Maggie LaPorte Banks

The inspiration for this work is a recent trip I made to the fiordes on Norways north west coast . Beautiful houses in white and red line the waters edge . This restricted palette of...

The Island St. Ives , sits between Porthmeor and Porthwidden beach and is the inspiration behind this work. The fourth part of the pirates of the Caribbean was filmed here. In winter...

I painted vineyards in Italy in May , it was warm and sunny and I spent the time painting plein air , the colours are very heighten in the early afternoon so I used a rich warm palet...

Avalon Island, Maggie LaPorte Banks, acrylic and collage, silver and gold leaf & iron filings on unframed canvas. Inspired by the legendary island Avalon, home of King Arthur, where ...

Tangerine space 2 by Maggie LaPorte Banks [2022] original and hand signed by the artist Acrylic on art board. Image size: H:51 cm x W:51 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:51 cm x...

Birling gap and the 7 sisters is a semi abstract landscape painting . Birling gap is where the South Downs meets the sea . It is a mixed medium piece , acrylic on linen art board , a...

Sitting in the gardens overlooking the beach, I loved the abstract shapes of the parasols against the blues of the sea and sky . The figures in the foreground making interesting cont...

After spending many days studying and sketching the houses in St. Ives, near the home of the artist Alfred Wallis , I put aside my sketchbook and from memory and imagination I work. ...