Robyn Kinsela

Artist bio

Born in Sydney, I originally trained as an Industrial Designer and then went on to teach tertiary level painting, drawing, colour and design and art history. I have been a practicing professional artist since the late 1980s and have had about 18 solo shows.
I paint and draw from the real world and then reduce, adapt and reinvent that which I see and know. I am inspired by the human condition, by all sorts of landscape including, but not limited to, the Australian desert, the coast, the miniscule textures, patterns and sounds of the bush.
When all else fails I have all sorts of useful shapes and colours in the kitchen cupboards!

I create art because...

I have to. It is my way of putting some sense into my world for me.

I am different to most artists because...

I create for me and then hope others will respond to it. I am not painting for others unless it is a deliberate commission. Even then it is my response and interpretation to an outside brief.

When you look at my art, the thing I want you to feel is...

calm and reflective.

The thing I most want to say to non-artists is...

slow done.

Current artworks

By Robyn Kinsela

Thoughts And Prayers

180cm (H) x 91cm (W)

oil on canvas
By Robyn Kinsela

Dry Meander

122cm (H) x 152cm (W)

Acrylic on poly...
By Robyn Kinsela

Frog Night

102cm (H) x 152cm (W)

Acrylic and col...
By Robyn Kinsela

Tall Tree Stories

152cm (H) x 122cm (W)

Oil and collage...
By Robyn Kinsela

The Climb

152cm (H) x 122cm (W)

acrylic and col...
By Robyn Kinsela

Winter Summer

122cm (H) x 152cm (W)

Acrylic and col...
By Robyn Kinsela

Morning Shadow

152cm (H) x 122cm (W)

Oil and acrylic...