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We don't know much about the life or career of Canadian artist Eva Theresa Bradshaw (1871-1938) apart from the luminous florals she painted in a distinct combination of color and chiaroscuro. We do know that she was born in 1871 in Ontario, Canada, the home of famous painter Florence Carlyle, and that Carlyle was one of her first teachers and the main influence Bradshaw credited in her work. Carlyle, who trained in France, passed on her loose impressionistic brushwork and strong sense of form to her student. Although Carlyle focused on figurative work rather than florals, the techniques are the same and Eva Bradshaw's dynamic forms in her simple compositions show that she understood these principles well.
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BoldBrush Studio Team
