Regina Hona is an Australian artist, art show judge and tutor who's speciality is painting portraiture and water subjects.
Regina has held many group and solo exhibitions and has been winning many major awards since 1999.
Her works have been printed in several issues of the Australian Artist Magazine and a feature article published in the International Artist Magazine.
Although she is predominantly known for her seascapes and landscapes, she is equally at home painting portraits, still life and other subjects.
Regina Hona is a full-time professional artist, having studied classical tonal realism in oil many years ago.
It was the discovery of pastels that allowed her to embrace her painting with a new intensity due to the limitations that oil painting imposed whilst raising a young family.
Although she has returned to painting in oils and has experimented with other mediums, she loves soft pastels because of their immediacy and versatility.
It has the advantage of speed and directness and the smooth, thick quality of soft pastels produce rich, painterly effects.
The soft and vibrant colours help create varying atmospheres where can focus on the effects of light and shade in the subject.
Regina can paint any subject, but she now specialises in water subjects and the human form.
Regina is a past Treasurer and President of the Pastel Society of Victoria (2001-2004) and travels within Australia conducting workshops for various art groups.
More recently she is being sought to judge art shows and takes overseas tours.
Regina’s work has also been published in art magazines and books.
More recently I have been a finalist several times in the ANL Maritime Art Prize, Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award; the Alice Bale National Study Grant and also for the Works on Paper and Oil sections of the AME Bale Prize.
In 2007 I was awarded the Terry Collins Medallion at AGRA's Australian Art Excellence Awards and in 2008 became a Fellow of the Australian Guild of Realist Artists'.
L'artista di Melbourne Regina Hona si è inizialmente formata per tre anni nella pittura ad olio con il metodo classico del realismo tonale.
In seguito ha frequentato numerosi workshop in diverse tecniche che le hanno permesso di ampliare le sue conoscenze e tecniche attraverso la sperimentazione.
Regina lavora prevalentemente con oli e pastelli morbidi, ed è specializzata nella pittura di figure umane e soggetti acquatici.
Regina ama combinare le variabili di composizione, illuminazione, sfondi, bordi e materialità della pittura. Questo approccio permette a ogni dipinto di offrire un'esperienza unica per l'osservatore.
Regina fa parte del gruppo artistico Fusion6, che si sfida a dipingere concetti unici e creativi.
La loro mostra "About Face" è stata esposta in diverse gallerie regionali ed il loro progetto attuale, "Portraits From A Hard Road", è un progetto triennale basato sul tema dei giovani senzatetto, esposto a Melbourne nel novembre 2011.
Regina conduce tour di pittura all'estero, frequenta workshop ed è un'insegnante ricercata in tutta l'Australia.
Regina partecipa regolarmente a concorsi nazionali ed accetta commissioni di pittura.
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