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Name: Leoni Duff
Bio: Leoni Duff lives in Launceston,
Tasmania. Her first love was music and she studied at the Conservatorium of
Music in Hobart, where she majored in piano. Having an lively interest in art and art
history, during the 1980’s Leoni turned increasingly to painting, starting with
watercolour and progressing to oils. Largely self-taught Leoni has relied on
both historical and current art resources for guidance and direction, not neglecting
the early Australian artists, especially the artists of the Heidelberg School. She
confesses to be strongly influenced by the Dutch still life masters, Vermeer
with his light filled interiors, and the still life of Chardin. Having started
with watercolour, then oils, Leoni now works exclusively in pastel. She is in
demand for pastel teaching and has been invited to tutor art classes around
Australia including the McGregor Art Schools, University of South Queensland.
Leoni is the recipient of
many awards, including several People’s Choice awards. She is the guest artist for
the 2014 Salon International de Pastel in Saint-Aulaye, France.
Medium:
Pastel
Subjects: Still Life,
Landscape.
Style:
Representational. Leoni spent many years living in rural North East Tasmania in
the tiny hamlet of Herrick where she developed her unique style. Her
background and training as a classical musician at the Tasmanian Conservatorium
gives her a deep connection with the history of the arts and she is
particularly drawn to the Baroque themes and methods. Duff sees her art as
visual music, striving for the sense of dignity and composure, passion and
control, beauty and honesty, form and content of the Baroque composers.
I read her blog post on her 2013 French trip (of course) and she even imagines Bach’s
organ Toccata in D minor playing in the background as she negotiates
Rocamadour’s steep cliff. (But did she have dinner on the terrace of Le Beau
Site? Maybe it was too late in October. Dommage!)
Navigation:
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Gallery:
Still Life; Landscape; Figurative; Portraits
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on size is not provided – presumably all are in pastel.
Blog:
Yes, under Art-Tour, France – but it is more a travelogue.
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