Born and raised in Nelson; after study, life abroad and having three children, Georgina began painting in 2016. Informed by her print and pattern design background, Georgina develops distinctive colour palettes and paints with gestural, expressive brushstrokes. Georgina considers herself primarily a ‘colourist’. Her work is loosely figurative, lightly abstracted and fundamentally joyful. “I studied print design in London and then spent five years in Barcelona working as a freelancetextile designer. This was a pivotal time for me in terms of developing a sense of my own artisticdirection, style and colour palettes. I am influenced by abstract expressionism (William DeKooning, Franz Kline), gesturalism and the Fauves (Matisse, Cezanne, Gaugin) and Mid-Century British art (Ivon Hitchens, Mary Fedden); contemporary fashion and interiors.For me, the creative process is intuitive, exploratory, challenging and hugely joyful." – Georgina Hoby Scutt