Coochiemudlo Island
Millie grew up in the Riverina, NSW and quite close to the Edward River, across the road in fact and she remembers summers swimming in the river and tying a rope to a gum tree limb and swinging out as far as possible and splashing into the water. Landscape was a part of her DNA, she lived in it every day. Moving on Millie became a mother of two (one deceased) and a grandmother to four grandchildren.
After experiencing many challenges in life, in later years, Millie started taking her artwork seriously, she obtained a BA in Fine Art from Charles Sturt University and became an Art Therapist (MA Th) (University of Queensland) and has painted prolifically since that time.
Artworks: 24
Based on Coochiemudlo, a smaller island situated approximately a kilometre off the coast of Queensland, between Brisbane and North Stradbroke Island, Millie Simic is innately influenced by the abundance of foliage and wildlife that inhabit her locality. Unbound to a sole medium or creative methodology, her depictions align with the subject’s intrinsic elements and resonance. Possessing a BA in Fine Arts from Charles Sturt University and a Masters in Art Therapy from the University of Queensland, she was raised in a home completely void of art, resulting in the absence of any pre-existing artistic conditioning or constraints.
Initially responding to the interaction of light on organic imagery, Millie’s primary decisions concerning her work’s form are typically derived from her experiential wonderment and internal perceptions of the subject. Frequently alternating between impressionistic and abstract constructs, and integrating assorted combinations of soft pastels, oils, acrylics and watercolours, she utilises these variables to spawn interrelation and resemblance. An extensive degree of improvisation and problem-solving pours into the creation process, whilst very conscious determinations are made in regards to composition and colour, producing works that are evidently truthful, lively and buoyant. As her artistic application and execution continues to bolster, Millie observes the ways in which new works inform the next and assist her capacity to illuminate, narrate and illustrate.
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