Hi I’m Bev Hardidge and live in Hoddles Creek in the beautiful Yarra Valley area of Victoria, Australia.  Thank you for visiting my website.  I have been keen on art and crafts all my life.  Having a creative mum, who was a prolific sewer, knitter and potter has certainly influenced me. Being creative is just part of my being. I just need to be making something, no matter what it is.  Over the years I have dabbled in many creative pursuits.  I am a keen photographer and take lots of photos which often become subjects of paintings in some way.  In the last few years I have concentrated mostly on painting and experimenting with different mediums and styles.  I am mainly self-taught although I have completed several online courses and a couple of workshops and I enjoy trying new things.

 

I love depicting nature and the world around me and I’m greatly inspired by what I see on our property, in our garden and the area we live as well as my beautiful family and our travels.  We built a rustic studio called the Art Barn in which I do my painting and teaching.  

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When I paint I sometimes have an idea of what I want to paint such as a landscape or flowers etc.  I often begin developing layers and textures in an intuitive fashion using different mediums that I feel like using at the time.  It could be making marks with pencil, charcoal or inks and sometimes even ollage or texture paste.  I develop it into a painting using acrylic paint and using different kinds of mark making tools.  

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I have recently began my journey creating pottery. It has been a huge learning curve.  I have been teaching myself the properties of clay and how I can decorate the vessels using underglazes in similar ways I use paint. I have discovered that you have to be patient and follow a process. Sometimes I make pots using slabs of clay and other times I use the wheel.  It is very exciting to finally open the glaze fired kiln to see how my creations have turned out. I love producing functional art that people can use everyday as well as some just for decoration.  

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I have been involved with the Yarra Valley Arts Open Studios on four occasions and it is on again, virtually, in 2020.  Please check out the website  www.yava.org.au/openstudios for more details.

 If you would like to come and visit my studio please contact me via email. 

I also sell items on Redbubble.  All different types of items such as cushions, bags, t-shirts, mugs etc can be ordered through Redbubble, with my paintings printed on them.    Find me on Redbubble here

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Please enjoy viewing my shop, they are all for sale and I also take commissions.

 

I hope to see you soon.   

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         Bev H.