About The Artist

use ( IsabelMcIvor-Kimber ) for my Artist name. I am commonly known as Fay ( my middle name) McIvor my married name and Kimber my mothers maiden name born in a little country town TE PUKE Bay Of Plenty North Island New Zealand 1935 maiden name Moore (Kimber Isabel's mothers maiden name)Te Puke is situated in the Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand .I now reside in the Sunshine Coast and became Australian Citizen in the year 2000.xxx I have always been creative,mastered many crafts .During my life I have designed and made all my own clothing for many people including for beauty contest, It was not until my mature years that I turned my creative talents to painting. I am a dedicated Artist and have won awards inboth New Zealand and Australia. I see a completely a different world since I first began painting in1994 with oils. Apartfrom 14 lessons at the age of 59 years with an oil artist teacher in New Zealand in 1994. I generally regard myself as self taught. I have since moved on from oils,to other meduims such as watercolour,acrylics, and pastel, Being an avid photographer I use my large collection of photos as a reference material for her work. I have discovered I have a real flare for Watercolor and Acrylic, and have becomemy firm favorites, Over the years I have attended art workshops with recognized artist to futher develop my skills. My favourite subject is flowers and because of my deep love of flowers as a subject I reached the characteristics of each of them before creating in realism or in a semi abstract form . Isabel has painted many commissions,and painted a mural on a hallway wall in a home. Isabel also owned a picture framing and her own gallery business from year 2000 to 2004 named Let's Frame It Qld, Redcliffe, Brisbane. Isabel had to call it a day at the age of 70 years April 2005 .Isabel sold many painting all over the world New Zealand ,Australia, Switzerland, America, and Holland.