Acrylic on canvas 2013
Sea Fever by John Masefield
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking.
PREMIAZIONE PREMIO NAPOLI PER L’ARTE CONTEMPORANEA 2013
*1st Prize PAINTING Sea Fever Joolie GREEN* beautiful interpretation of the theme, effective and powerful, the sea, in all its strength and its colors, as beautiful when it is calm, so fascinating when it is rough! In the work – said the sailor Paul Scutellaro – I saw, a strong personal feeling, marine scenes to me common and very near to me.
The jury consisting of Beatrice Bregoli Culture and Education Chambre de Commerce Italienne, NICE; Brigitte CAMUS, art critic, PARIS, Laurence GARBATINI, Stratege Communication Principality of MONACO; Laura Iasiello, NOTHING ELSE curator of Contemporary Art, Naples, Charlotte Infantellina , gallerist, curator of Infantellina Contemporary, BERLIN; Christian IORIO,
journalist, NAPLES; Muriel LAGNEAU, Marchand d’Art, PARIS/MARSEILLE; Carolina LIO, art critic and curator, BERLIN/HONG KONG, Rosaria Morra, journalist, Naples; Paolo Scutellaro, sailor, Naples
Joolie Green’s formal art training began in Life drawing at the Brett Whiteley Studio and several periods at Art Students League in New York followed by National Art School short courses and Life drawing. During the last decade, she undertook several study and sketching trips to US, Japan and Europe. Highlights were exhibiting in New York with fellow Australians, and a solo show At The Vanishing Point. Due to her interest in children and non-profits, she was invited three times in group shows at Sydney Children’s Hospital and for the last six years in successful auctions by Variety for Children. She has held exhibitions overseas in Japan, Nice and Naples, and in 2013 was awarded Winner of Naples Contemporary Art Prize for Sea Fever. She has happily returned to SE Qld to pursue her painting career in a glorious mountain environment.