'About Me'
"My love of Horses inspired my love of Art"
"Hello, I'm Teresa,
Originally from the UK, I spent most of my childhood in a little town situated on the edge of the Bristol Channel.
I have always loved horses and from a very early age I dreamt of having a pony of my own.
My dad, however, insisted that it was just a phase that all little girls went through and that I'd 'grow out of it!' (But ... I had other plans!)
I was just seven years old when I came up with the idea that I would save up enough money to buy a pony of my own! The only problem with this idea was that I wasn't getting any money to save :(
I decided to try and ask my dad for some pocket money, and to my surprise, he agreed to give me a small amount each week! .... I was so excited!!
I started my 'Pony Fund' and began saving!
It took seven long years of determination (and tears), but I never gave up! I was 14 when I bought myself an unbroken 2yr old gelding named Sam and finally made my dream come true!!
My beloved first horse Sam ❤️
It was during those years of saving that I discovered my love for drawing horses, I was about 10 when I attempted my first oil painting, (a 'paint by numbers') which sparked my passion for art.
Mum used to take me to the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, where I became fascinated by the work of the Old Masters, I could happily have spent hours studying their masterpieces, trying to work out how they achieved such incredible work.
After leaving school, I worked at a riding school to support Sam's upkeep, where I later accepted an invitation to join their 12-month BHSAI (British Horse Society Assistant Instructor) / BHSHM (British Horse Society Horse Masters) course as a working pupil.
The school had 2 stable cats called Tweedle-dumb and Tweedle-dee, and my boss in her infinite wisdom, decided it would be fun to nickname me after one of the cats and from that day on, I was known as "Twee" 🐈⬛🐈⬛🤦♀️
I am a completely self-taught artist having never had the chance to attend formal art classes beyond school. My journey has been one of trial & error - lots of errors!
Although I loved painting in oils, I had never really felt truly satisfied with my work and had often thought about using another medium but was hesitant to do so until I came across some amazing work by artists using soft pastels and impulsively enrolled in a short online tutorial.
I felt an immediate connection with this medium and not only found the transition from oils to soft pastels easy, but I also started getting the results I was finally happy with.
I had at last found my 'Happy Medium!'