| PERSONAL |
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Born February 3, 1948, in Bristol, England; daughter of Clifford James and Joyce Edna (Maiden name, Newberry; present surname, Cornwell) Sanders; married Brian Haddon Williams (divorced, 1975); married Laurence Trevor Northeast (a postal service officer); children: Angelique Wilson, Steven Williams, Robert Williams, Jason Williams, Tyson Northeast. Felicity Northeast, David Northeast, Michael Northeast. Education: Attended Art school as an adult. Politics: Democratic. Religion: Christian. |
| ADDRESSES |
| HOME - 36 Maltarra Rd, Munno Para, South Australia, 5115. |
| OFFICE - P.O. Box 888, Gawler, South Australia, 5118 |
| CAREER. |
| Writer and illustrator. School visitor, lecturing in art and history. Member: Australian Society of Authors, Society of Book Illustrators, Royal Art Society of Adelaide, Adelaide Writers Center, Arts Law Center. |
| WRITINGS |
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For the Love of Vincent, self-illustrated. Reed Books Australia (Port Melbourne, Australia), 1995. (*note: REED books is now Hodder Headline) |
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For the Love of Auguste, self-illustrated. Reed Books, 1997. (*note: REED books is now Hodder Headline) |
| WORKS IN PROGRESS |
| A book on Monet. |
| SIDELIGHTS |
| Born in Bristol England, author and illustrator Brenda V. Northeast was two when her parents migrated to Australia. |
| There they spent two years touring the outback while her father did handyman carpentry at different sheep and cattle stations along the way. Northeast remembers many a night sleeping "under the blankets of a star-filled sky, surrounded by the sounds of the outback." At that early age she recalled imitating those sounds of dingoes, crows, and kangaroos. |
| Later, after her parents separated, she and her brothers moved to New Zealand with their grandparents, where she spent most of her growing-up years. At the age of nineteen, married and with two children, she returned to Australia. |
| Northeast began her career in illustrating and writing in 1993. To date she has produced two picture books introducing children to "Art Appreciation." |
| One of those, For the Love of Vincent is about Vincent Van Gogh, represented in Northeast's story by a delightful bear named Vincent van Bear. |
| The second book, For the Love of Auguste is personalized by Bearre Auguste as he introduces us to the life and the art of Renoir. |
| These books are selling in New Zealand and France as well as Australia. Northeast is presently researching the life of Monet for a similar effect. |
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Northeast concluded: "I would like very much to see my books in animation, and the characters as soft toys. I particularly would love to see my books sold throughout the United States of America. |
| I have thoroughly enjoyed creating the first two books and the joy, excitement and enthusiasm that they have brought to so many 'children' of all ages. |
| There will be more creations as I delve into the hidden treasures I am unlocking from within myself. |
 Introducing Brenda Northeast |
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