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Oona Campbell - Weather and
Light
Place:5 Blenheim
Crescent, London
W11
Date: 20th March
to 1st April 2006
Opening
Times: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm,
Saturday 11-5pm
"Bonnie Scotland I adore thee,
Now I wander gladly o'er thee,
Thy enchantment will restore me,
Bonnie,
bonnie Scotland."
It takes something very special to
create the sort of fervent excitement that is generated by an Oona Campbell
exhibition. Since her first hugely successful exhibition with MacLean Fine Art
six years ago, Campbell has become an established and highly
regarded figure among contemporary British painters. Her bold and visceral
landscapes affirm that the art of painting, though rarely seen in recent years,
is still very much alive!
Collectors and admirers of Campbell's painting will be
exhilarated to experience her completely unique approach to this most recent
body of work presented,again, by MacLean Fine Art. Revisiting her most beloved subject, the
Scottish Highlands, her new work ventures towards a more distinctive and literal
portrayal of landscape. There is a heightened sense of pictorial honesty and a
profound "atmospheric truthfulness", as described by Nicholas Usherwood (Art
Critic, Galleries). Thoughtful
complexity is demonstrated in these compelling compositions of expansive,
brooding highland scenes - including the subtle introduction of textural detail
in the foreground. In keeping with this shift towards greater naturalism,
Campbell has
introduced new colours to her palate bringing to life swathes of purple heather,
pools of yellow wildflowers being chased by cloud shadows and blue horizons
shrouded in mist.
This exhibition offers us a true sense of the artist's
enjoyment in the physical act of painting and her latest pictures are nothing
short of pure majesty. Their
vast, open landscapes please the mind and cause the spirit to soar.
Paintings will be priced between £350 and £9000.
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