Shelagh May
“I work in oils, employ a simplified photo realist approach and aim to create powerful, haunting images through the use of contrasting elements, focusing in particular upon the effects of light and shade, and the relationships between man-made structures - or individuals - and their environment. My canvasses depict a strange silent world in which time stands still.”
She began exhibiting in Brighton galleries in 1998 and in 2004 moved to Falmouth to paint full time. Since then her work has been shown in several galleries in Cornwall. However in recent years Shelagh has spent more of her time in Australia and particularly Sydney. These images reflect her love of her time in Cornwall.
