Welcome to Camille's Story Art website
We hope that you are intrigued by Camille's wonderful art. Each painting tells a story about her life and her imagination.
Story Art at its best. Mesmerising. Vibrant. Colourful.
Camille's Artwork
Nostalgic Glimpses of a Bygone Era
Nostalgic Glimpses of a Bygone Era
Nostalgic Glimpses of a Bygone Era
In the 'Nostalgic Glimpses of a Bygone Era' series of oil paintings, Camille depicts a bygone golden era in the Egypt which now exists only in memory.
The images show playful, amusing memories that find their way onto the canvas in vivid colours and whimsical narrative.
Halcyon Days
Nostalgic Glimpses of a Bygone Era
Nostalgic Glimpses of a Bygone Era
In the 'Halcyon Days' series, drawn and painted in mixed media on archival paper with a limited palette, Camille shows an intimate glimpse of everyday life in the Egypt of bygone days.
Well Heeled
Nostalgic Glimpses of a Bygone Era
Vignettes of Sydney
'Well Heeled' is a series of oil paintings that celebrates horse racing and provides a wonderful opportunity to share in the merriment of a day at the races; to be thrilled or to laugh over cocktails with friends.
This is a unique collection of social portraits capturing the carefree glamour so characteristic of Australia.
Vignettes of Sydney
Vignettes of Sydney
Vignettes of Sydney
The 'Vignettes of Sydney' series of gouache paintings on archival paper depict a playful, whimsical look at Sydney society.
Other Paintings
Vignettes of Sydney
Portrait Paintings
In this section, you will find other paintings in various mediums.
Portrait Paintings
Vignettes of Sydney
Portrait Paintings
Here you will see Camille's expertise in painting portraits, some of which have been selected as finalists in National art prizes.
Drawings
Limited Edition High Quality Prints
Limited Edition High Quality Prints
Please see here several ink drawings on archival paper.
Limited Edition High Quality Prints
Limited Edition High Quality Prints
Limited Edition High Quality Prints
Many of Camille's original paintings are available in limited edition high quality prints in a series of only 50. Prices start at an affordable $80.
Want to know about Camille and her artwork?
A warm welcome from Camille Fox
Welcome to my website. I hope you will return to visit often as we will be adding new works, photographs and media releases regularly.
My name is Camille Fox. I was born in Alexandria Egypt, and I am an artist living in Sydney Australia. I paint with oils in the layering and glazing style of the Old Masters, using the finest cotton canvas and richest pigment paints. For the past few years my passion has been painting the Egypt of yesteryear... the Egypt of my roots, depicting a Cosmopolitan Era which no longer exists. You can see these paintings in the drop down 'Galleries' menu.
I also like to paint in gouache on Archival paper - you can also find these in the drop down 'Galleries' menu, under 'Vignettes of Sydney'.
I like to think of myself as a story teller, conceiving stories in my mind from memories of a bygone era, or as a colourful fantasy set in the present day. I bring these stories to life in my studio. They start as drawings, where I concentrate on composition, shapes, and relationships between my characters. These drawings find their way on to the canvas as a joyous, enchanted journey of vibrant colours and humorous whimsical narrative.
My studio is located in the renowned beachside suburb of Bondi, where I gain composure and solace from the hectic world outside.
In 2014, I held a solo exhibition in New York at the Artifact Gallery on the Lower East Side. Along with my husband Tony, I enjoyed meeting many Facebook friends during our visit. It was my first trip to New York, and based on the hospitality we were shown, it will certainly not be my last.
In May 2015, the ‘World Center for North African Jewish Heritage' in Jerusalem hosted an exhibition of my paintings. With the title ‘Celebration of a Bygone Era', I returned to the Golden Age of Egypt in the days of my grandparents in the 1930s. The Centre, at 13 Rehov Hamaaravim, Jerusalem, is a magnificently renovated building with artistically landscaped surrounds, which houses artifacts from Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, and Egypt. My exhibition was held in the centre’s large exhibition space, and was a vehicle for several cultural events that focused on Egypt.
In 2017, I featured in the Jerusalem Biennale as part of the exhibition ‘Homelands’, which addressed the loss of the Jews from Islamic lands.
At the same time in 2017, I held a solo exhibition at the ARO Gallery in Sydney with framed works on archival paper titled ‘Halcyon Days’.
A selection of my paintings can be seen at the Sydney Jewish Museum titled ‘Nostalgic Glimpses of a Bygone Era’ as part of the exhibition ‘Jews from Islamic Lands’. This exhibition will be on until April 2021.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me should you have any enquiries. I look forward to reading your comments.
With love
Camille
Michael Haag on the paintings of Camille Fox
"Camille’s paintings are like scenes from a dream memory, the magic and smiling time of cosmopolitan Egypt early in the last century. She brings to life the charm and innocence of another age. A sense of ease and playfulness pervade her scenes. Like gardens bursting with flowers on the desert’s edge, her people effervesce. The women are vivacious, everyone is happy, the seasons are always summertime or spring. Her paintings are evocative and haunting; with vividness and humour they capture that most delicate of imaginings, the vanished past."
Michael Haag sadly passed away in 2019. He was a writer and historian, who has written for major newspapers and magazines in Britain and America. He is the author of Alexandria – City of Memory, and Vintage Alexandria: Photographs of the City 1860 – 1960, amongst other publications.