Artist: Simone Labuschagne
Simone’s art education started with her aunt’s painting studio in an attic in Mill Hill, London, England when she was a child. At this time her goal became clear - to create art. She continued to study as a teenager at the Des Moines Art Centre, in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. There she was exposed to the great of American Art like Edward Hopper and Richard Diebenkorn. She went on to study drawing, painting, and art history at the University of Iowa and graduated in 1984. Read more about Simone here.
What is your biggest indulgence as an artist?
Working at my art.
What is important to you as an artist?
Freedom.
What challenges you the most in your practice?
Currently my time constraints.
What themes or symbols are important to you as an artist?
Nature.
If you were to hang one work of art by another artist in your home, which would you choose?
Lynda Shalagan.