Zoe Cameron – English Figurative Artist

Zoe is a British Figurative Painter, living and working in Cornwall.

Her subject matter is often women, children and animals.

Theatrical costumes and settings present a world in which she brings together fragments from different time frames and a very personal narrative.

She says “…As a child I had strong bonds with animals. This has never left me. Through my imagery, I like to identify and investigate those intense relationships . I often invest my own psycho / physical qualities in the figure, sometimes the animal. It is the different kinds of friendship between the two that makes me wonder, the discovery and use of power in these relationships, the simplicity and complexity of a moment, the transitory nature of our lives , this is all part my narrative.

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Painting of Porthleven 1987.

Written on January 24, 2020

Lot number 662 is an oil painting I made in 1987, when for many years I rented an Acme Studio in the Cornish fishing village of Porthleven, in what was the old Net Lofts. I used to go there with Ruby, my little dog. I would paint for a bit then we would take a break and walk along the cliffs. The views from the second floor studio window were spectacular as the building is positioned right on the harbour side. The Mens Institute with its clock tower has been the subject matter for many an artist and photographer especially when the storms come in .

When I rediscover work that I made some time ago its like being united with an old friend, and all the memories associated with that time come flooding back . This is coming up for sale at David Lays Auctions, Penzance, Cornwall on Thursday 31st January 2020.

Porthleven harbour, Cornwall. Oil painting . Seascape with Mens Institute Porthleven. Cornish harbour village .