Artist's Palette

Exploring the Swells of the West Australian Coast

Perth based Ann Steer has been a professional seascape artists for 10 years. As a youngster, she remembers always being creative, having loved art at school and could always be found drawing. In particular, Ann enjoyed lino cuts and had an interest in printmaking and photography. When she left high school, Ann enrolled in a printmaking course at Perth Technical College. She says there was a lot of tuition from lecturers who were practicing artists and that it was a wonderful, creative environment. After completing

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