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The Ugly Duckling

Suzette Datema

2023 • United Kingdom • Acrylic, Charcoal on Canvas

24 x 36 in

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Suzette Datema

United Kingdom

Artist highlights

Group shows participant
Experienced Artist
Prizewinner
Works on commission

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Artwork details

Medium : Acrylic, Charcoal on Canvas
Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
Dimensions : 24x35.8in

About this artwork

Years ago, when I began to paint,
A question was asked, and I felt faint,
"What do you do?" with a curious tone,
I replied, "I'm an artist," but felt I was thrown.
With a feeling of guilt, I couldn't believe
That I said it, but still my brain wouldn't conceive.
I wanted to study Art Therapy,
And enrolled for a taster day at a university.

I found my entity and learnt that I was indeed an artist,
Though the thought still felt presumptuous and did… persist.
At the taster day, I took part in a group session,
Where we acted out the story of the
Ugly Duckling's progression.

From being called names, to feeling alone,
The ugly duckling found her true self, and I too was shown.
I felt so comfortable in the fourth act,
And with my whole being,
I accepted that I am, a Swan, an artist in fact.

Suzette Datema

United Kingdom

Credentials

Group shows participant
Experienced Artist
Prizewinner
Works on commission

« Through my art, I find sanity, joy, and calmness. If my art can bring joy and happiness to any person, I see it as mission accomplished. »

Suzette Datema, a painter who resides in the United Kingdom, became an artist because of the feeling of excitement that color gives her, as well as the beauty of art and creation. She translates her naive style through compositions that are seaside themed and also paints portraits of women. Datema often covers the canvas with black paint before beginning a piece, as a white surface ‘can seem daunting’. She works using both oils and acrylics.

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