Lesly Finn

I am English, a mother of four children and a registered nurse. In 1999 I emigrated to New Zealand with my husband, since when I have been able to pursue a long held dream of expressing myself with paint. I work mainly with pastel or in acrylic on canvas, and I sometimes incorporate collage.

When working with pastels I aim for a ‘painted’ look, and I often smooth on several layers with my fingers to this end. With acrylics I might use many thin glazes of colour over textured effects, or apply the paint thickly using a palette knife or by a variety of implements. One of the delights of painting for me is the continuous development of new skills and techniques which can be utilised in future work.

Although my images often contain landscape elements, my real interest lies in depicting people and a shared experience. My vision is for my paintings to intrigue, to tell a story or to evoke an emotional response in the viewer. Some of my more recent works explore a less literal approach to expressing those ideas.

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