Terri Cracknell
I attended Swinburne University art school in the late sixties, this led to a strong affinity with colour which has always been the basis for my visual influences. My artwork has evolved from a passion for photography and love of graphic design.
Having lived on the Northern Beaches for most of my life I am fascinated by the sea and its many guises. Trying to capture the energy and effervescence of the water is a most challenging and complicated task for an artist, one that has intrigued me for years .
My most recent works combine photography with graphic skills to deconstruct & reconstruct seascapes to produce an interesting visual effect and hopefully capture that elusive magic that is the energy and essence of the sea.
A 33-year career in the 3D environment of exhibition and graphic design left little time to indulge in the luxury of doing artwork purely for pleasure. Now retired, I have the time to travel down creative paths and see where they lead. Like most creative people I am lucky to have an overactive imagination which has led me to write and illustrate children’s books as well as to create my artworks on canvas.
Having lived on the Northern Beaches for most of my life I am fascinated by the sea and its many guises. Trying to capture the energy and effervescence of the water is a most challenging and complicated task for an artist, one that has intrigued me for years .
My most recent works combine photography with graphic skills to deconstruct & reconstruct seascapes to produce an interesting visual effect and hopefully capture that elusive magic that is the energy and essence of the sea.
A 33-year career in the 3D environment of exhibition and graphic design left little time to indulge in the luxury of doing artwork purely for pleasure. Now retired, I have the time to travel down creative paths and see where they lead. Like most creative people I am lucky to have an overactive imagination which has led me to write and illustrate children’s books as well as to create my artworks on canvas.
