour.

 

9.- What advice would you give to someone that's just starting the same career as you? 

 

Practice every day and don’t overthink.

 

10.- Name 2 podcasts, magazines, websites or artists that you're into at the moment.

 

The Laura Horn podcast and Hilma af Klint.

Instagram: @Hannahbrooks_art