When an opportunity presented itself to move, Renee Kamaretsos did not hesitate. She resigned from a long and successful career as a travel agent and with her family made the move to Greece. After settling in and with free time on her hands, she again picked up a paint brush.

Renee was eager to learn and attended many classes in Athens and Paris. Fellow expats were very interested in what Renee was painting, so she finally started a weekly women’s workshop in her home to learn new skills and share a glass of wine.

Years of living in Greece and France, plus travelling extensively throughout Europe, provided inspiration for her beautiful contemporary art.

Now back home in Australia, Renee has formalised her studies by completing a four-year Advanced Diploma in Fine Arts. She loves painting in various mediums, including the fluidity of ink, the freedom of watercolour, the texture of impasto. Her subjects range from expansive landscapes, the vastness of the ocean to the curves of the human.

Renee’s new series captures the textures, fluidity and movement that one can see just beyond the horizon, while still evoking calmness in the viewer.

Renee also works with interior designers and stylists to create custom pieces to suit individual client colour palettes and wall size in a style from Coastal to Country.  

She accepts commissions from private clients who visit her studio so they can get the perfect piece for their home. Her online store has a stunning selection of fine art archival prints available for sale.

Renee has been running very popular technique-based workshops in her private studio in Bulli for more than nine years. In these workshops Renee guides her students through the process of creating art that they are proud to display. Future classes are on her website. Renee’s studio is at The Timber Mill Studios at Bulli.

The next Northern Illawarra Art Trail (NIAT) Open Studio weekend is November 18-19, 2023