Christine Calow

Christine Calow is inspired by travel, which is explored through the interaction of shapes and colour relationships.

Her recent work originates in two mixed media paintings, ‘Marusthali’ and ‘Jaipur’ which draw their main inspiration from the exhuberance and richness of Indian and Sri Lankan art and architecture.  Both paintings, which combine painting, printing and collage, share a similar composition, but one is composed of floating semi-transparent squares of colour, and the other of opaque solid shapes.

The development and exploration of compositions and arrangements of squares suggested by ‘Marusthali’ and ‘Jaipur’ has led to a series of vibrantly coloured and expressive oil pastel studies. 

Christine uses colour in exciting combinations to create atmosphere and mood and a sense of mystery.  Colour is used to create illusions in front of the spectator’s eye.  Shapes appear to move and hover, and colour appears to create three-dimensional effects.

Recent Exhibitions

 Solo:

1999                Halesworth Gallery, Suffolk
1998                The Old Town Hall Gallery, Hemel Hempstead
1994                Halesworth Gallery, Suffolk
1991                Harlow Playhouse

Mixed: