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Written by Charles Harper on 2024-10-30 at 10:02

The late paintings of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham are some of the most remarkable of her lengthy career.

Willie’s career and reputation was boosted by an outpouring of paintings and prints made in her final decade.  The Scorpio Series notably introduced a new dynamic to her art that was to lead to a further experimentation and in her own words, “letting rip.” 

This one is ‘Scorpio series 3, no. 124',

[#]AbstractPainting #art #colour #ScottishArtist #joy

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Written by John Faithfull 🌍🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧡✊🏻✊🏿 on 2024-10-30 at 18:45

@ChaHarper Wonderful artist : she did amazing works inspired by glacial and volcanic landscapes too.... 🥰

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Written by John Faithfull 🌍🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧡✊🏻✊🏿 on 2024-10-30 at 19:39

@ChaHarper ..also her Seven Lines prints 🤩🥰

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Written by Charles Harper on 2024-10-30 at 20:10

@FaithfullJohn I'm also fond of the paintings she did of the volcanic landscapes on Lanzarote. I'm going there on a walking holiday later this year. At one point we will drive along the road she worked from...

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Written by John Faithfull 🌍🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧡✊🏻✊🏿 on 2024-10-30 at 20:15

@ChaHarper yes - I was thinking of some of those Lanzarote ones... I would love to own one...

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