Fleur Grabow

Fleur lives and paints in a small village near Tetbury in The Cotswolds. Loving the gentler pace of life there, she walks in the Cotswold landscape every day. She is fascinated by the way it bears the footprint of previous generations: in the Long Barrows, the churches, the Standing Stones, the fabulous historic gardens, ancient pathways, hedgerows and tithe barns.

Fleur paints with light and joyful colour to celebrate the natural world. She loves broken colour and lively gestural brushstrokes. As a keen gardener she often sets botanicals in her landscapes; 
“I like the beauty of the shapes and colours of florals combined with a sense of place or spirit of a place. Compositionally, the flowers contrast well with the verticals and horizontals of landscape scenes. Certain plants and flowers are often associated with a particular landscape”.

Fleur learned to paint working plein air on the beaches and in the historic gardens of The Chesapeake Bay in the U.S. She studied with Cedric Egeli and John Ebersberger, proponents of The Cape School. She also trained with Louis Escobedo at The Easton School. Having been at The Fosse Gallery for some years Fleur has shown with The Society of Women Artists at the Mall Galleries.

Fleur regularly travels to wonderful Italy where she is drawn to the abundance of amazing art and stunning landscapes.