Quirky nature is a celebration of the universe and all it contains. With artworks ranging from a precise study of a one-off moth, to a blending of biologies to create serene new creatures who hum at the stars, Megan de Mar explores what’s in the back yard and out into the cosmos.
Artist bio
Megan de Mar grew up in Newtown and now lives in Te Awa Kairangi Lower Hutt. Her artworks are inspired by the natural world around us, in all its weird and beautiful glory. She works in acrylic, watercolour and gouache.
Megan was taught by Rob McLeod at Wellington High School in the 90s and gained scholarship marks for Bursary painting in Year 13. She was then was accepted into Massey University the first year they offered a Fine Arts degree but decided to complete her degree in English Literature instead.
Three children and a communications career later (as for many of us) lockdown forced her to think about what she was missing and she began to paint again.
Megan works in the environment sector so is acutely aware of our changing climate. Her artworks are a call to see the beauty in a moment, and reminder of what we have worth fighting for. Her use of colour inverts the everyday and challenges assumptions that what we see is all that’s there.