“in the Wild Garden” is the result of a visit to the nature garden at Nymans, Handcross. A slight departure for me to paint flowers rather than making people the central characters in my paintings but I loved the soft flowers and greenery contrasting with the iron supports and more formal hedging. Acrylic on canvas […]
I often wonder what we all see when we look at the same scene? Do we see different colours? What is the first thing that catches our attention? The assumption that we all of us see the same is unlikely. I find as my lifestyle and age changes, I tend to focus on people and […]
“Leonardslee Gardens”. A painting in acrylic on canvas. 70 x 70cm. I was inspired by a lovely view on a walk around the lake and decided a landscape would make a nice change from my usual people paintings.
The second of my small paintings about the joy of gardening. “1st Prize” is acrylic on canvas 30x30cm
It seemed a good time to start to think about getting in the garden and this painting is one of two that was inspired by that wonderful feeling of some warmth from the sun that we have all been waiting for. “With the sun on their backs” is a small acrylic painting of 30 x30cm […]
Three women volunteering to have a litter-pick. Acrylic on canvas 45x 55cm
This painting is about the continuous sequence of genes passing from mother to daughter and on through the generations. What makes us who we are and how many strands of DNA are influencing how we look, our likes and dislikes and the skills and talents that we develop? Painted in acrylic layers on canvas. 59 […]
“Hold Tight” A painting in acrylic on canvas. 62cm x 52cm
It’s a long time since I studied this play at school but it seemed an appropriate subject for the weather we’re having. I had to look up a summary of the story and realised it’s very complicated! The essence though is that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That’s a pretty nice leveller […]
“Keep calm and hug the cat” Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 cm Sometimes it feels to me as if we’ve forgotten how to keep it simple and enjoy what we have. At those times I like to see if I can find joy in small things and hug them tight. This painting was to […]
Angela Brittain 