Kate Bedell - Irish Watercolour Artist


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Sunflowers

The theme of Sunflowers is repeated throughout my work as a vehicle to explore the Life Cycle. I use the Sunflower as a metaphor for our own lives, reflecting the many physical, psychological and spiritual experiences that we encounter


	["Images of India"] [Gallery] [About the Artist] [Contacting the Artist] [Sunflowers] [Jewels in the Crown] [Sunflower Seed-head] [Dying Flame] [Crown of Thorns] [Sunflowers and Blue Vase] [Sunflowers and Peacock Feathers]

“Made in India” November 2001, Solo Exhibition (full press release)

“Ireland has a name for being a watercolour country, and my previous work has reflected this in my misty, ethereal landscapes and flower paintings. Coming to India has been a real challenge for me. However, I have always had a passion for painting sunflowers, and it is this fieriness that has how found expression in my work. Since coming to India, I feel I have the freedom to break the “old rules” of my previous watercolour training. My palette is now exploding with colour and texture and I have a more stylised approach to my subject”.


	["Images of India"] [Gallery] [About the Artist] [Contacting the Artist] [Awakening II (Remembering)] [Moving into Light] [Fruit and Flowers] [Silent Bells] [Sunflowers and Blue Vase] [Tree of Life (Triptych)]

“Indian Summer” November 2002, Solo Exhibition (full press release).

“‘Indian Summer’ encapsulates my impressions and experiences of India. I have painted some simple scenes in Watercolour of daily life, but have also explored the rich colours and textures in a loose impressionistic style of women in colourful saris as well as breaking new ground in creating some abstract pieces in mixed (water) media and collage.”

["Images of India"] [Gallery] [About the Artist] [Contacting the Artist] [City Nights] [Coming Home] [Dwelling] [Somewhere Here] [Home Place, Kerala] [Home Sweet Home] [Shifted] [Shadows of the World] [Lilies and Lotus Buds] [Sunflowers and Peacock Feathers] [Sunflower Seed-head] [White Lilies] [Ancient Walls I] [Ancient Walls II] [Passing Fancy] [Megaliths and Moonbeams] [Sun Face Collage] [Collage with Peacock Feather]

“Expressions” November 2005, Solo Exhibition (full press release)

“In “Expressions” I have further explored the elusive and expressive qualities of women, using body language, especially of hands. The painting technique differs from the last show and is more graphic than before, as I needed to give more detail to the faces and hands. However, despite the graphic style of the images, I feel that I have not lost that ethereal quality and they still retain that mysteriousness that I had captured in my earlier work. The new paintings portray women in natural environments, often turning away from the viewer. In the painting “Hot Gossip”, the intense expression on the face of the girl who is speaking is met by the reluctant listener whose face is turned away from her. In another painting, “Going Within” the seated woman’s hand completely covers her face as she retreats from life. It’s as if these women are enclosed in their own private worlds”

["Images of India"] [Gallery] [About the Artist] [Contacting the Artist] [A Woman's Work] [Amazon] [Amma] [Choosing Oranges] [Day Dreaming] [Desire] [Embracing the Past] [Expectations] [Haggling Over a Bargain] [Going Within] [Hot Gossip] [Lady of the House] [Leaving] [Moving On] [Old Hands] [On Reflection] [Sisters] [Spice Sellers] [Woman Waiting] [Working Woman I] [Working Woman II] [Young Mother]


	All works copyright Kate Bedell 1985-2008