Zoe makes abstract paintings, with fresh quirky forms - that fundamentally explore the language of colour, the phyisicality of materials and the process of painting itself.
"My paintings are often created intuitively, without a clear idea of how the finished work will look. Ranging from fresh minimal images to more complex 'landscapes' of paint that are built up slowly over many months. Inspiration is found in the visual world around me, from the stunning cornish landscape, to anything that catches my eye from scraps of fabric or marks on the pavement. I am interested in the aesthitic principles of creating artwork,*
Zoe was born in London, and gained an MSc in Sociology of Management, followed by a career as a tutor at Milton Keynes College. As a mature student Zoe studied applied Arts/Painting at UCN Northampton. She switched careers to teaching art in adut education and community art projects, before moving to St Ives in 2010. Zoe founded Barnoon Arts with her husband Peter Giles in 2015 - offering a variety of art classes alongside a gallery, and is a member of the St Ives Society of Artists. In 2019 Zoe won a residency at The Global Art Fair, Gujarat, northern India where she spent five weeks working alongside artists from all over the world. This experience, combined with living in St Ives has helped develop and intensify the importance of colour in her work.
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Garden Party
Oil on Canvas, 100 x 100 cm
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My Beautiful Neighbourhood
Oil on Canvas 70 x 70x 1.8 cm
£300
April
Oil on Canvas 70 x 70 cm
£300
Sky Scanner
Oil on Canvas / 60 x 80 cm x 3.8
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Midwinter Spring
Oil on Canvas 100 x 100 x 3.8 cm cancas. 2023
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Play
Oil on Canvas, 60 x 80 x 3.8 cm
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Lush
Oil on Canvas - 60 x 80 x 3.8 cm / quality box canvas
£300
Notes To Self (Series)
Small Oil on Canvas 30 x 30 x 3,8 cm
£90
Bloom
Oil on Canvas, 70 x 70 x 1,8 cm
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Dawn Chorus
Oil on Canvas - 80 x 60 x 3.8 cm
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Summer Haze
Oil on Canvas, 80 x 60 c 3.8 cm
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Colour Chorus
Oil on Canvas - 60 x 80 x 3.8 cm / quality chunky canvas with painted edge
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Cosy
Oil on Canvas / A1 canvas / black floating frame
£sold
Stripey Stripes 3
Oil on Canvas / 100 x 100 cm x 3.8
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Bird Lives
Oil on Canvas / 2021 / A1 size, 60 x 84 cm / in black edged wooden floating frame.
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Vitamins
2021/ Oil on canvas A1 size (60 x 84 x 1.8 cm)