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Oenone Hammersley, Blue Lagoon I, Acrylic on Canvas, 20” x 30”, $4,000
Oenone Hammersley, an internationally recognized mixed-media artist known for her bold use of color, texture, and light. Her nature-inspired paintings—especially her vivid depictions of water—are powerful visual statements about the beauty of our planet and the urgent need for environmental protection.
Born in England in 1957 and now living in Florida, USA, Oenone draws inspiration from her background in theatre design and her extensive travels through Southeast Asia, India, Africa, and Latin America. These journeys fuel her creative vision, which she expresses through large-scale oil paintings, collage, and a unique technique that combines hand-painting with multiple paint pours and glossy resin finishes.
Collectors of Oenone’s art celebrate her ability to transform deep ecological concerns into captivating visual art. Her artworks raise awareness about deforestation, ocean pollution, and overfishing—issues she actively supports through regular donations to conservation organizations.
Oenone Hammersley’s art is a celebration of nature’s beauty and complexity. Her paintings have been exhibited at prestigious galleries and art fairs, including New York, London, Miami, and Washington DC, and are part of important private and public collections worldwide.
Artist Statement:
Colour and light are used to emphasize the vanishing world of wilderness that implores us to take notice, appreciate the rare and raw beauty about us, and allow our imagination to roam about the abstract compositions symbolizing the unsettled and unsettling world in which man alters nature.
Support for Conservation:
Oenone’s recent water paintings are prompted by a deep concern for both the lack of water in some parts of the world, the pollution of our oceans and the poor management of our water resources. Her paintings aim to help people realize how precious water is to our existence. This collection of paintings are dedicated to Ocean Conservancy.
Past exhibitions of Oenone’s paintings have benefited the World Land Trust, Fauna and Flora International, Friends of the Earth, the World Wildlife Fund, Pandrillus, Wildlife Protection Society of India, Turtle conservation in Greece and Earthwatch.
Special Achievements:
Museum and private acquisitions of Oenone’s work include the Shell Museum on Crete, the private collection of the Guggenheim families and H.R.H Princess Fatima Bint Mubarak of the U.A.E.