Freda Surgenor

Freda was born in Harrow England and studied art at Bourneville School of Art, Birmingham, England. She worked in London as a graphic designer and illustrator. She emigrated to Australia in 1982.

She is a Fellow at The Royal Art Society of New South Wales, an Exhibiting Member at the Australian Society of Marine Artists and a member of the St George Society of Artists.

Freda, who has always been interested in people, both at work and play, demonstrates a high level of excellence using vibrant colours to depict a great variety of subjects from landscapes through waterscapes, to cityscapes, still-life, floral, portraiture, life painting and miniatures.

Freda is totally dedicated to her work, when she’s not painting, she is thinking about it. She feels that good draughtsmanship is a basis for successful painting and never stops drawing. She works in fine detail using strong colour to create pieces, which glow with life and light. This results in highly successful warm paintings, which glow with life and light. This results in highly successful warm paintings, which demonstrate her ability to capture and recreate the images realistically.