Fiona Millais 'Journeys' 5 May - 27 May 2007

‘Journeys’ - New paintings by Fiona Miilais at gallerytop

Gallerytop is currently showing paintings by Fiona Millais for the first time. These new paintings demonstrate a beautifully subtle yet intense palette of colours, which include deep forest greens, fresh turquoises and warm oranges. Although contemporary, these works would sit equally well in a modern or traditional environment.

Fiona uses the landscape as her main source of inspiration in these pieces, although they are rarely directly representational. Paintings are often produced on the completion of a journey and are evolved from memories, drawings and notes done on the spot. Textures, patterns and colours all come together to evoke a sense of place, and found objects such as feathers and leaves are sometimes painted which add to the interwoven history.

(In case anyone was wondering, Fiona is the descendant of Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1896), the eminent Pre-Raphaelite painter.)