UNTITLED Print

Romaine was born in South Africa, lived her formative years in Australia and came to the United States after college to enter the French Fashion Academy in New York. Romaine traveled for ten weeks in Asia (5 countries) studying textile design to enhance her knowledge for a career in Fashion Design. Romaine studied painting at college in Perth, Western Australia and had a one woman solo show of drawings and paintings at eighteen years old. The Lord Mayor of Perth, Sir Thomas Wardle opened the exhibition and bought a painting of flowers for his offices at Council House. Romaine has taken on Abstract Expressionism to bring an understanding of a visual communication with an internal human element of emotional energy and spirituality of nature. These works are in touch with the world globally. . Romaine works with oils, acrylics and other mixed media to integrate the textures and line symbols used to create an aesthetic balance of land and water. Romaine has soloed many times in a Cessna150 to understand aerial views of the landforms and incorporate her knowledge in her paintings.