Rebecca Koerting

Tell us a little bit about yourself?
My husband and I live in Mt Lawley, Perth where I work out of home studio. I am a mum to three beautiful girls Harlow, Sadie & Ginger so I paint whenever I get time. I have a Diploma in Graphic Design and the 20 years I have been in this industry have helped me build the knowledge and skills to paint the artworks I am currently producing.

What is your favourite drink?

I can’t go past a buttery chardonnay.

What inspired you to start painting/drawing?

Growing up in a small coastal town I was no stranger to the salty air and freshness of the Australian ocean. Many of my days as a child were spent on the sandy shores of the local beaches, splashing in the sea.

My paintings are strongly influenced by these childhood memories. I was forever daydreaming about different worlds, especially worlds beneath the ocean’s surface. I loved seeing this world in colour and really feeling these colours within my soul.

The ocean is a magical place and any light I can shine on it can hopefully help draw awareness to the energy we need to put into preserving it.

What advice would you give other artists/creatives starting out?
Paint what makes you happy, not what you think others want to see.

I was 41 (still am!) when I started my instagram page. It’s a new (and scary) world to artists who haven’t grown up with social media. It was daunting but now I have grown to love it and appreciate it for what it is. I love that positivity that buzzes around the art community. Being uplifting on artists social media pages and acknowledging them is the perfect way to support us.

You can read more about Rebecca Koerting here.