Amanda Blake is a Geelong based artist. She was born in Stawell, a small country Victorian town and was strongly influenced by the natural beauty of the Grampians National Park.

Amanda's work is varied and diverse, and highlights her deep appreciation of nature.

Amanda predominantly uses gouache and water color, and occasionally introduces acrylic and screen ink to develop clean defined lines. Her work depicts details in subject matter that many over look. She delights in creating realistic works that capture the beauty in the most simplistic of things.

Amanda recently held her first solo exhibition titled "40 years in the making" at Balmoral Art Gallery Fyansford, Victoria. Following the success of the exhibition, works were purchased by local and interstate collectors and two sold internationally to Seattle, USA and Auckland, N.Z.