In my painting the swimmers are like porpoises. Smooth, sleek and at one with the water. How I envy people who can swim like this. Oil on canvas 54 x 73cm
Powdermills woods
After a visit to Powdermills Woods near Battle, I wanted to paint what I had seen, enhancing the many colours of the undergrowth and wild flowers in a fractured way to give an indication of the dynamic nature of the way things grew. Acrylic on canvas 50 x 68cm
Keeping chickens
The large cockerel is naughty and frisky. His eager eye is viewing all those pullets with lip smacking promise. Acrylic on wood 30 x 30cm SOLD
Best moments 1
Little snatches of shared moments stay in our minds, even when our children grow up. This painting was inspired by one such moment of a first, very messy ice cream on holiday in Italy. Following on from panting this picture I asked a number of people to share their best memories of childhood. The result […]
They loved her pretty toes
That feeling when something touches you under the water. Is it hostile? This painting captures cleaner fish homing in to nibble her toes. She realises with some relief, they are there with kind intensions. Acrylic on canvas 81 x 81cm
The Engineer
This is a painting of my better half trying to convey some of the energy and passion he has for all things mechanical. Acrylic on canvas 30 x 30cm
Forever young
This painting was a commission to paint Bob Dylan in his heyday for a birthday present. Acrylic on canvas 50 x 50cm SOLD
Tea pickers
There is a little tension going on in this painting. Old hands versus the new, faster worker already packed up and ready to weigh her day’s pickings. Acrylic on wood panel 34 x 34cm
Coffee Pickers
Following a trip to Colombia, I was struck by the different influences on the faces of the people. The indigenous settlers, those of Spanish descent and the more western influences from America. This painting is about the harmony that exists between the groups doing a shared, happy task. Acrylic on canvas 34 x 44cm […]
Be amazing
Painted on a very hot day in my studio in Italy, the subject for this painting came from a few sketches that I had done and the thought that being average on such a beautiful day and in a special place was not an option. Hence my ladies are amazing. 100 x 60cm Acrylic on canvas
Angela Brittain 