Escolha um estado de espírito e o próprio ambiente responde — a luz esfria ou aquece, o ritmo do ar muda, e apenas as obras que carregam esse sentimento emergem da escuridão. Todo o resto recua para a sombra.
Early Life and Education Born: Bessie Ellen Davidson, May 22, 1879, in North Adelaide, South Australia Family Background: Daughter of David Davidson (mining industry) and Ellen Johnson Davidson. Descendant of sculptor William Gowan and painter Frances Gowan. Education: Advanced School for Girls (with a strong drawing strand). Early Training: Studied art with Rose McPherson (Margaret Preston) from 1899. Early Exhibitions: Beg
an exhibiting with the South Australian Society of Arts in 1901. European Studies and Artistic Development Travel to Europe: Traveled to Europe with Margaret Preston in 1904 after her mother's death. Studies in Munich & Paris: Studied at the Künstlerinner Verein, Munich, then Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris (under René-Xavier Prinet). Also studied with Raphael Collin, Richard Miller, and Gustave Courtois. Artistic Infl…