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Delia Tournay-Godfrey
/'Amanda, Mia & Grace' (Commission) Oil on card 33x30cm.jpg) |
/'Conversation at Bawdsey' Oil on board 18x13cm.jpg) |
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/'Figure by the Window II' Oil on canvas 40x40.jpg) |
/'Fishing, Late Afternoon' Oil on canvas 45x36cm.jpg) |
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/'On the Balcony' Oil on canvas 51x76cm.jpg) |
/'Still Life With Blue Jug' Oil on canvas 51x61cm.jpg) |
My painting is a direct response to the world around me. I work mainly in oils and prepare a lot of my own surfaces. I love oil paint because of its painterly qualities; it’s an exciting medium to be working in. I am mainly interested in the composition of the image in relation to the edges of the support; a strong underlying two-dimensional design, and a fascination with light, colour and mood.
I paint a variety of subject matter always from the subject: figure in the landscape, landscape, still life, the life model, and an on-going series of self-portraits. Some larger work is painted in my studio at home from drawings and paintings. I work in sketchbooks where ever I go and put a great deal of emphasis on drawing believing that it underpins all good painting.
I have access to an artist's studio on the Suffolk coast where the ever changing sea and sky dominates. It is a wonderful vantage point for observing people walking, sitting on the beach and the sea wall, either in conversation or quiet reflection. I also love to travel around the county painting in my car or outside in the elements.