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Contemplation, Figure sitting beside a billabong, endangered flora and fauna, gum trees and blue sky, Western Australian bus…
Contemplation, Figure sitting beside a billabong, endangered flora and fauna, gum trees and blue sky, Western Australian bus…
Contemplation, Figure sitting beside a billabong, endangered flora and fauna, gum trees and blue sky, W… — artist's signature
Contemplation, Figure sitting beside a billabong, endangered flora and fauna, gum trees and blue sky, Western Austr… — detail
Drawing by Jeanette Giroud 52 Artwork Sold

"Contemplation"

Drawing, Paper, Framed by Artist

15.8in (W) x 21.7in (H) x 1.2in (D)

Certificate of Authenticity Included
$730

Artwork Description

"Contemplation" "The contemplation of beauty causes the soul to grow wings" Plato.
This work is inspired by the flora and fauna that grow and inhabit around the billabong on my daughter's property in Chittering, Western Australia.

Artist Bio
Photo of Jeanette Giroud
Jeanette Giroud 194 artworks | 23 Sold

Jeanette Giroud taught Art Education in Western Australia for more than 25 years.
During her time as a lecturer of Art History, her favourite topics were Poetry Propaganda, and Politics as well as Social Realism and Impressionism.
Van Gogh, Constable, and Turner have been the main inspiration for much of Jeanette's landscape paintings, whilst the poignant works of German Artist, Kaethe Kollwitz have inspired her major in Printmaking.
Jeanette's Master's in Art Education focussed on a thesis exploring Secondary Arts Teachers' Perceptions of Art Integration across the Curriculum.
After retirement from Education practice, she now works in a variety of visual art disciplines including, drawing, painting, printmaking, and textiles. Jeanette has been a past finalist in the Mandorla Art Prize, a semi-finalist in the Black Swan Portrait Prize, and other highly commended awards. Her work is held in both public and private collections.