Giraffe Art Gallery

Dalene is an Queenstown based artist who embodies 'colour'.  She literally glows with it. 

Dalene's canvases have been described as rich, warm and easy on the eye. They are vivid, and harmonious in form and express a rarely-found vitality. Her three main styles are landscapes, faces and abstracts. Passionate about experimentation with texture, colour and different media, she can produce a unique and compelling finish to these styles. She portrays the people, places and objects which link her inextricably with her surroundings.

'I try to impose a visual and emotional experience in my paintings - to remind me of a place, time or memory, although the exactness of the moment will sometimes continue to evade me.'
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Much of her work shows a strong link to the land of her birth - South Africa, although - having lived here for around 27 years, her New Zealand experience increasingly shows through. Certainly the warm, welcome golden palette of her canvases invites contemplation and reflection. As she describes: 'I paint for the love of expression, the passion of life and all the beauty in it'.

This talented artist is able to arouse emotions and sensations, often of serenity and tranquility. Her abstract oils convey a feeling of controlled atmospheric space and a measured depth and perspective. Her enjoyment of experimentation has brought a degree of diversity across her paintings and this pleasure shows through.