Good music, like good painting, touches the soul. We close our eyes while listening to music so as to 'see' the images the sound suggests. Many artists have attempted to translate musical sounds into visual art, to produce either colourful abstractions or pictorial narratives. In this exhibition, Shirley Clancy does not try to 'interpret' music, instead she orchestrates paint and imagery in the same manner the musician constructs with notes and sounds. Works the artist presents here are visual adaptations of the muse that inspired a variety of composers, from the eleventh through to the twentieth century.

Clancy's style, like the melodies she accesses, is clear and magical. She takes us into the universal consciousness as well as our individual fantasies. Her 'ladies' are classically elegant, with long fingers and moist eyes, that give her work a sense of strength and serenity. One example is Monteverdi's Madonna, where a long-haired beauty looks over her shoulder toward the viewer. The music that inspired this painting ('Vespers of the Blessed Virgin' by Claudio Monteverdi) was composed in 1610 which may account for the lady being flanked by Renaissance-like heraldic motifs of flower, leaf, angel, sun, winged lion and a child's head. Then, a more modern lady is found in From the Canyons to the Stars which was inspired by a 20th Century piece of music commissioned for the Bicentennial of the USA. Here, the elegant portrait is backed by a star studded evening sky half illuminating Bryce Canyon, California.

What brings Clancy's paintings to life is the artist's strong drawing skills, her ability to render volume with light and colour, the attention paid to details of the subject, and respect for the surface quality of her work. The imagery is so honest, I was tempted to wipe the watery tears from the eye and droplets of blood from the finger of the lady in The Briar and the Rose. And I particularly appreciated the surfaces of a suite of four works where the canvases are painted to replicate an ancient stained wall. Each work hosts a different cameo-like portrait of a young woman in a manner reminiscent of small shrines found on old city walls. But it was the total sense of nature's massive power, and the sense of gentle beauty, depicted in Prelude inspired by Bach's six suites for unaccompanied cello. The music speaks to Clancy of flowing water. It was difficult to turn away from this highly meditative image but when I did, the less awesome but equally fascinating 'specimen boxes' or 3D paintings fired my imagination. The concept and execution of these 'story book' exhibits is excellent.

Whether or not you know the music or the composers that inspired these paintings, it will make no difference to your appreciation of the work. Clancy's command of her medium and these beautiful paintings will be enjoyed by all.