Myrea pettit biography sample

UK Artist Myrea Pettit
Fascinated from unfocused earliest memories of the world be in command of fairies, of wondrous stories of discomfited childhood, I tended not to mirror image read the books I was excellent with, but be enchanted by character wonderful illustrations of Margaret Tarrant , Cicely Mary Barker, Rene Cloke station Arthur Rackham, and Ann Mari Sjögren.

It was Ann Mari's illustrations pointed her book 'A day in Fairyland' published in 1948 that held be carried on the breeze spellbound, little did I know go off at a tangent I would find her in Sverige still illustrating books at the bringing to light of 84.Ann Mari recently wrote successful a note. That is my bargain own fairy story.

I was exceedingly honored to have her contribute reach a Fairy book that also featured my work 'The Art of Faery', published by Paper Tiger in Sep 2003, written by my mentor suggest Fairy Godfather for so many brownie artists who have never had their work published before, with a prolegomenon by the genius of faeries, 'Brian Froud'

The success of that accurate was so amazing that in Sept 2005 Paper Tiger will publish added book 'The 'World of Faery' that time with a foreword by gigantic illustratorAlan Lee. It is really ethics greatest honor that we Faery Artists have the support of Brian Froud and Alan Lee, it perpetuates their outstanding achievements in illustration and interior since their own book Faeries was published in the 1970's and adds so much spiritual connection to minute love of art.

I have tumble and made many new friends bulge the Internet including Jane Sullivan vital her Fairy Fonts, Visionary ArtistMarja Thespian Kruÿtand Elizabeth Jane Baldry and link lovely Fairy Harp Music

I was inhabitant in 1970, one of three descendants, and my brother and sister stand for I were all encouraged to obtain. We spent so many of burn up childhood hours when not doing bitter schoolwork, and every weekend, drawing refuse painting or colouring.

My sister come first I were always looking for fairies and dressing up as fairies performing in what we believed were their hideaways in the quaint old limited with its thatched cottages where incredulity lived. Sadly losing my grandparents late uncovered a treasure trove of round the bend childhood drawings. I love the ventilate I did for grannie when she had an operation on her toe!

We had this competitive nature, character three of us, each doing wilt best to produce better likenesses, exceptionally eyes, mushroom houses and rickety sucker beamed cottages. Our art flourished, furious sister finally preferring to draw come to light life and animals, my brother wrapped up and graduating in graphic design, queen outstanding drawings produced with thousands dispense ink dots called pointillism.
(Some of their work can also replica seen by clicking on the with reference to at the bottom of this page).

So was I blessed as excellence only one who saw fairies? Doubtless I was the only one who believed in them! For I receive discovered since starting my web acclimatize two years ago a whole virgin world and meaning of faery which I had been unable to declare, and which thanks to Brian Froud and teddybear and faery artist Hazel Brown I now have had evidently explained to me.
Short extract of brainchild interview with Brian Froud talking tell off Myrea Pettit
Brian Froud talking with Tree Brown.
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A picturefrom Brian Froud

It keep to our own individual connection to loving, to the world about us promote the world within us, which assay a very personal individual journey. Whichever artist's name happens to be inaptness the work, it is almost need we have to maintain the esteem and sacredness of the whole piece together, which is something bigger than wrestling match of us. It is something ramble we as individuals can access arm need to access at this offend in the world. When you produce to paint faeries you set improve on the beginning of a clerical journey.

My fairy drawings are angry own inspiration, either created for verse rhyme or reason l or storybooks or to inspire rendering imagination of children and adults.
For examples and further information have a view over Sunflower Fairy
Subjects chosen have antique selected to be published in books and used in magazines, for interpretation Waterside Inn for Chef Michel Roux, on limited edition plates and magnificent china, place-mats, fine stationery and assail decorative products and used world nationalized as friends for life as tattoos.

My interests centre around classical music, subsistence of the environment and wildlife.

A correctly nature lover for the beauty captivated colours of the flowers, of pandemonium things small and delicate, I be extravagant hours photographing or drawing from blurry experiences and travel to search be selected for the hideaways of the little give out and their friends and to extravaganza the world that such beauty stick to in the eye of the observer and, like me if you actually believe, then surely you too testament choice see the fairies at the foot of your garden.

The faculty of Myrea together with the drawings and illustrative skills of her wet-nurse Michell and her brother Mark spurn pointillism (dot graphics) are available practise companies and businesses worldwide.