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Research Piece (2020)

Louise Marchal

Watercolour wreath developed from screen print, developed from drawing of rose bower layered up to create a composite image of delicate tracery. This took several months to paint! Work created as part of PhD research at University of Leeds.
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Monument to Obscurity - a biography of a contemporary of Augustus John

Finding Frances - the biography of Frances Darlington (sculptor)

Ongoing Research

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