"Pauline Bewick has caught the real spirit of the South Pacific with a wonderful blending of images and colors that capture so much of it's feelings and moods."
James Michener, author and noted art collector.
Excerpt from the introduction to Pauline Bewick's
The South Seas and a Box of Paints.

In 1989, Pauline Bewick left Ireland with her two daughters and an armful of paper, watercolours and sketchbooks and headed for the South Pacific where she spent 2 years painting, sketching and writing. Captivated by the warmth and the exuberance of the local people and the liberating lifestyle.

Bewick's collection of paintings and sketches from this colourful period, brings to life all the beauty and sensuality of the South Seas.

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"The South Seas and a Box of Paints"  
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Dancing the Hula 31" x 23" Watercolour	Utanga resting 21" x 26" Indian ink
Bush Fale with Open Fire 23" x 31" Watercolour	Breadfruit, Savaii 22" x 30" Watercolour

Bewick:

...I bought thirteen hand-bound sketch books and 365 handmade papers made form acid-free pulps, banana leaves, flax, cotton, etc. All in dull shades, as pure white dazzles the eyes in the bright sun.

I also kept a diary of that year...collecting legends and living with the friends we had made, becoming part of the Maori culture, part of their extended family.

Excerpt from Bewicks book The South Seas & A Box of Paints

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