Profile - Teresa A. Bennett
Teresa Bennett was born in Aberdeen in June 1967, but now lives and enjoys her experience as an artist from her home close to the rural village of Edzell which lies within a short distance from the Angus Glens. Teresa has always had a keen interest in art from an early age, but her career path did not take her in that direction to begin with due to peer pressures and that loving term "Get yourself a proper job".
Realizing in 1993 that working in the offshore industry was not the route for her, she experienced living in the South of France for a few years. While there she was able to experience the joy of living in such a wonderful country. She scraped barnacles off sailing boats, sold painted ceramics and started painting. During her time in France she was able to visiti numerous beautiful places. Marseille, Lyon, Avignon, Sarlat, Carcassonne, Port Vendre, Banyuls and Collioure being just a few of the many sights that inspired her. Living near Perpignan in the South enabled Teresa also to visit Spain and the beautiful City of Barcelona, Figueres and Cadaques. Whilst there she also studied at the University of Perpignan for 4 months to brush up on her french with students from around the world.
Commitments brought her home to the UK in 1995 where she did 'temping' work for various Companies then decided to embark to train as a Care Assistant for the Scottish Ambulance Service in Aberdeen. After losing her dad in 1996, she decided to finally study a HNC in Fine Art at Aberdeen College from 1997-1998 which thereafter lead to an 'Art Degree' at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, where she studied from 1998-2000. Becoming a full time mother in the year 2000 with the birth of her daughter and thereafter her son in 2004 put her art study on hold and she was not able to complete her degree.
Teresa has always had a passion in her heart for painting and believes that there is a time and place for everything. Now is the right time for her to achieve her goal to become a professional working artist and the beautiful Angus Glens is the right place to accomplish it.