Fi Wilkie

About Fi Wilkie

Fi Wilkie is a things to do venue in Margaret River, Western Australia.

Painting is all about the process for me. I’m what would be called an intuitive painter.

My process typically starts with a random mess of colour and mark making and then I select and activate certain areas to develop my composition. At the start, I don’t know what I will create although I have been working with the same theme of Banksia Bushland for a few years now.

My carefully considered shapes and marks are part of my own visual language and all start from close observation using my sketchbook, drawing with a variety of mediums and drawing from memory. I use this reliable process to filter down what I understand about a plant or animal and slowly the way the subject looks – becomes part of my visual alphabet.

Starting a painting can be a little scary – so I developed this approach to suit my temperament. I like to take time to play as I paint and to experiment as I go, I also like the surprise that comes at the end when I feel that the work is complete.

This is what keeps me coming back to the studio. The not knowing – rather than the knowing.

Fi has a print Gallery upstairs of Mukau Giftware and Gallery in Cowaramup, Open 7 days. Fi Is participating in the 2021 Margaret River Region Open Studios.

For more information on the opening hours of her studio visit: https://www.mrropenstudios.com.au/member/fi-wilkie?rq=Fi%20Wilkie.

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• Type: Things to Do
• Area: Margaret River, Western Australia
• Phone: 0415 955 707
• Website: visit ↗

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