“I went to the Stubbs show at the Royal Academy last year. I felt hugely excited by the backgrounds, something about the quality of light, the trees, and the skies. It wasn’t a conscious decision to leave out the horses, I simply didn’t see them.” Michelle Dovey
Working from eighteenth century paintings by George Stubbs, JMW Turner, and Antoine Watteau, amongst others, granting the background spaces and details often overlooked centre stage.
What my collectors are saying..
"Michelle, your paintings make me seriously happy! and add a rich dimension to my life." SL London
"What I love about Fierce Transition is that it throbs with life, exploding with colour and form. After the shock of first seeing it, gradually it reveals more: more depth, more relationships, more colours. You feel the courage in the juxtaposition of tones and shades.
For me Fierce Transition is resonant of being at the edge of a tropical forest in all its exuberance, apparent chaos, and variety of living things.
Whenever I see [Fierce Transition] I feel more alive". William Eccles, London
