Drawings - Early Work

  

While studying Fine Arts at Sydney University, May went on a 6 week field trip to Italy in 1984, and stayed on for a few extra weeks. This was her first overseas experience, and Rome the first city she visited outside Australia at the age of 19.
She went all around Italy, visiting galleries, churches, palazzos, and temples, and students took turns to give presentations, as well as drive the three minibuses.

Since then, she has been back to Italy many times, and later lived in Rome for 6 months, and studied Italian. However, the 1984 field trip will always be special as it cemented her love for art history and art practice. She took lots of photos, especially of Rome, Venice's beautiful canals, and Italy's "sleeping beauty," Mantua. This beautiful city was actually declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 2008.

Painting, life drawing, ceramics, printmaking, and photography courses, would follow.



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From the Streets of Rome to Venice From the streets of Rome to Mantua I have gone from rags to riches in the sorrow of the night I have gone from rags to riches in the sorrow of the night II
 
In the Garden I In the Garden II Precious Angel Heaven's Door  
 
Darkness at the break of noon Well you told me you love me and called me your flower And the lilies so fair Oh, the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yesteryear