Far Away Places

Ouida’s passion to travel took her around the world many times – from Martinique to the Seychelles, to Africa, India, Borneo, and through most of Asia – the more remote and colorful, the better. Her paintings and drawings document all the extraordinary things she observed: the people, flower markets, animals and landscapes. She felt her most creative paintings were influenced by her travels, particularly to China, Indonesia, and India where she felt transported back in time. Over the years she visited India ten times and many of her later landscapes are from different regions in north & south India. Invigorated by her travels, she would return back home to her West Palm Beach studio to paint.