Michelle Dooley-Kirby

Michelle Dooley-Kirby is an watercolor, acrylic and mixed media artist who draws on her surroundings for inspiration, especially landscapes and older structures which present with a lot of character and contrast. Her style these days presents with a whimsical effect, using bright colors, and siding more towards abstract vs realistic. Primarily self-taught, with no formal training but has benefited greatly from attending weeking art classes during the winter months since her retirement in 2017, and she is always eager to attend any workshops or classes available which offer a diverse range of artistic opportunities to explore new avenues and disciplines. The fun is in the learning and exploring. Michelle's other diversions include, gardening, volunteering, boating, enjoys shorter rides motorcycling , hiking and generally making the most of her retirement.