Oenone Hammersley F.R.G.S.

Rainforest and Wildlife Artist

Surreal Paintings in watercolour and gouache on paper & Oil on canvas.

All paintings copyright ownership to artist.

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				Dioscouri with schooling snapper



			Praying Mantis



				Emerson’s Lion



				Pathway to Ancient Olympia

Riddle of the Sphinx Attica

Green Devil

Temple of Olympian Zeus with Greek Lions

The Lion’s Dreem




	Riddle of the Sphinx Karamikos



Riddle of the Sphinx Delphi



		Giraffe at the gateway of Zanzibar



			Is wisdom here? Panepestimeou


	Cheetah’s Domain


	Window onto another world




	Lions guarding Zanzibar doors



		Leopard balcony



		Myth or destiny



Ivory Tower



		The urn with Zebras



	Tiger guarding the front gate

Leopards in Jamituri gardens

Room with a view

Tiger balcony

The porcupine & the Peacock

Hornbill on the steps

Plumed basilisk on a garden bench

Schooling Dolphins with Hermes

INSPIRATION

Clearly influenced by the work and colour of Gauguin, Matisse and Rousseau, Oenone has been able to create her own style and colour with a hint of the surreal, and found a way to express her feelings about nature and wildlife. Paths and the choices we face when confronted with those pathways feature heavily in her recent work. The question of choice, whether to choose to take the path that leads to saving wildlife and nature, or to choose another way, is presented allegorically. The animals in these paintings act as guides and stand like sentinels at the gateways.