"Lovers, Dancers and A Bit of Nudity" By Rosa Gaete

I started drawing faces at school in my home country, Chile. Then I carried it on trying to portray people around me, my siblings and my friends until I annoyed them. Later on, I joined art community classes and hanged out with artistic people. Marriage, children, emigration, work put an end to my creative pursuit, and I concentrated on life in a new country. But then, when my marriage broke up, I had two old loves waiting for me: art and writing. They offered me a way out of my desolation. I have been in a relationship with art now for 10 years. During this time, I have attended art classes and workshops at Mairangi Arts Centre, Auckland University Summer School, Hungry Creek Art School, Whitecliffe College of Art, Estuary Arts Centre where I still attend Life Drawing classes. Portraiture and the human figure have always been my favourite subjects.