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Collette Renee Fergus

A long artistic heritage almost guaranteed Collette would have an interest in art and so it proved.
She began painting young, prevailed on family
and neighbourhood artists for lessons, and revelled in their skill and knowledge.
At 11 she sold her first artwork, a watercolour
of Mount Taranaki/Egmont.
At 16 she took night school classes in oil painting, her subject matter still mostly New Zealand scenery.
She exhibited often and at 17 the then Taranaki-based artist had her first solo exhibition in Auckland.
Eschewing formal training and the artistic style and methods of others, Collette developed a unique style early.
She believes the growing popularity of her art can be attributed directly to this individuality.
Picasso, Dali and Kandinsky have latterly influenced her style.
From the early 1990s Collette has worked in acrylics, attracted by their quick drying properties and the ability to incorporate texture.
She uses bright, funky colours on any subject
that sparks her imagination, and enjoys the surrealist concept in her art these days.
Texture remains important and Collette uses anything from pumice and black sand to artist quality texture mediums.
Known for her modern, contemporary work,Collette
has two distinct styles: her serious, abstract and surrealist work, and a fun, contemporary range that includes an increasingly infamous character - Boozehag.
Collette is also a popular commission artist
with an ability to accurately interpret clients wishes.
Her artworks sell worldwide, including in Britain, Germany, Russia, USA, Canada, Spain and Australia, as well as from galleries throughout New Zealand.

Collette finds painting extremely rewarding and puts her heart and soul into it. She finds it most satisfying to portray emotions and feelings on canvas in a visual communication.
Shes humbled by appreciation of her work.

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