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BIOGRAPHY
Samantha-Jane Lord
Born September 1971 Perth, Western Australia
Raised in Melbourne and Victoria from 1973
Since 2002 living in Sydney, New South Wales
Samantha Lord studied Fine Art and Graphic design at Swinbourne from 1985 - 1989 and from there she moved to study Graphic Design at Latrobe 1990 - 1991. When half-way through she realised Graphic Design was becoming computerised and the talent for creating and drawing in the way she enjoyed, was a thing of the past. Struggling to decide her direction, she fell into sales. In 1993, along with the support of the organisation she was working for, Samantha started painting again part time. She left the company in 1995 and practiced painting full time for the first time. To her surprise she was invited to join an exhibition. This to her was to be the gauge whether her natural talent was good enough, as she's predominately self-taught. It was a good gauge, Samantha sold all paintings on offer.
In 1996 Samantha was commissioned to paint the 'Marvellous Melbourne' series. A metro pop art collection that included a celebrated piece of Melbourne's first Formula 1 Grand Prix. Since then she has embraced the artist's life, and in 2001 Samantha moved to Sydney to be with her partner. With the encouragement and support of people and businesses, Samantha's infectious persistence, passion and vision has seen her paintings throughout Australia with plans to exhibit overseas in the next 12-months. Her ability to capture not just her own but other people's lives and ideas, transforms art into an exciting experience on canvas. Her pieces take you on a journey in many different directions via a kaleidoscope of thoughts and ideas, colours and techniques. Her striking collections have been embraced by serious art collectors, which include members of the Belgian aristocracy
Themes / Collections
Introspection Abstract Australia
Eye on the Land Australian Landscapes
Pop Art Metro Landscapes
Caustic Corporate Collections
Portraits / Nudes
Introspection & Eye on the Land Collections is a close look at flora, shapes and designs of the landscape expressing a strong love for Australia and its countryside - the richness of its colours and humor of the harsh land, seeing beauty in simple things. All these paintings have rich layered colour, depth with the brush, hand and knife sculpturing the paint and mediums across each canvas.
Aussie Pop Art Metro Landscapes & Caustic Corporate Collections: puts on show the joys, frustrations, indiscretions, coloured moments and naughtiness of everyday life from our city to the beaches. Mainly figurative work, Samantha catches the actions and reactions of everyday life seeing the simple things in great detail and a different perspective of the big city life. Some her Caustic Corporate works have created quite a stir in contrast to her other works containing a dark yet humorous way of looking at corporate life.
Other Services and Art Products include:
Commission paintings for business or pleasure.
Live painting for events or conferences.
Limited edition prints.
Complete consultation packages.
Custom designed premium wines.
Annual exhibitions.
The Nude Experience - Portraits
Samantha Lord 2007
" Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced."
- Leo Tolstoy
"A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What one can be, one must be."
Abraham H. Maslow (1908-1970) American Psychologist, Philosopher
"When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece."
John Ruskin (1819-1900) English Writer, Art Critic
