Felice Hodges
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Felice Hodges
Felice was born in New York and at the age of thirteen came to the UK, where she went to school in London and studied the piano at the Royal College of Music. She later returned to New York to study music and art at Cornell University. After graduating with a First Class degree, Felice moved back to London and became an Arts journalist for The Antique Collector Magazine, also writing various books on fine art, design and antiques. In the 1990s, however, Felice decided to focus on painting and sculpting and established a studio next to the river Thames - first in Richmond and, later, in central London. Since 2010, she has lived mainly in rural Dorset where her studio, and surrounding fields, hills and river, have inspired many large abstract works on canvas and paper.

Felice's first solo show was held in 2000 at Orleans House Gallery, where she launched her ‘River Series' of large electric blue canvases inspired by the work of Yves Klein and the American abstract expressionists. This was followed by another solo show in Richmond two years later. She has participated in many other exhibitions over the years both in England and the USA.

Felice's use of vibrant colour and flowing, active lines permeate much of her work - from small, intimate paintings on paper, board and panel, to large scale canvases of over six feet square, sometimes paired together to highlight an ongoing theme. She uses acrylic, gouache, ink, watercolour, oil sticks and charcoal, usually combined in a single work and with the added dimension of collage (sourced from the ‘library' of painted scraps of paper which she has created over the years). There is always an energy and movement in the painted surfaces, reminiscent of her music background and the dynamics of pronounced rhythm.

Whether landscape, still life or a combination of the two - it is up to the viewer to determine the subject matter and to absorb the atmosphere and mood in an individual, personal way. The titles are deliberately kept simple and unobtrusive, often focusing on a single colour to allow the observer to drift into the picture without the constraints of a defined subject. The essential nature of these paintings is their freedom to explore a variety of themes and to inspire further thought based on one's own imagination and recollections.
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Selected Works


Felice Hodges - Tangiers
Tangiers
Felice Hodges, Olive over Red
Olive over Red
Felice Hodges - Skylight
Skylight
Felice Hodges - Celebration
Celebration
Felice Hodges - Murano
Murano
Felice Hodges - Ritual
Ritual