ART PORTFOLIO
A mixed media artist, I started painting again in 2021 after a stroke. What began as ‘art as therapy’ in my healing journey has become an almost daily practice of creative colour filled play which fills me with joy and brings a deep serenity. I work predominantly with acrylics but also oil pastels, watercolour, ink and other media on paper or canvas.
The gallery here showcases a small sample of recent work.
The female form and experience fascinates me. So much of my work explores women’s relationship with emotion and nature. The painting in the second row right, ‘Softly as a morning sunrise’ was jazz inspired and reflects the peace and tranquility of a woman quietly enjoying a sunrise in the garden. I’ve recently started working on a sisterhood inspired series, ‘The women’.
I’m particularly intrigued with creating works combining words and pictures as in the central piece in this gallery, third row image on the right, from my ‘Unter den Linden’ series. The portrait of the woman is painted using a bamboo stick over pages of Christa Wolf’s book ‘Unter den Linden’ and captures some of the emotional journey of her heroine and themes of reflection, memory, love, loss, identity.
I love colour and flowers and last year worked on a series I called ‘Piccolo Giardino’. Mostly abstract pieces, acrylic on canvas, with limited contrasting colour palettes. I’m currently working on a series of colourful abstract landscapes.
I also create whimsical little designs using collage and botanicals. The portrait on the bottom row, centre, is an example of a recent collage portrait and on the bottom row, far left, an example of my ‘Floral Folk’ series using pressed local Sardinian wildflower petals.
I hope they spark your joy!
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Paintings and select prints are available for purchase on Saatchi Art Online.
https://www.saatchiart.com/fionapape
The RedBubble Shop link below with a range of products designed with my artwork and illustrations.
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