Virginia Cuupaidge, recipient of the Guggenheim Foundation ward, has had 34 solo exhibitions in New York, Australia and Canada. Virginia lives in Newcastle and is enjoying being with the NAS studio community.
When I begin a painting it usually start with two colours and take my lead from there. Other colours follow the combinations and I bring the works to completion with each different colour I add. Landscape is on my mind. Since I came to live in Newcastle from New York my colour palette has changed to a much brighter set of colours. No doubt it is the clear skies in the city and reflection from the ocean that has had its influence. As I am completing each work a title comes to mind, as I intuitively sense what each painting is about.
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