By: Chris Stead

From a fairly young age, Elle Pedron was interested in art and artistic pursuits. Her initial interests were not painting, but she started to look into that avenue as she got older. As with many artists, her artistic statements range emotionally, but she acts upon all of her emotions vivaciously and without apology. Elle gave us a little time and answered some of our questions. This interesting story is best heard in her own words.

GAW: How did you first get involved with visual arts?

Elle: My first involvement in visual arts was at a very young age in stagework and music. I come from a highly artistic family and it was encouraged to be involved in the arts particularly music. I think I would have been around 5 years old my first stage production.

However I didn’t start painting until I was 19 I was a single mum with a lot of time on my hands and one day I just picked up a brush and started to paint a picture of a girl running down steps closed off by a set of bars. I believe my Aunty has it now.

GAW: What is the sphere of influence that surrounds your art today?

Elle: My life is my main influence for my art the good and the bad in it-there’s a lot to draw from. Music is a major inspiration to me as well I will listen to a song and a painting will suddenly appear in my head and i just have to put it to canvas.

GAW: Does all of your art draw from dark influence or are there more messages that you try to convey?

Elle: A lot of my work is what I am going through in my life at the time it speaks of pains from relationships, my strong Pagan beliefs and ideals and my thoughts on subjects and things that affect my world as I see it. A lot of my work has a dark influence to it but to me there is a lot of beauty in darkness.

GAW: If you had to choose one particular artist that influenced you more than any other, who would it be?

Elle: Oh Picasso! His amazing passion for art has always just held me. Even as a small child I dreamt of being like him and painting outside of the square. My love of his work became even stronger at 17 when I saw “The Weeping Woman” at the New South Wales Gallery it was one of the most minding blowing experiences of my life!

GAW: What is the statement that you are aiming for overall with your art?

Elle: Life, how I see it. Maybe better said this is life through my eyes understand my work and understand me better.

GAW: How does music influence your art?

Elle: Oh music is an enormous influence I cannot stand to paint without my favorite songs on it helps me flow into my work, become one with it. As I stated before it is a major inspiration to me as well I will listen to a song and a painting will suddenly appear in my head and I just have to put it to canvas.

GAW: How has your art been received by people that see it at shows or other events?

Elle: Very well people have always been amazed at how different my work is and how much passion it has within it.

GAW: What are your future plans for your art? Is this a budding career or more of a passion that you pursue in your spare time?

Elle: I would love to be a world known artist, I do not hold a full time job this is my passion, my life. Without my art my world would be sadly lacking. I also would love to do album covers and band logos-that I am in the middle of as we speak. If when I leave this planet if even just one person remembers my work then my job is done.

GAW: Is there something that people should know about the art that you do?

Elle: It is full of hidden meaning do not just look and walk away think about what is there before you study it and learn from my work.

GAW: Is there anything else that you would like to say about your art?

Elle: It is the driving force of my life. It is my soul on that canvas spilling forth for all to see.