The Emerald Green Sea

This painting is inspired by a book my mum read to me as a child “The Malachite Casket” (by Pavel Bazhov).The green shades, and the moving lines, like in a malachite mineral. What I loved most was playing with the deep colours that all flowed into each other. This in itself is a sort of intersection between the memories of Bazhov Fairy Tale, with our beautiful beach, community, birds and beautiful places I get to live in.

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Katerina Apale is an Australian-based contemporary painter known for floral works created for modern, calm interiors.**

She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the Latvian Academy of Arts and participated in an Erasmus exchange program in Berlin. Her background includes classical training and experience teaching textile arts.

After moving to Australia in 2014, her practice changed through hands-on experimentation. She now works in painting, exploring flowers and still life through colour, and rhythm.