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Metro Gallery presents 'Walking Through a Studio Over Time', a survey exhibition of paintings by Louise Feneley.

Driving to Louise’s studio in Adelaide’s sea-side suburb of Marino, the main source of her inspiration becomes apparent: the ocean. Only a narrow strip of bitumen separates her home from the beach. Multi-coloured shells, polished pebbles, dried seaweed and driftwood, tastefully arranged in baskets, line the ascent to Louise’s place; similar arrangements in vases and bowls proliferate throughout the house. Her intimate knowledge of the beach is evident: it is not the place …