Tokelau
size 84 x 95cm - Sold

This is the first of a series of pieces inspired by the South Sea islands of Tokelau.   I wanted to create a piece that immediately brought to mind that part of the world - whilst avoiding clichéd images of palm trees and tropical fish - the amazingly vivid, luminous colours and the intense quality of the light.   My work is normally semi-abstract, but I had always loved the aerial views I'd seen of coral reef atolls - the intensity of the blue sea contrasting with the white surf round the atolls.   So I decided to produce this first piece as a stylised map of Tokelau.

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image and text © Mary-Clare Buckle 2003

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