Madeleine's work
About Madeleine
After a first career as a professional Registered Nurse I went on to do a BA (hons) in Fine Art. My first love was always drawing and painting and I was denied going to art college by my parents at 18, despite being offered an unconditional place. My parents thought I should choose a more appropriate career!
My years of nursing taught me empathy for people as individuals and I chose to work in sexual health, with a particular interest working with young people with complex issues. I have always been interested in the human condition and am frequently shocked by man's inhumanity to his fellow man. Much of this experience I brought to my degree where I investigated the pre-dream state, hypnagogic imagery on the edges of sleep.
Since graduating I have returned to explore more representational painted imagery, but frequently experiment with photography.
As a child my first camera was a Lubitel twin lens medium format camera! My father was a passionate photographer and he taught me darkroom skills including printing. He obtained his ARPS in the 1970s with my mother gaining her LRPS shortly after! I never took it that seriously then as my real interest was art. Having said that I took many photographs of friends, family and holidays over the years.
Since graduating I felt a void in the creative aspect of my life and joined a local camera club to learn more about my newly acquired DSLR (digital single lens reflex camera) and to enjoy the craft of photography
I gained my LRPS (Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society) in 2014 and gained my ARPS (Associate of the Royal Photographic Society) in 2021.
My years of nursing taught me empathy for people as individuals and I chose to work in sexual health, with a particular interest working with young people with complex issues. I have always been interested in the human condition and am frequently shocked by man's inhumanity to his fellow man. Much of this experience I brought to my degree where I investigated the pre-dream state, hypnagogic imagery on the edges of sleep.
Since graduating I have returned to explore more representational painted imagery, but frequently experiment with photography.
As a child my first camera was a Lubitel twin lens medium format camera! My father was a passionate photographer and he taught me darkroom skills including printing. He obtained his ARPS in the 1970s with my mother gaining her LRPS shortly after! I never took it that seriously then as my real interest was art. Having said that I took many photographs of friends, family and holidays over the years.
Since graduating I felt a void in the creative aspect of my life and joined a local camera club to learn more about my newly acquired DSLR (digital single lens reflex camera) and to enjoy the craft of photography
I gained my LRPS (Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society) in 2014 and gained my ARPS (Associate of the Royal Photographic Society) in 2021.