Artist Victoria Osborn

I just love painting, it's my solace after a busy day's work! I've always loved being creative, from painting, drawing and photography to craft and card-making. It was while I was living in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia that I really ignited my passion for painting. I was in a small, independent gallery and there was this extraordinary painting of a lake with a boat on it and over the lake were some mountains - the colours were so vibrant and I'd never seen anyone transform seemingly abstract shapes into such a powerful landscape. It was from there that I drew my inspiration. I love experimenting with how shapes can give the illusion of a real thing (a bit 'abstract' I guess). A friend of mine once described my work as 'organic realistic', which I guess is the closest anyone has ever come. I just find such great pleasure in taking a seemingly ordinary scene and transferring it on to canvas in my own unique style. Acrylic on canvas is my favourite medium, although I love experimenting with other materials such as collage, pastels, photography and even some driftwood painting. To this day I've sold a number of paintings and been asked to produce several commission pieces.