Oil Painting

Millie Simic

Based on Coochiemudlo, a small island situated approximately a kilometre off the coast of Queensland, between Brisbane and North Stradbroke Island, Millie, is innately influenced by the abundance of foliage and wildlife that inhabit her locality.

Artist Profile

Unbound to a sole medium or creative methodology, her depictions align with the subject’s intrinsic elements and resonance. Millie paints in a way that depicts her thoughts and feelings of the subject, which has helped her tremendously throughout her adult life and experiences. Millie possesses a BA in Fine Arts from Charles Sturt University and a Masters in Art Therapy from the University of Queensland.

Artist Interview

What medium do you work with, and why have you chosen them?

I paint with acrylic and/or soft pastels, and at times, oil paint. Appeasing my impatience, Acrylics allow a quick drying time so that I can complete a painting within a shorter time frame. Acrylics also lend themselves beautifully to either canvas or paper. Pastels are my favourite, bright colours, immediate application and they have a wonderful textural quality.

How does your artwork get from initial concept to exhibition stage?

If the exhibition is themed, I begin to look at the words offered eg Storms and begin by writing meanings associated with that word. I listen to my intuition and follow my thoughts and feelings towards the subject.

Can you tell us a little more about your creative working environment/studio?

I have a wonderful upstairs studio with wide windows that overlook some land filled with trees. The studio is light filled and has all the space I need to spread out. A little different to when I first started to paint some 40 years ago within a tiny kitchenette.

Millie Simic

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