Wendy’s art practice stems from her passion for colour and texture, nurtured through her experiences as a cook, event florist and her love of interior design. Over the past five years, she has dedicated herself to drawing and painting, taking strong inspiration from the mid-century modern aesthetic.
Her recent solo exhibition, Jumble Sale, focused on tonal value while capturing the memories stored within her sister-in-law’s vintage coloured glass collection. These works are bold and playful, intricately detailing transparent forms.
Wendy’s love of the mid-century era is heavily influenced by the nostalgia associated with the period. She experiments with these ideas through her use of colour, often testing viewers’ connections between an image and the emotions that colour can evoke.
Being self-taught, Wendy has honed her skills by building bodies of work over the past five years, exhibiting regularly and continually challenging herself to increase both the difficulty and scale of her pieces. She has been selected as a finalist in numerous art prizes, including the National Emerging Art Prize, Harden Art Prize, Tattersall’s Landscape Art Prize, Melville Art Awards and South Perth Emerging Art Prize.
Having worked creatively with her hands throughout her career in cooking and floristry, Wendy sees painting as a natural extension of her creative practice. Through her work, she explores colour, tone and texture to create pieces that evoke nostalgia while encouraging viewers to reflect on their own emotional responses and connections.
Contact Details
Phone: +61 423 121 489
Email: wendy.marinich@gmail.com
A chair left on the verge in Fremantle sparked the idea for this work. It may be a common sight, but something about this particular moment made me look twice. You know the feeling of sinking into a well-worn chair and not wanting to get up? This chair had that quality.
Perhaps it was the contrast of finding it outdoors beneath soft winter clouds, with glimpses of sunlight breaking through. The warm tones and peach-coloured rays created a scene I felt compelled to capture. Sky lounging—wouldn't that be a dream?
Materials
Oil on board
Dimensions
1500 x 1000 x 50 mm
Price/ NFS
$2,350.00