"Ah! Portraiture, portraiture with the thought, the soul of the model in it, that is what I think must come," stated Vincent van Gogh. Emotionally connected to this philosophy, artist Dr. Georgina Macken is inspired by her fascination of the soul which resides within the face. Additionally influenced by non- verbal communication, internationally renowned Australian portrait painter, Dr. Macken captures the human spirit as she illustrates unique stories in a single frame. Seizing upon the special dynamic facial expression or gesture, her watercolor-on-paper portraits organically weave a rich tapestry of her subjects, who are often babies or children. Illuminating the spontaneous joy of her subjects, she eternally encapsulates their sparkling personalities for future generations.

Georgina Macken states:"The eyes of a human trigger many concurrent senses and so my portraits enable me to enjoy the power of the eyes without needing to turn away and close mine." Unexplored dreams and visions radiate from their innocent faces, encompassing the layered experience of being human. Through a dazzling visual syntax, her sensorial portraits encapsulate divergent visions in a luminous renaissance style.

Symbolically expressing the human heart through her figures, she adroitly re-contextualizes a parallax vision of the intricacies between the mind and soul to radiate the powerful energy of life. A gorgeous spontaneity reverberates in her oeuvre, as each picture creates colourful aura of consciousness. Ultimately, each image is an experience unto itself, allowing the audience to step through the doorway of the picture and enter the world of the subject, expressed as colours and light.

Translating onto paper the ephemeral moment of life, award-winning painter, Dr. Georgina Macken's oeuvre provides a special artistic perspective into humankind. Brilliant and inspired, her figurative art has received national and international accolades for her expressive devotion to her subjects.

Dr. Georgina Macken is an internationally recognised, award-winning portrait painter. Her fascination with the soul behind ones eyes, led Georgina to pursue a Doctorate of Cognitive and Developmental Psychology in New York City. She now resides in her homeland Australia, by the sea, on the Central Coast.

In the past Georgina worked as an Art Director in advertising agencies in Australia and the UK. She then went on to live in New York City where she painted portraits using mixed media and had a far more abstracted style. Georgina was also a professional music DJ at numerous clubs and hotels, as well as art directing fashion shows and music videos. She has been painting and illustrating most of her life and has had numerous solo and group shows in Sydney, London and New York.

Born in Darlinghurst, Sydney, Georgina’s passion for art and portraiture is inspired by her fascination of what lies beneath the face and non verbal communication. Outside the studio, Georgina was a world-class orienteering runner and one time Australian Champion in the 1990’s. She has two children, whom she homeschooled for some years. Iggy and Estelle both feature heavily in her portraiture works.

Georgina was educated at Melbourne University, London Southbank University and The New School for Social Research NYC, and currently resides on the coast of New South Wales.

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