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About Me
My name is Amanda Brown and I am an artist who
specialises in pet portraiture. I live in the UK in
the county of Kent. I receive new painting
challenges every week which I enjoy very much and I
have created this site so that I can get in touch
with the rest of the world.
I began painting
when I was very young like most of us, and continued with a
keen interest throughout my primary and secondary education.
I had to make an awkward decision when I was about thirteen
between Music and Art, music being of equal interest to me
at the time, as I was only allowed to continue one of them
as a GCSE subject. I chose Art and what a good decision!
I completed three A-levels
including Art & Design and went on to do a Foundation course at Kent
Institute of Art & Design which broadened my knowledge of all types of
art. We had a week's trip to Paris where we visited all of the best
museums and galleries including Musee Dorsay, The Pompidou Centre and
The Louvre. I had my picture taken with The Mona Lisa which I treasure.
It was much smaller than I had imagined it and there was a big crowd in
front of it.
After my course I applied for
a degree in Fine Art. I was accepted but I later I turned it down as I
found myself fed up with being a student and decided to get myself a
full-time job. However I found that just painting and drawing for myself
was not enough for me (beside the fact that I ran out of dogs to draw!),
so I have taken the necessary steps to turn myself into a pet portrait
artist.
My Studio
I moved into my own house just after the
new year in 2008 and have been organising my studio over the last
few months (still lots to do though!). It's great having my own
space to work and I can leave all my paints out without annoying
anyone!
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