Hidden Figures, 2023

I am a passionate artist and love to create paintings that can be enjoyed and loved by others. Each artwork I create is unique, speaking one thing to one and another to someone else. Colour and texture are at the core of my work, which I create using a variety of palette knives and brushes, building many layers on canvas or paper. I am never without ideas and inspiration. When creating “Hidden Figures “ I was inspired by the intoxicating colour and bold patterns used throughout 1960’s interior design and fashion. My unique layering of paints has created nice movement across the paper, bringing to life the hidden figures.

Amanda McColl is an abstract painter based on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. In 1973 Amanda commenced a diploma of Art and Design at Prahran College only to feel disillusioned. A change of career and family took up the next years before Amanda was able to recommence her art career and practice full time.

Amanda is a passionate artist and takes great joy in creating art that can be enjoyed and loved by others. Each artwork created is unique, speaking one thing to one and another to someone else. Shocks of colour and undulations of texture are at the core of her work. She is proud to present a selection of work that are each individual, bespoke, unrepeated and in varied sizes – optical compilations of colour, texture, shapes, contours and movement. Her preferred medium is acrylic on canvas or paper.

Unrepresented ever by a gallery, Amanda has exhibited in non-commercial spaces in Hong Kong and Melbourne many times over the last 27 years. Her paintings are held in collections in the USA, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia.