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Born in Sri Lanka, Pauline was educated in London and took art, performing arts and stage effects as a part of her undergraduate degree. She returned to Sri Lanka in 1970 to live for a few years and developed a keen interest in painting.
In 1973 Pauline arrived in Melbourne and continued her academic studies, taking a Masters Degree in Education.
She moved to Hong Kong in 1980, where her paintings were stimulated by Hong Kong’s vibrant, dense city environment. The influence of Australia and Hong Kong on her work is unmistakable in many of her city scenes, flowers, birds, and the female form.
Pauline has had successful exhibitions in Hong Kong at the Foreign Correspondents Club, the former "I" Club, Seasons Gallery, The Conran Gallery, the African Heritage Gallery, The French Cultural Service Centre in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and the LKF Gallery, the Felix Villas Gallery and she recently had a successful exhibition at the 5 Art Club in Shanghai.
Pauline’s paintings so impressed a discerning Hong Kong collector and hotel owner that he named a bar in her honour. Many of her works now grace the "Courtney Bar" in the Minden (now Xia) Hotel, in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and also hold pride of place in the lobby. Most of the guest rooms at this hotel have copies of her paintings on the walls.
Pauline was recently commissioned to paint Black Caviar (see it in the gallery), the highly successful Melbourne based racehorse that won 25 races in a 25 stars including the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot in the UK.
Pauline’s work also hangs in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, the Park Lane Hotel, Hong Kong University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Aberdeen Marina Club, Buckingham University in England, and in many private collections around the world.
Pauline’s passion for cooking and food motivated her to paint a highly successful series of Chefs for the very first "Great Chefs of Hong Kong" festival which was now become a major annual event in Hong Kong. Her chef paintings were bought by chefs, hotels and food lovers in Hong Kong.
Pauline’s recent paintings are on view at her delightful new gallery and home in Malvern. Pauline has established two working studios as part of her early 20th century house "Tarnagulla" - named after the old gold-mining town near Bendigo.
Pauline’s work ranges over a wide variety of subject matter, from the figure, to birds and nature, using a rich variety of media from oils and acrylics to mixed-media. Much of her inspiration derives from her overseas travels.
In 1973 Pauline arrived in Melbourne and continued her academic studies, taking a Masters Degree in Education.
She moved to Hong Kong in 1980, where her paintings were stimulated by Hong Kong’s vibrant, dense city environment. The influence of Australia and Hong Kong on her work is unmistakable in many of her city scenes, flowers, birds, and the female form.
Pauline has had successful exhibitions in Hong Kong at the Foreign Correspondents Club, the former "I" Club, Seasons Gallery, The Conran Gallery, the African Heritage Gallery, The French Cultural Service Centre in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and the LKF Gallery, the Felix Villas Gallery and she recently had a successful exhibition at the 5 Art Club in Shanghai.
Pauline’s paintings so impressed a discerning Hong Kong collector and hotel owner that he named a bar in her honour. Many of her works now grace the "Courtney Bar" in the Minden (now Xia) Hotel, in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and also hold pride of place in the lobby. Most of the guest rooms at this hotel have copies of her paintings on the walls.
Pauline was recently commissioned to paint Black Caviar (see it in the gallery), the highly successful Melbourne based racehorse that won 25 races in a 25 stars including the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot in the UK.
Pauline’s work also hangs in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, the Park Lane Hotel, Hong Kong University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Aberdeen Marina Club, Buckingham University in England, and in many private collections around the world.
Pauline’s passion for cooking and food motivated her to paint a highly successful series of Chefs for the very first "Great Chefs of Hong Kong" festival which was now become a major annual event in Hong Kong. Her chef paintings were bought by chefs, hotels and food lovers in Hong Kong.
Pauline’s recent paintings are on view at her delightful new gallery and home in Malvern. Pauline has established two working studios as part of her early 20th century house "Tarnagulla" - named after the old gold-mining town near Bendigo.
Pauline’s work ranges over a wide variety of subject matter, from the figure, to birds and nature, using a rich variety of media from oils and acrylics to mixed-media. Much of her inspiration derives from her overseas travels.
