Robin Hicks
Robin Hicks
painter
“When I walk along the beach and see the light sparkling off the waves of the translucent water, I cannot help but be moved to express this beauty through painting. As I lean against a rough, stone wall which holds a history of lifetimes and feel the harsh texture with all it’s contours and edges I know I need to capture this artistically in some way.”
Robin Hicks is an artist who looks at life often as a series of paintings, one life scene after another before her. She aims to recreate this using whichever medium she feels inspired by, with watercolour paint and pastel serving as her primary mediums. Textures, landscapes, portraits, stories behind faces, the human spirit; these are all subjects that she expresses through her paintings.
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education
Drawing in pen: Mammals, reptiles, birds, sea life and minerals for museum worksheets for school tours and general information for the public.
Illustrating insects using a microscope and labeling them.
1973 -1975 Department of Further Education: Diploma in Commercial Art, graphic design, photography and illustration.
selected group and solo exhibitions
2006 Exhibition for SALA: 3 watercolours
2007 Exhibition for SALA: 3 acrylic and 2 watercolours
1988 -2008 Exhibitions at Port Adelaide Art Show, Victor Harbor Art Show, Uraidla Institute and West Lakes Art Shows, Blackwood Rotary Club, Flagstaff Rotary Club, Westfield Art Show and The Burnside Gallery, South Australia.
1980 Travelled to UK and exhibited paintings of English landscapes and buildings. Exhibited solo 30 watercolour paintings at the Edinburgh Festival, Scotland.
1977 -1980 Exhibition of 12 watercolour landscapes and seascapes at The Barn, McLaren Vale, South Australia. Numerous exhibitions of single works and small groups(up to 6 ) paintings at various galleries in South Australia.
1978 Exhibition of 9 watercolour landscapes at McLaren Vale Winery, South Australia.
commissions
2005 -2007 Commission: Illustrate 150 colour pencil drawings for book and CD publication on psychotherapy.
2000 Commission: Paintings of Australian wildlife for distribution in USA
1996 -1998 Commission: Illustrate children’s Learning to Read books in line drawing format for Education Department of South Australia.
1986 - 1988 Individual consignments of landscapes in watercolour for Parramatta Gallery, New South Wales, Australia
painter
“When I walk along the beach and see the light sparkling off the waves of the translucent water, I cannot help but be moved to express this beauty through painting. As I lean against a rough, stone wall which holds a history of lifetimes and feel the harsh texture with all it’s contours and edges I know I need to capture this artistically in some way.”
Robin Hicks is an artist who looks at life often as a series of paintings, one life scene after another before her. She aims to recreate this using whichever medium she feels inspired by, with watercolour paint and pastel serving as her primary mediums. Textures, landscapes, portraits, stories behind faces, the human spirit; these are all subjects that she expresses through her paintings.
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education
Drawing in pen: Mammals, reptiles, birds, sea life and minerals for museum worksheets for school tours and general information for the public.
Illustrating insects using a microscope and labeling them.
1973 -1975 Department of Further Education: Diploma in Commercial Art, graphic design, photography and illustration.
selected group and solo exhibitions
2006 Exhibition for SALA: 3 watercolours
2007 Exhibition for SALA: 3 acrylic and 2 watercolours
1988 -2008 Exhibitions at Port Adelaide Art Show, Victor Harbor Art Show, Uraidla Institute and West Lakes Art Shows, Blackwood Rotary Club, Flagstaff Rotary Club, Westfield Art Show and The Burnside Gallery, South Australia.
1980 Travelled to UK and exhibited paintings of English landscapes and buildings. Exhibited solo 30 watercolour paintings at the Edinburgh Festival, Scotland.
1977 -1980 Exhibition of 12 watercolour landscapes and seascapes at The Barn, McLaren Vale, South Australia. Numerous exhibitions of single works and small groups(up to 6 ) paintings at various galleries in South Australia.
1978 Exhibition of 9 watercolour landscapes at McLaren Vale Winery, South Australia.
commissions
2005 -2007 Commission: Illustrate 150 colour pencil drawings for book and CD publication on psychotherapy.
2000 Commission: Paintings of Australian wildlife for distribution in USA
1996 -1998 Commission: Illustrate children’s Learning to Read books in line drawing format for Education Department of South Australia.
1986 - 1988 Individual consignments of landscapes in watercolour for Parramatta Gallery, New South Wales, Australia
