About

I am originally from the North East of Scotland and now live in Kommetjie, Cape Town. In my twenties I worked as a physiotherapist, coupling this with extensive travel, before settling down and having a family in 2012.  When my children were very young I started to draw, this brought me great peace in an otherwise turbulent time. After a couple of years I felt a strong pull to work with colour and started painting. I was smitten immediately and have grown my practice to becoming a full time artist. I am so very grateful to have found something I truly love to do, and I hope this is expressed in my work.

I paint mostly with acrylic, on linen or canvas, and had initially shied away from oil paint. However in May 2023 I attended a four week course at Angel Academy of Art in Florence, learning to paint portraits in oil. I now move between acrylic and oil, learning more with every piece.

To see my newest work, please follow me on Instagram @joannemilne.art. Or send me a message to join my emailing list on the link below.

Some of my paintings can be seen at the Hout Bay Gallery and the birds at Warren Cary Wildlife Gallery in Hoedspruit.

To get in touch, please send me a message on the links below.