By Heidi Trautmann

It is a beautiful small church hidden behind the old centre of Doğanköy and to have it maintained the artists Pam Schoefield and Tulay Gürzap have accepted the invitation by the Church Association to exhibit their art works there. The artists will donate 10% of their sales to this purpose.  I met there one of the members, Paula,  keeping company to the two artists.

On July 01 the exhibition was opened, more or less at the end of art events season as the heat is enormous and everybody flees the island, the expats to rainy England and Cypriots to travel around Europe, it is holiday time but nevertheless I hope that the two artists had plenty response and visitors during the three days duration.

It was a lovely exhibition, Pam with her Cyprus landscape paintings in acrylic, pastel or water colour, her flowers and portraits of people and animals for which she is known and as she says for which she has many commissions. She takes on photos and does astonishingly accurate paintings in pastel; if you want to meet and talk to her, you will find her on the Lemar Sunday Market. Her email: pamschoefield47@yahoo.co.uk

Pam describes herself: “I come from Yorkshire, which is in the North of England. I am a self taught artist who has been painting since childhood. I spent some time studying under a prestigious artist, the late Robert Shawmarsh, in Yorkshire, England. I was a teacher of Art for 20 years and have exhibited my own work widely in the UK. Pastels and Acrylic are my preferred painting media but I have worked in oils and watercolors as well. I specialize in portraiture and animal pictures, but I also enjoy painting landscapes and seascapes. I have been living in North Cyprus for more than 14 years now. The only thing I miss from England is my family and the beauty of Yorkshire nature.” Here she shows me an old painting she did to prove it.

Pam and Tulay are longtime friends and love to work together; they share the passion for the Cyprus culture and love for the beauty of the island.

Tulay was born in Ankara and came to Cyprus in 2005. She came here to get married to Hüseyin Gürzap who is known to the expats for his expert frame making.  “My husband encouraged me to start painting again and so I did.” Tulay is known for her lovely pencil drawings of old Cypriot doors and village scenes in colour, but mostly for her Whirling Dervishes in her very individual style.

In her new display she shows also some modern graphic paintings in black and red, it looks like people from the beginning of last century dancing the tango.

If you want to see her work, as the double exhibition is finished when you read this, it was only on for three days, you’ll find her and her work at the Lambousa Weekend Market.

Or call her under 0533 8754540.