Fiona Anderson

Website: home.exetel.com.au/fanderson
Email: fanderson@exemail.com.au

Fiona is a practicing Small Animal Veterinarian working and living in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Her passion for animals extends into her art where Fiona paints and draws animals and birds of all types especially equine and wildlife subjects. Each piece of work is painted with the aim to capture the integrity and uniqueness of an individual animal, be it family pet or tiger, parrot or galloping horse.

"Capturing Life"
Pastel on Peterboro Matt Board

Brought up on the edge of Melbourne, she was surrounded by a menagerie of wildlife, pets and farm animals, helping her to develop her interest in the animal world. Ducks were early subject material then later the enthusiasm turned to horses both to ride and to draw. Art took on a back seat as Fiona completed a University Degree in Veterinary Science with honors. There was simply no time even to sketch with long work hours first in country Victoria then working in a busy Melbourne welfare hospital. It was only after leaving this busy hospital, and the gift of a box of pastels, she started to draw and paint again.

Fiona is a current council member of WASA (website) and is actively involved in the Pastel Society of Victoria and the Australian Guild of Realist Artists. She is won awards through both WASA and the Pastel Sociey as well as community shows. The Bronze Award painting from the 2006 Wild Awards "View from a Bridge" can be seen on this site at Award Winners 06 and Bronze from 2010 at Award Winners 2010 for "Lost in Thought".

"Best Pals"
Pastel on Artist's Velour
Best Fauna - Pastel Society of Victoria 2010

REPRESENTED IN
Flinders Fine Art Gallery, Flinders, Vic Australia
Sorrento Fine Art Gallery, Sorrento, Vic Australia
The Old Post Office Gallery, Seymour, Vic Australia.