Felice Hodges
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Felice Hodges is a painter and sculptor.
After studying art at Cornell University in New York, she returned
to London where she worked as an art historian and journalist. She
is the author of numerous books on art and antiques including The
Design Source Book, The Phaidon Guide to Glass and Period Pastimes.
Over the last fifteen years, Felice has turned her attention to
painting and sculpting, influenced by both the 20th century American
colourists and abstract expressionists, and the traditions of British
landscape art, from Turner to Peter Lanyon.
Felice’s work is greatly inspired
by the river Thames, and her studio on its banks provides an ideal
backdrop from which to explore the water and towpaths.
Her Blue Series of canvases has been devoted specifically to the
river’s activity – its currents, tides and industrial
uses. These large-scale, abstract works were featured in her second
solo show at the Riverside Gallery, Richmond, in 2002.
Other works (in gouache, acrylic, collage, charcoal and crayon,
on paper) focus on landscapes, from the hill lochs of Scotland to
the beaches of Cornwall – usually there is some element of
water that is explored in the composition.
Felice’s work has been exhibited
at galleries in the USA and England. She has had two solo shows
since 2000, and is currently working towards another exhibition
devoted to her recent works in gouache.
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