Artist Information:
Fiona Stanbury
Tunbridge Wells,
United Kingdom
Member Since: Nov 2009
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Artist Statement:
I have spent my entire life
moving, from country to
country, (Africa, Cyprus,
Malta), and within the UK.
My work is primarily concerned
with colours and how they
relate across the oicture
surface, how they create mood
and an imaginary world. My
themes always have their roots
in something I've seen, or
dreamed about, and anything
that strikes an emotinal
chord. Visual experiences
often suggest potential
'colour notes' in my mind,
which I can follow in any
direction the emerging
painting might require. My
work falls into 3 main
categories:
1. LANDSCAPES.
I paint watercolours in situ
to explore the landscape's
elements, searching for the
essential components that, for
me, recreate a sense of place
and underlying forces.
Sometimes I work directly from
the memory of a journey, or a
quick drawing, or purely from
random marks and colours.
2. WOMEN IN THE TURKISH
BATHS.
When I lived in Nicosia I went
regularly to the old Turkish
Baths and drew and painted
women in the changing room and
in the heated chambers, using
snippets of conversation to
inform the gestures and poses
of the figures in my
paintings. The Baths convey a
constant state of flux, from
the ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions
2009 Solo Show, The White
Wall, Tunbridge Wells Library
Gallery
2001 South East Open
Studios, Tunbridge Wells, Home
Studio
2000 South East Open
Studios, Tunbridge Wells, Home
Studio
1996 ‘Women in The Baths,’
Trinity Gallery, Tunbridge
Wells, Kent
1995 ‘Landscapes and
Townscapes,’ Tunbridge Wells
Museum and Art
Gallery, ...
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Fiona Stanbury's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Fiona Stanbury's Portfolio.
I have spent my entire life moving, from country to country, (Africa, Cyprus, Malta), and within the UK.
My work is primarily concerned with colours and how they relate across the oicture surface, how they create mood and an imaginary world. My themes always have their roots in something I've seen, or dreamed about, and anything that strikes an emotinal chord. Visual experiences often suggest potential 'colour notes' in my mind, which I can follow in any direction the emerging painting might require. My work falls into 3 main categories:
1. LANDSCAPES.
I paint watercolours in situ to explore the landscape's elements, searching for the essential components that, for me, recreate a sense of place and underlying forces. Sometimes I work directly from the memory of a journey, or a quick drawing, or purely from random marks and colours.
2. WOMEN IN THE TURKISH BATHS.
When I lived in Nicosia I went regularly to the old Turkish Baths and drew and painted women in the changing room and in the heated chambers, using snippets of conversation to inform the gestures and poses of the figures in my paintings. The Baths convey a constant state of flux, from the ... |
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