The Wonky Artist
The name ‘The Wonky Artist’ comes from the fact that I paint lying on my side in bed, using both hands to hold the brush as I have no hand grip due to a spinal injury I suffered when I was younger. Straight lines are therefore never truly straight, creating a unique ‘wonky’ style, hence the birth of ‘The Wonky Artist’!
The Wonky Artist
In June 2018, after 5 months of complete bed rest, my husband bought me a simple set of watercolour paints. He could see how depressed I had become and that I was only a shadow of my former self. I scoffed at him as I had never painted so what made him think I’d be any good? I started to paint and eventually started to enjoy it and before long, I was painting most days. Then people who visited started seeing my work and asking me to paint for them and I realised they really genuinely loved my work which gave me confidence in my abilities and brought me joy so I kept at it. Before I was confined to bed, I had absolutely no idea I had any kind of artistic hidden talent and had never painted before.
The Wonky Artist
In June 2018, after 5 months of complete bed rest, my husband bought me a simple set of watercolour paints. He could see how depressed I had become and that I was only a shadow of my former self. I scoffed at him as I had never painted so what made him think I’d be any good? I started to paint and eventually started to enjoy it and before long, I was painting most days. Then people who visited started seeing my work and asking me to paint for them and I realised they really genuinely loved my work which gave me confidence in my abilities and brought me joy so I kept at it. Before I was confined to bed, I had absolutely no idea I had any kind of artistic hidden talent and had never painted before.