Inspiration In Art Kirsty Owen talks to Made about her inspiration and career leading to becoming a national award winning artist.
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urning a hobby into a full-time profession has earned award-winning artist Kirsty Owen fans from all over the world.
“After my degree I went on a conventional career path and started working in graphic design, probably out of fear of becoming a wayward artist,” says Kirsty.
Her stunning paintings, predominantly of animals, capture the beauty of subjects including tigers, giraffes and elephants, as well as the landscapes surrounding these majestic creatures.
Kirsty has always been interested in art and started off creating work as a hobby, but took it much more seriously when she became a single mum about three years ago.
Originally from Ipswich, Kirsty moved to Mansfield, where she lives now, when she enrolled on a designs studies degree at Nottingham Trent University, where her love for art really took on a new level.
“Following the breakdown of my marriage I decided to push things a little more in terms of my artwork – this change in lifestyle pushed me in this direction and it's really taken off.”
