Komathy Hawkins

Sri Lankan born she was encouraged by her uncle, a renowned international artist. Komathy grew up surrounded by paint and colour and studied Art at College in Jaffna.

 Sadly, owing to the civil conflict, she had to leave Sri Lanka and with it her love of art.

Years of building a new life in a new country stalled her artistic dreams. Recently she has been able to find herself again. Today she is sketching and painting with a new-found freedom. Art has once again become an important part of who she is.

Now living in Hertfordshire, Komathy specialises in portraiture, figures, and modern/contemporary styles. She works with a variety of mediums and has studied colour/skin-tone techniques at CityLit College in London. She loves experimenting and through her work celebrates humanity and nature. She treasures the marks people make on the world. All her paintings have one thing in common. They are created out of caring.

She has exhibited at Private Exhibitions and within the local community. In 2021 one of her oil paintings was selected for inclusion in the RA Summer Exhibition.

Recently she has been invited to tutor Portrait Workshops at Letchworth College and isstarting her own private tutor groups.

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