maurice lempire 22 artworks | 0 Sold Follow Contact maurice I emigrated from France in 1970 and travelled on the eastern seaboard before settling in central queensland .In 1981 I moved to Bowral in NSW In 1983 I took private art classes with Tex Moeckel a german artist trained at the Karlshrue Kunst academy in Germany I started with oil and after a while did watercolours and gouache as part of the natural progression of learning which eventually led to sculptures in all sorts of materials ,stones like marble and sandstone,wood from native to exotic,Clay's and waxes got a look in,my favorite mediums in sculptures are wood and stones Every week I take part in a lifeclasse (see my instagram account)