Dungog By Design’s “In the Frame” artist for May 2025 is Kay Sparks.
Kay was born and grew up on the land near Gulgong, Central Western NSW. Music and theatre has been a life long passion. After moving to Sydney she continued her singing studies and sang professionally. Moving to Maitland in 1996, she first picked up a paint brush in 2006; painting was added to her passion of music.
Kay paints using the concept of light and shadow(Chiaroscuro).
“The power of still life lies precisely in triviality. Objects that are there, and people that are not. Ordinary everyday things reside in the space-plates, bowls and jars.
We take them all for granted. Yet within these forms something powerful is retained: continuity, memory, family.” Sarah Winman (2021)
Kay is an award winning artist, she paints only in oil because she adores the depth and movement of the paint.
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Image: Artwork by Kay Sparks.