About
A short Biography for David Burge
I was born in Busselton and raised in the Great Southern of WA in a wool growing region. Moved to Perth for high school and found a career in the area of mental health where l remain as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the community emergency services.
I took up painting in the mid 1990s as a counterbalance to the challenges experienced in working in the mental health sector. I found drawing and painting to be a healing process which, no matter what the skill level can override the anxieties of life. My love for watercolour began in high school after an excursion to Howard Tottenhoffer's studio in the city. I was quickly intrigued with the medium of watercolour, but have explored almost all of the visual art techniques and media.
I am inspired daily, no matter where I find myself by visual beauty in nature, light on any object excites me. I am driven by a deep love of the intricacies of ecosystems and the natural balance of environmental elements. Today I work in watercolour as my preferred media as it is unpredictable and exciting. Its translucency and versatility are still beguiling, however oil painting brings a solidity and permanence, its history and versatility also makes it a great love of mine. I am a member of the Watercolour Society of W.A
I took up painting in the mid 1990s as a counterbalance to the challenges experienced in working in the mental health sector. I found drawing and painting to be a healing process which, no matter what the skill level can override the anxieties of life. My love for watercolour began in high school after an excursion to Howard Tottenhoffer's studio in the city. I was quickly intrigued with the medium of watercolour, but have explored almost all of the visual art techniques and media.
I am inspired daily, no matter where I find myself by visual beauty in nature, light on any object excites me. I am driven by a deep love of the intricacies of ecosystems and the natural balance of environmental elements. Today I work in watercolour as my preferred media as it is unpredictable and exciting. Its translucency and versatility are still beguiling, however oil painting brings a solidity and permanence, its history and versatility also makes it a great love of mine. I am a member of the Watercolour Society of W.A
