My name is Corinne, and I am The Happy Struggling Artist.
As the daughter of two biologists, I was brought up with a deep-rooted passion for South African wildlife. Although I always loved drawing as a child, the realisation that I wanted to be a professional artist only dawned on me quite a bit later in life, after years of feeling like I would never find
myself and my purpose…

Throwback to 2015: I’m sitting at my cousin’s kitchen table, clutching a cup of tea and crying… I had taken on a few part-time jobs so that I could keep the ship afloat while trying to figure out how to get my art business off the ground, and the harsh reality of it all was starting to get to me. “Maybe I should just try to find a nine-to-five. Or… Maybe I should just be a struggling artist”, I said. Without skipping a beat, my cousin responded, “No, a happy struggling artist!”.
The name just… stuck! I thought it was relatable and funny. Now, years later, it has gained a much deeper meaning: Life is never just all good or all bad, and one cannot exist without
the other. It’s the combination of good and bad that moulds us into who we are. I believe that life is about finding the balance between the good and the inevitable bad and
understanding the value of both. Learning, growth and even beauty can be found both in the Happy and the Struggle!

The Happy Struggling Artist is a genuine representation of my work and life as a whole. A combination of everything, not just the good stuff. It is an ongoing rollercoaster ride with ups and downs, dazzling, fun sunshine and dark, scary tunnels…