Introducing YVONNE GRAY

Yvonne working in her home studio in Orewa. For the Mahurangi Artist Studio Trail, Yvonne will show her work at Talia Russell’s studio in Mahurangi West

What type of art do you create and what motivates you to make it? I’m an expressive acrylic painter and printmaker. Having always been creative, I’ve found that expressing myself in art gives me a great deal of satisfaction and focus and has now become part of my daily life. I’m always amazed and delighted when an art lover chooses and connects with one of my works. What process, materials, techniques do you use to create your artwork? Each layer is thought out starting with gesso and ground colours, then both heavy body and fluid acrylic paints are used on either paper or canvas, along with mark-making, collage, patterns, textures, words, figures, and different colour combinations. I use a variety of mainly large brushes, stencils, pencils and pens and any mark-making tools that I can find. What is your artwork exploring, underneath everything? I try to convey a response to an idea or issue or capture a moment or place in an expressive way.

CATCHING LEAVES © Yvonne Gray 2021 - Mixed Media on Paper - 330mm x 420mm

FRAGILITY © Yvonne Gray 2021 - Acrylic on Canvas - 760mm x 760mm