Paradise Isle, oil on canvas by Penelope Fulljames b.1942

Penelope Fulljames British b.1942

Paradise Isle, 1987

 oil on board, signed lower right 'P.Fulljames titled and dated to gallery label on the reverse,

13 x 10.5 cm (image)

Price £400 (inc postage UK)

 Provenance: with Portal Gallery, London (according to the gallery label on the reverse)

PENELOPE FULLJAMES A naturalist since early childhood and with a natural talent for drawing, the artist abandoned 'A' level studies in zoology and botany to study Fine Art at Portsmouth College of Art - specialising in sculpture. She lived a nomadic life, travelling extensively with her family. In 1971 they settled in the then primitive island of Ibiza, Spain, where she still lives. She rapidly gained a reputation for her delicate, detailed miniatures of flora, fauna and fantasy. These were sold to collectors through exhibitions all over Spain and Great Britain, and finally through London's Burlington Arcade, Piccadilly. In 1981, she began to paint full-sized canvases with the theme of 'Paradise'. Her first solo exhibition was an "Exotic Animal Alfabet (sic)" at the Portal Gallery, London, followed by various others in Spain and London. She continues to travel to wild places, and to paint with meticulous detail, the tranquil landscapes and dense jungles that she weaves around her studies of endangered species.

Penelope Fulljames British b.1942

Paradise Isle, 1987

 oil on board, signed lower right 'P.Fulljames titled and dated to gallery label on the reverse,

13 x 10.5 cm (image)

Price £400 (inc postage UK)

 Provenance: with Portal Gallery, London (according to the gallery label on the reverse)

PENELOPE FULLJAMES A naturalist since early childhood and with a natural talent for drawing, the artist abandoned 'A' level studies in zoology and botany to study Fine Art at Portsmouth College of Art - specialising in sculpture. She lived a nomadic life, travelling extensively with her family. In 1971 they settled in the then primitive island of Ibiza, Spain, where she still lives. She rapidly gained a reputation for her delicate, detailed miniatures of flora, fauna and fantasy. These were sold to collectors through exhibitions all over Spain and Great Britain, and finally through London's Burlington Arcade, Piccadilly. In 1981, she began to paint full-sized canvases with the theme of 'Paradise'. Her first solo exhibition was an "Exotic Animal Alfabet (sic)" at the Portal Gallery, London, followed by various others in Spain and London. She continues to travel to wild places, and to paint with meticulous detail, the tranquil landscapes and dense jungles that she weaves around her studies of endangered species.