Part of a new series, the painting, above has been influenced by a recent trip to Cordoba, where I drew the arches in the Great Mosque. More in Latest Paintings

Over many years, I have developed my own technique of using plaster of Paris to paint on. I use the bright white of the ground to ‘shine through’ the thin layers of paint, like light. An etching tool is used to create sharp, freehand lines. (The etchings of Ben Nicholson are an important influence.) This recent series is more boldly representational than most of my previous work; it references pillars and arches as drawn inside the Great Mosque of Cordoba, whilst retaining abstract concepts to convey the feelings of infinity and endless space that I experienced  there, walking quietly through the forest of a thousand ancient columns.

“I aim to engage the viewer in a process of slow looking” 

Michele has exhibited widely in regular group exhibitions, solo shows and Art Fairs. Several works have been selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and the Discerning Eye, in the Mall Galleries, and in 2023 she was shortlisted for Wells Art Contemporary. In 2015 she completed a commission of eleven large paintings for P&O’s flagship Britannia. She was selected for the 2019 Florence Biennale and was chosen for an international group show in Venice in 2022 . She has been shown annually at London Affordable Art Fairs with Nicholas Bowlby Fine Art (since 2008) In 2021 she had a major solo exhibition in Chichester Cathedral: “Darkness into Light”. Frances Spalding and Rowan Williams have written pieces about this.  (See Reviews page)