I love to paint timeless iconic things – a fashion piece or item that takes me back to an era of elegance and nostalgia. A blue and white Willow teacup or plate, a 1920s bathing cap, an old suitcase or ming vase – all reminders of my beautiful grandmother and her global adventures during the 1920s and beyond. And, of course, my own travels and adventures – old and new ones that I am now making with my  husband and children – holidays, trips to the beach, vintage shop finds, socks on clotheslines, things we love to touch, taste and collect together...
These are a few of my favourite things…

 

PHOEBE WILLIAMS

My art career spans more than 35 years of painting, exhibiting, teaching, workshops and classes. These areas and activities have been a large part of my life, but in my later years I am more attracted to the natural world, especially flowers.

 

The love of blooms comes from memories of my mother’s garden and as a child, this was my place of thoughts and dreams. This colorful sanctuary was my temple of imagination and creation and a refuge away from the daily grind of a large family.

 

Mother Nature gives us such beautiful displays every season and we should try and capture these exhibitions of light, shape and colour. We should enjoy her gifts as much as possible.

 

I have loved the principle of beauty in all things - John Keats