Dee works in oils, mainly with palette knife, to achieve texture, tone and depth. A signature theme of her work is the play of light on water. Large skies, reflected light, cliffs, the changing moods of the coastline, the juxtaposition of the sea and the surrounding landscape, mountains and hidden lakes, bog lands, heather in sunlight - all inspire Dee. Walks on coastal paths looking down on the sweep of a beach at tide’s ebb, or along moorland tracks which lead to distant places provide her with colours and shapes ...
GENTIAN was born in Shkoder in 1972. He grew up surrounded by the paintings of his uncle, one of the most celebrated artists in Albania, the great master Ismail Lulani. The paintings, the sketches, the studies, and all the books around him, encouraged Gentian to start drawing and painting since he was only 10 years old.
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