Gaenor’s paintings can be found in British Galleries and private collections in the UK and abroad.
Her mediums are oil and watercolour, with a specialism in oil painting
Why Paint with Oils?
The ethereal qualities and subtle colours are expressed to their best advantage in this medium. The intricate detail and delicate layers of texture are very important and give a semi-abstract quality, with emphasis on glowing luminescence which changes with the time of day and quality of light.
The emotional response to the ‘Living Scapes’ and ‘Dancers’ comes equally from the subtle gradations and flickering colour as in the subject matter. The paintings are all about being in the moment and transmuting the essence of a moment to the viewer.
Working as an Artist
Gaenor prefers to paint in silence. The painting process then becomes meditative and by practicing Tai Chi she is aware that the flow of energy transmits to the painting through gestural brushstrokes.
Materials and Technique
Marks are created with all sorts of tools and brushes, including flicking paint with the fingers and sometimes spraying with solvent and tipping the canvas as part of the creative process. Successions of subtle glazes allow the painting to gradually reveals itself with light glowing through delicate translucencies and unctuous opacities.
Gaenor often works on square fine linen canvases for the sense of harmony and balance to this shape.
Education
B.Ed Textile Art
Master’s Degree in Art and Design Education- University of London.
Oil Painting Diploma (with Distinction award) from Norfolk Painting School (2015). taught by internationally acclaimed artist Martin Kinnear
Gaenor has been an educator in Art and Design over many years.
In addition to her artistic work, Gaenor also follows a career in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine,
Recent Exhibitions and Galleries
Annual Summer Exhibitions at ‘The New British Art Gallery’, Norfolk (2016 -2019)
The Goring Gallery, Goring, Oxfordshire (2015- 16)
Marlborough Open Studios. West Berkshire and North Hampshire Open Studios 2014.
Two artist exhibition at “Benchmark’ Kintbury. Berkshire
‘The Art House’, during the Bedwyn Open Windows Art Exhibition (Sept 2020)
The McNeill Gallery, Pewsey, Wiltshire (From Oct 2020)
Solo exhibition at The McNeill Gallery 2022
The Gallery – Hungerford & Gt Bedwyn 2022
How to buy
Gaenor mainly sells privately to collectors. Contact Gaenor for further information
“The living scapes, dancers and portraits have an emotional sense which is expressed in the delicate, subtle layering of surface and texture”
Gaenor Farren-Smith
