FI K ATZLER
i was born in Malta and grew up by the coast in Hampshire. She has always had a love of the beautiful landscape around her and for as long as she can remember she has had a passion to be creative.
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Fi went to Oxford Brookes University (1976 – 1980) and took a BA (Hons) degree in Business Management. She graduated with an upper second and went on to work in Accountancy. She got married in 1982 and has four children, aged 31, 29, 25 and 20, two of whom live in London and the other two live and work in Singapore.
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In 2008 Fi and her family moved to Aix-en-Provence where she was inspired by the wealth and variety of the stunning landscape surrounding her. Fi soon became more and more engaged in developing her painting skills.
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She attended the Art School in Gardanne for two years, after which she went on to study and paint with professional artist Jill Steenhuis, an American Artist who has lived and painted in Provence for over thirty years. Following Gardanne, Fi went on to study Painting, Drawing and Sculpture full time at the Leo Marchutz School of Art in Aix-en-Provence: “The teaching at the Marchutz was a revelation – they say that they do not teach you to paint, but to see”.
FI K ATZLER
In her latest work, Fi has captured the essence of what it is that inspires her to paint in the natural surroundings of Provence and beyond. Once within a landscape, she will set up her easel and sketch the scenes, whilst soaking up everything around her. ‘The first of all principles is the need to make sacrifices.’ Fi always has Delacroix’s statement in mind when she stands before a blank canvas and starts on her creative adventure: “I try to distill what I see in front of me, squinting to reduce the scene to shapes and colour and then I start with the first strokes all over the canvas, capturing what I see and feel before me, allowing it to explode onto the canvas.” Fi paints quickly with bold, painterly strokes, attempting to capture the suggestion of forms rather than stating the obvious. Being inspired by Masters such as Monet and Van Gogh, she likes to think of each painting as a trip into the unknown – a journey – remaining constantly open to the changing nature of the evolving painting and fast-moving wind and light, building a sense of mystery and involvement between artist and viewer. Fi’s work is in private collections worldwide including Australia, Singapore, South Africa, Canada and America.
(front cover) Cassis Port Oil on Linen 54 x 65cm £1,200.00
(back cover) Sunflowers near Rognes Oil on Canvas 50 x 60cm £1,050.00
‘Provence and Beyond’ at 2 Park Walk, London, SW10 0AD Tuesday 26th April 2016 6.00 – 8.00pm The exhibition continues until 7th May 2016. Paintings are for sale on receipt of the catalogue. The entire exhibition can be viewed at www.cricketfineart.co.uk 2 Park Walk Chelsea London SW10 0AD Tel: 020 7352 2733 Mobile: 07778 568 367 email: info@cricketfineart.co.uk website: www.cricketfineart.co.uk
Beach at Sainte Croix
Sandcastles
Sea and Sand in Provence
Oil on Linen 54 x 73cm
Oil on Canvas 38 x 46cm
Oil on Linen 33 x 46cm
£1,250.00
£650.00
£600.00
Gordes
Cassis Sailing School
Helen’s French Hens
Oil on Canvas 65 x 92cm
Oil on Canvas 33 x 41cm
Oil on Linen 33 x 41cm
£1,650.00
£550.00
£575.00
St Tropez Port
Ensuès-la-Redonne
Oil on Canvas 65 x 92cm
Oil on Linen 65 x 73cm
£1,650.00
£1,450.00
St Saveur, Aix en Provence
Ramatuelle
Sea Urchins, Prawns and Rouget
Marseille Fishermen II
Oil on Canvas 46 x 55cm
Oil on Canvas 50 x 65cm
Oil on Linen 46 x 55cm
Oil on Canvas 33 x 41cm
£975.00
£1,050.00
£975.00
£550.00
Olives near Lourmarin
Lavender near Cadenet
La Côte Bleu
Oil on Linen 50 x 73cm
Oil on Canvas 50 x 61cm
Oil on Linen 54 x 92cm
£1,200.00
£1,100.00
£1,400.00
Lavender in Provence
Delphiniums and Vase
Shepherd and Sheep in Rognes
Oil on Linen 54 x 65cm
Oil on Canvas 41 x 46cm
Oil on Canvas 38 x 46cm
£1,250.00
£675.00
£650.00
Bonnieux
Aix Flower Market
Harvesting Garlic
Oil on Canvas 50 x 60cm
Oil on Canvas 33 x 41cm
Oil on Canvas 38 x 46cm
£1,100.00
£550.00
£650.00
Marseille Fishermen
At the beach, Cassis
Flower Market Aix en Provence
The Port of Cassis
Oil on Linen 41 x 46cm
Oil on Linen 41 x 46cm
Oil on Linen 55 x 46cm
Oil on Canvas 73 x 60cm
£700.00
£725.00
£950.00
£1,250.00
Gassin
Bales and Lavender in Provence
Oil on Canvas 65 x 92cm
Oil on Linen 73 x 92cm
£1,500.00
£1,750.00
Gondolas
Salute from the Giudecca
Cassis from the Pines II
Boats at Cassis
Oil on Canvas 46 x 55cm
Oil on Canvasboard 46 x 55cms
Oil on Canvas 55 x 46cm
Oil on Canvas 56 x 46cm
£950.00
£975.00
£950.00
£950.00
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