Following an invite to spend a week at Lake Como, Nina will be showing two new paintings inspired by the area.
'I unexpectedly found inspiration while waiting for a ferry, I happened to notice some steps down to the water’s edge from the pavement opposite the Anglican Church of the Ascension, to a disused underground boathouse. I paddled inside where in the darkness, sunlight was cast on the water and walls, mountains and water reflected through the small window apertures. I went back on my own early one morning and visited the church at the same time the light reflected on the walls creating arches of golden shadows and a sense of calm and stillness away from the busy street. Over the road, again, the boathouse had a similar light and stillness, a connection of time and place to the church. I made studies from both which resulted in these two large painting. The memories of the light and colours of Lake Como, fragments of wonderful conversations and the Bilacus choir are part of the paintings.'