Season 2 Episode 23 - Catherine Cassidy

Send us Fan MailThanks for listening to this weeks podcast we were lucky to be able to visit the amazing artist Catherine Cassidy in Cronulla who told us about her no fear attitude to painting from her early days of painting in oils to her current practise of using anything that works. Catherine Cassidy's work can be found on her website https://catherinecassidy.studioor on her instagram https://www.instagram.com/catherinecassidyartist/?hl=enJulie and I spoke of our online classes we have just finished at https://nas.edu.auCatherine spoke of her art education she attended Tafe and National Art school to do a masters. Catherines goal in her artwork is to discover in the landscape, by a certain way of handling paint she retrieves that collective memory of the landscape - she has to keep reminding herself regularly of this need to be immersed in the natural environment. Catherine's attitude was so refreshing to talk too and very honest about her work. She went to art school to prove to herself that she did not need to go. She feels that she works better by being isolated - she wants to be stimulated by the natural world not other artists work. Catherine prefers to work on polyester or board and loves to use acrylic and oil sticks made by Sennelier.We spoke of Quentin Blake on isolation art school using a homemade mix of oil sticks watch the you tube video herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1HHY1DQIvo Rose Wylie's work is a favourite of Catherine's check her out -https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/rose-wylie-raCatherine quotes the artist George Baselitz on her website ‘The artist must deny everything, that’s their job.’ https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/georg-baselitz-699 check him out   Julie and I went into the National park with the fantastic Tim from Girri Girra Aboriginal Experiences - you can find him on https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=girri+girra&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8Catherines favourite art tool is her finger or a long haired hog haired filbert.Catherine would choose to visit Rose Wylie's studio or Sid Nolan.CONTACTSSubmit any questions by emailing http://[email protected] DM us on our instagramFollow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/fionaverity  http://instagram.com/julienicholsonartisthttp://instagram.com/art.wankPodcast artwork by Ingrid Kwong contact her  http://littlescapes.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.