112 | The Secret Life of Daydreams | Suzanne Lawson | $1500 | Oil on Canvas

This painting of Bee was inspired by my love of colour/contrast and the art nouveau movement. Her relaxed posture contrasts with the busyness & boldness of the fabrics. In art nouveau ‘reaction against the academic art, eclecticism and historicism of the 19th century architecture and decoration’ is expressed in sensual ornamentation & beauty.