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This work is a painting of an illuminated statue in Castle Combe Manor gardens. Day was gently turning into night - hence the title gloaming - as I took a photograph of this image.
This is a study of a Gentileschi self-portrait. Gentileschi was a 17th century Italian Baroque painter. I was attracted to the work by the composition - the way the body curves around the canvas and the concentration the figure conveys as she deeply engages in creating an artwork.
The Kushite kings came from an ancient kingdom in Nubia, centred along the Nile valley, in what is now Northern Sudan and Southern Egypt.
The Kushite Kings ruled in upper Egypt from 744 – 656 BCE:
The original of this work has been SOLD, but prints are still available
This work is based on a photograph of a group of African women who are related to each other. These women married men who had immigrated from the Indian continent to Africa.
These women, together with others like them, were responsible for creating a new hybrid, African-Indian culture in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The American novelist and editor, Toni Morrison received a Pulitzer, (1987) and a Nobel Prize, (1993) for her literature.
I wanted to paint this portrait of Toni Morrison out of respect for her intellect, her strength of character, and for the amazing literature that she produced.
As the woman in the painting is whole body engaged in the task of grading tea leaves, I view this work as a study of intense concentration.
Vermeer’s portrait of, ‘The Lacemaker,’ was an inspiration for choosing to paint this work.
Chardin was a 17th century still life artist, who through his use of composition and palette elevated the most mundane objects in his works. Chardin’s still life works are an inspiration for my art practice.
The Portrait titled Nonchalance, was painted from a photograph.
I chose the green background in contrast to the muted palette used to depict the figure.
The yellow chair was added as a highlight and counterpoint to the composition and palette.
This portrait of an Abyssinian girl comes from a postcard sent to me from Addis Abba, by a humanitarian aid worker, some twenty years ago.
The postcard image is in monochrome which I replicated in my palette. I added the rich, deep red/brown background, to invoke the nature of the African environment.
This work was painted from a photograph, taken from a copy of, ‘World of Interiors’ circa 1997.
I changed the composition and palette slightly, by enhancing the yellow/green hues and leaving the table unadorned.
I like the idea of an empty room, upon which, you the viewer, can place your own narrative.
This work is of three images of African women selected from a collection of photographs of African sculptures.
I choose the monochrome palette in order to place the focus on the womens’ decorative body and facial adornments.
Compositionally, I juxtaposed the African women enclosed by the Greek columns, because of the connection between European and African history
Hendricks (1945-2017), was a contemporary American artist, who painted portraits of his fellow African Americans in the Baroque style of Velasquez and Van Dyck.
As a multi-media artist, he also painted landscapes, watercolours, and produced drawings, and photographs.
My portrait of Hendricks is based on one of his photographic self portraits.
This work is based on a photograph I took looking through a mirror in my sitting room, with a view into my dining room.
My home, a 400 year old Cotswolds cottage, is idiosyncratic - it has wonky walls, protruding beams and is furnished in an eclectic style..
This original Oil on Canvas Polyptych, consisting of Four canvases, Titled: ID Entity, is Not For Sale (NFS)
It is questioning the nature of Identity, particularly mixed heritage identity.
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Colleen designed this composition by using some of her kitchen jars and a Pineapple