Eden Atelier

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Paintings, charcoal studies and vessels — each one made once, by hand, and never repeated.

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Paintings & Works on Paper 27 pieces

Magnolia — a white magnolia bloom and buds on a branch, painted in oil against a blue and lilac ground.

Magnolia

Oil on canvas

King Protea — a pink and silver king protea in close-up, painted in thick impasto oil.

King Protea

Oil on board

Crimson Bouquet — deep red roses and buds in a tall glass vase against a blue and violet wash.

Crimson Bouquet

Oil on canvas

Sepia Bloom — a single oversized flower head painted in soft sepia, cream and rust tones.

Sepia Bloom

Oil on canvas

Pomegranate — a whole pomegranate and two split halves on a teal surface against a plum ground.

Pomegranate

Oil on board

Pomegranate II — two pomegranates and a split wedge of ruby seeds on a green ground.

Pomegranate II

Oil on board

Lemons — three lemons with green leaves lit against a deep black ground.

Lemons

Oil on board

Nguni Bull — a long-horned Nguni bull in red-brown and white, painted on a warm sand-coloured ground.

Nguni Bull

Oil on canvas

Nguni Bull II — a long-horned Nguni bull standing against a green and rust ground, in a dark timber frame.

Nguni Bull II

Oil on board · framed

Nguni Calf — head study of a red-and-white Nguni calf against a green ground, in a dark timber frame.

Nguni Calf

Oil on board · framed

Hare, Alert — a wild hare facing forward with both ears raised, against a soft blue-grey ground.

Hare, Alert

Oil on canvas

Hare, Turning

Oil on canvas

Hare at Rest — a crouching grey and white hare with one ear folded, on a pale blue ground.

Hare at Rest

Oil on canvas

Schnauzer — a monochrome portrait of a schnauzer tilting its head, in a distressed whitewashed frame.

Schnauzer

Oil on board · framed

Jasmine Crown

Oil on board · framed

The Dancer — a dancer seen from behind mid-turn, painted over a teal, blue and rose abstract ground.

The Dancer

Oil on canvas

Reverie — the bare back and shoulders of a woman with her hair pinned up, holding a pale wrap.

Reverie

Oil on canvas

Reclining Figure — a curled reclining nude on a reflective floor, over a pink and blue abstract ground.

Reclining Figure

Oil on canvas

Repose in Ochre — a figure study of a bowed head and outstretched arm, painted entirely in warm ochre tones.

Repose in Ochre

Oil on canvas

Hidden Laughter — a charcoal drawing of a laughing girl covering her mouth with both hands, in a black frame.

Hidden Laughter

Charcoal on paper · framed

Headscarf — a charcoal portrait of a child wrapped in a draped headscarf, in a slim black frame.

Headscarf

Charcoal on paper · framed

Portrait of a Man — a charcoal head-and-shoulders portrait of a man in a striped collared shirt, mounted in a black frame.

Portrait of a Man

Charcoal on paper · framed

Breaking Wave — a turquoise and cobalt ocean wave curling over into white spray.

Breaking Wave

Oil on canvas

Birch Stand — a grove of white birch trunks worked in textured grey and white impasto.

Birch Stand

Oil on canvas

Woodland Fawn — a soft-toned fawn wearing a feather headband among pale grey birch trees.

Woodland Fawn

Oil on canvas

Woodland Fox — a seated fox in a blue feather headband among pale grey birch trees.

Woodland Fox

Oil on canvas

Woodland Hare — a small hare in a blue feather headband beside a bare tree in a pale winter wood.

Woodland Hare

Oil on canvas

Ceramics — Sculpture & Vessels 17 pieces

Beaded Bust — a hand-built ceramic bust in a green wrap, wearing strung glass-bead necklaces and earrings, on a white plinth.

Beaded Bust

Glazed ceramic & glass beads

Hare in a Waistcoat — a tall white ceramic hare in a flowered waistcoat and bow tie, on a white plinth.

Hare in a Waistcoat

Hand-built glazed ceramic

Verdigris Urn — a wide-bellied thrown urn brushed in green, blue and sand, with a flared collar.

Verdigris Urn

Hand-painted stoneware

Terracotta Pitcher — an unglazed terracotta pitcher with a rolled handle and pouring lip, on a white plinth.

Terracotta Pitcher

Unglazed terracotta

Cobalt Facet Vessel — a soft-edged white vessel with a panel of cobalt and turquoise facets running down one side.

Cobalt Facet Vessel

Glazed stoneware

Strata Bowl — a rounded coil-built bowl glazed in bands of red, orange, green, violet and yellow.

Strata Bowl

Glazed earthenware

Indigo Speckle Bowl — a blush bowl flecked with indigo brushstrokes, resting on a matching indigo-glazed plate.

Indigo Speckle Bowl

Glazed stoneware · bowl and plate

Amber Bloom Platter — a round fused-glass platter with an amber and rust floral bloom spreading across a blush ground.

Amber Bloom Platter

Fused glass

Citrus Wall Pocket — an oval ceramic wall vase hand-painted with oranges, lemons and green leaves, with a beaded border.

Citrus Wall Pocket

Hand-painted earthenware

Poppy Bloom Dish — a sculptural ceramic dish formed as an open red-orange poppy with ruffled petals.

Poppy Bloom Dish

Glazed ceramic

Bromeliad Planter — a low sand-glazed pot holding a hand-modelled ceramic bromeliad with green leaves and a pink flower spike.

Bromeliad Planter

Glazed ceramic

Three Graces — a set of three ceramic bust vessels with closed eyes, glazed in saffron, coral and red.

Three Graces

Glazed ceramic · set of three

Three Hares — three seated ceramic hares in a mottled brown and cream glaze, grouped on a white plinth.

Three Hares

Glazed ceramic · set of three

Sgraffito Bowl — a powder-blue serving bowl with lug handles and cream wildflowers carved through the glaze.

Sgraffito Bowl

Sgraffito stoneware

Moai Tumblers — four cream tumblers moulded as Easter Island faces, each dipped in orange, red, blue or green glaze.

Moai Tumblers

Glazed stoneware · set of four

Botanical Bowls — a pair of hand-built cream bowls hand-painted with black leaf sprigs and concentric spirals.

Botanical Bowls

Hand-painted stoneware · set of two

Welcome Tile — a cream ceramic wall plaque with a relief cottage, the word WELCOME and red poppies, edged with dots.

Welcome Tile

Hand-built glazed ceramic