About the artwork
Miertje Skidmore depicts the ferocity of the elements with bold use of colours covered by a glossy finish. There is an innate power contained within her paintings, which evoke passion and emotion.
About the artist
Born 1957 in Western Australia, Miertje Skidmore has been painting for 30 years. Since her first-ever solo exhibition at Art Images Gallery in Adelaide, Skidmore has exhibited throughout Australia and is now represented by commercial galleries in Sydney, Melbourne and Queensland, becoming a much sought-after artist. Miertje Skidmore's grand and complex abstracts depict the power of the elements and their capacity for destruction and regeneration, transfixing the viewer in their colors and detail. Award-winning and highly acclaimed, her paintings are now part of many prestigious private and corporate collections.