Amanda Ogilby, Contemplation series.
Amanda Ogilby - Contemplation
Exhibition Dates: March 30th - April 12th
Online Sales Launch: 7pm March 30th
Contemplation is a collection of still life pieces inspired by the beauty and calm of the familiar. Close surroundings contain all my collected and passed down treasures. Wandering through my beloved garden personally allows a presence and solitude. The result is a combination of elements that bring comfort and peace, feelings of which I particularly want to convey within my paintings.
A blurred interior intentionally adds a further depth to the still life pieces, allowing the foreground to emerge, flowers bloom and all the often overlooked items, no matter how mundane, get their moment in the light.
Amanda Ogilby, Glass with Three Limes, The Corner Store Gallery.
Margaret River artist Amanda Ogilby produces her still life works through a combination of passion and determination, while experiencing sensations of meditative calm and gratitude during the creative process. She pairs common, yet carefully curated household décor with assorted fruits, florals and fabrics. The results are elegantly adorned scenes that are as delicate as they are bold.
Amanda got engaged in crafts and creative endeavours from an early age. Her parents were both creatively inclined, particularly her father who was a keen hobby artist and worked primarily with charcoal and pastels.
After her working career and birth of her two children, now grown, Amanda has reinvigorated her artistic zeal and freedom of creative expression, soon developing her paintings exclusively using her chosen medium of oils.
Amanda has twice been a previous finalist in the Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award and 2023 finalist in the Unearthed Art Prize.
Amanda Ogilby in her studio.