Meet Brenda
Committed to being brave, wise + having spontaneous fun!
Brenda Knight is the proud owner of Brenda Knight Art Works (previously known as Become A Creative Giant) and the creator of the Creative Freedom Technique™, a unique intuitive abstract painting process she personally developed and has taught to hundreds of absolute beginners over the past 10 years.
Brenda discovered her previously unknown talent as an artist after leaving her career as a Police Detective with the Christchurch Police over 10 years ago.
“Well who would’ve thought that when I left the Christchurch Police over 10 years ago with absolutely no idea what I was going to do next, that I would end up creating and selling my very own totally original beautiful art?
Not me. Not even in a million years! I didn’t even know I was creative! But what an adventure it turned out to be!”
What originally started as creating art for a newly renovated home soon evolved into a full-time career as a professional contemporary artist. Brenda went on to become a Top 10 Selling Artist multiple times at the Christchurch Art Show, the South Island’s largest art show, while also exhibiting at numerous exhibitions and events throughout New Zealand.
Known for creating extra large abstract artworks filled with movement, depth, energy, and emotion, Brenda believes the energy she puts into each piece can genuinely be felt when people experience it, especially artworks created in a high flow state. She describes a painting as finished only when it feels “Breathtakingly Beautiful.”
Alongside her own art career, Brenda has also taught over 80 of her hugely popular one-day abstract painting workshops, helping people learn how to let go, trust themselves creatively, and simply “go for it” — often discovering a side of themselves they never knew existed.
Brenda also holds a Diploma in Interior Design and remains deeply interested in how art, especially work created in a high flow state, along with interiors, thoughtfully designed spaces, and creativity itself, can positively influence the way people feel, live, and thrive in their homes and everyday lives.
After many successful years as a full-time artist, Brenda has now moved into an exciting new chapter in Real Estate, while remaining deeply interested in how art, especially work created in a high flow state, along with interiors and thoughtfully designed spaces, can positively influence the way people feel and thrive in their homes and everyday lives.