I would say the art bug bit very early on in my life. My Dad is great at drawing and was a draftsman and my sister and her husband are both amazing naturally gifted artists. I was always “arty” as a kid although my older sister was great with anything artistic so it was never really my thing until I was a bit older. Although I chose all the arts subjects during high school and I studied five years of architecture, it was not until about eight years ago that I first moved out of home and started painting to adorn the walls of our flat. I couldn’t find art that I liked or could afford so I starting painting large-scale pieces that didn’t cost the world to make. I also worked at an art and gift store during my time studying so was constantly being exposed to New Zealand artists, which made me desperate to create my own work.
Joanne Ho on Artfully Walls
