RESIDENCY IN PROVENCE

During October 2019 I spent 3 weeks at the NG Creative Artist Residency in Eygalières, Provence. I enjoyed the opportunity to work en plein air and was inspired by the beautiful golden light.

**Réfléchissante**
2019, Oil on Wooden Board, 20 x 20 cm
The local hares frolicked in the gardens at Mas des Pelerins, a local wine farmer told me that was because there was no hunting on the property. They disappeared through this gap in the hedge into the adjoining field.
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**Le Chat Errant**
2019, oil on board, 20 x 25 cm
I came across this cat in the village of Eygalières. He lounges about in the main street, often outside the cheese shop, sleeping amongst the pumpkins. I found out that he is a stray cat, the locals call him Julio and he seems to appear in a lot of photos from the village.
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**Le Chat du Nuit**
20 x 20 cm, 2019, 0il on wooden board
The stray cat from the local hamlet – loosely known as Julio.
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**Contemplant**
2019, oil on linen, 20 x 20 cm
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**Relaxant**
2019, oil on linen, 20 x 20 cm
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**La Vue**
2019, 27 x 46 cm, oil on linen

**Hare study 1**
2019, oil on board, 17 x 13.5 cm
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**Joyeaux**
2019, Oil on Wooden Board, 20 x 20 cm

**Hare study 2**
2019, oil on board, 13 x 17 cm

**Hare 3**
2019, 13.5 x 17 cm, oil on board

About the Artist

Janice Gobey

Janice Gobey graduated from the University of Melbourne’s, Victorian College of the Arts with a Masters in Visual Art obtaining a 1st class honours.

She was selected as one of the artists for the Linden New Art Innovators program as well as curated exhibitions such as The f Word at Ararat Rural Gallery, Fixation at the Town Hall Gallery and the f Generation at George Paton Gallery.

Gobey was shortlisted for the Kennedy Art Prize, the Wyndham Art Prize, the Sunshine Coast Art Prize as well as the Toyota Community Spirit Sculpture Prize and has participated in numerous international residencies such as the NG Creative Art Residency in Provence, the Leipzig International Artist Programme in Germany, the London Summer Intensive, a joint residency between The Slade and Camden Arts Centre, ; Summer Painting Intensive at the School of Visual Arts, New York; Point B, New York and Takt, Berlin.