Allison Taplin
Allison Taplin resides in the Macedon Ranges of Victoria on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung country, balancing her full-time role as a nurse manager at a specialist hospital with her passion for painting. Inspired by the diverse Australian landscape, especially the vast sky, tree-covered mountains, and expansive fields, Allison finds comfort and renewal in both nature and art.
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Allison was born in Melbourne and lives in the Macedon Ranges region of Victoria on Wurunjeri Woi Wurrung country.
She works full-time as a nurse manager in a busy specialist hospital and paints in her snippets of spare time.
Painting was initially a bereavement therapy after the loss of her son and she now creates in a small studio space – ‘Little Leif Studio’ – in his memory. The diverse Australian landscape is a constant source of inspiration – especially the big sky in all its moods. She is particularly drawn to the tree-covered mountains and wide open fields of her surroundings.
Painting and time spent in nature – whether wild or peaceful – is deeply comforting and rejuvenating. She loves to photograph the landscape and paint quick sketches in watercolour, especially when travelling and uses these as references for oil paintings in her studio.
