BIOGRAPHY

My name is Gabrielle Marlow.  I was born in the Netherlands and was brought up in Singapore and Africa. After living  in the UK I now call Australia home.  I live in the picturesque Southern Highlands, just over one hour’s drive from Sydney.

Past and Present
I have been drawing and painting all my life. After producing sculptures in clay, having a business designing and producing knitwear, as well as a silk painting business I returned to my favourite pass time: painting and drawing. Mostly I consider myself self-taught with some part-time classes and workshops with top Australian artists. I also did a term at Julian Ashton’s  in Sydney which was very really enjoyable and beneficial.

My Work As An Artist
The preferred mediums used are pencil, watercolour and oils. So far I’ve enjoyed painting a wide variety of subjects. Mainly I paint the nature and paint ‘plein air’ whenever the opportunity arises.

Sea and landscape painting is done in oils only at the moment, whereas flora, fauna, animals and portraits are executed in a variety of mediums depending on the subject matter.

Animals And Wildlife

It is my aim to become a painter of endangered wildlife within the natural environment.  To commence this I started painting domestic animals as they are easy access for reference.
Besides doing colour studies and sketching them live I find working from photographs gives the most accurate results when it comes to the expression of their personality.
When people viewed these latest artworks I received a number of commissionst straight away, which was great.  If you wish to commission me for a portrait of any animal from your most prized photographs please CONTACT me.

I am also available to paint your favourite land/seascapes or homes and gardens.