GALLERY 7
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Exploring Paestum
100 X 120 cm
Oil on Canvas
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Amalfi - Steps
75 X 90 cm
Oil on Canvas
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Mending the Nets
25 X 35 cm
Mixed Media
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Hill Village
45 X 60 cm
Acrylic
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Blue Boats - Mediterranean
60 X 90 cm
Mixed Media
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Going Home
45 X 60 cm
Acrylic
Europe Revisited
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Entrances and Exits
60 X 75 cm
Oil on Canvas
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The Cross - Procida
40 X 55 cm
Acrylic on Paper
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Pontonie
45 X 60 cm
Acrylic
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Ancient Vines
45 X 60 cm
Acrylic
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Neighbourhood Watch
45 X 60 cm
Acrylic
Exploring the world with my artist husband, Bruce, allows me to indulge my passion for drawing and painting and to give inspiration to new work. Some travellers arrive home with hundreds of snapshots but I return with sketchbooks full of colours, thoughts and ideas that breathe life into my canvasses. I am a diligent observer and my recent journey through Portugal, Spain, France and Italy has resulted in paintings of real places visited imbued with a sense of mystery that has created a colourful visual treat.
Travelling as a tourist in a foreign country is often akin to being a 'voyeur'. The interface of the tourist and the locals is often brief and their lifestyle is glimpsed through windows and open doorways. My paintings, with their use of atmospheric light and colour, lead the viewer through entrances and exits, archways and doors, up stairs and through alleyways so reminiscent of many European villages. I invite you to partake in your own journey and make your own discoveries.