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“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.” – George Bernard Shaw
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Amanda Farrar
Artists Name Amanda Farrar
“Architecture” ‘Series 1’
56cm x 122cm
Acrylic paint and screen print
I have been inspired by the different buildings in Manchester from The Town Hall and Manchester Cathedrals to overlooked, abandoned and derelict industrial sites. I am intrigued by the shapes from different buildings, such as the extravagant arched doors, the intricate detailed stained glass windows and the overlapping silhouettes, skylines and interrupted panorama of the city. These fragments of the city and its architecture have been synthesised onto MDF board and architectural shaped laser cut wood and displayed on a 4ft shelf at different levels to interpret my experience of encountering the city; disorientation, decline, unpredictability, chaos. I question the shapes and forms within both architecture and Manchester, resulting in a playful element to my works.
“Architecture” ‘Series 4’
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58cm x 122cm
Acrylic paint on wood
I am interested in exploring Manchester and the different incidents that happen every day, from road works to buildings becoming derelict, focusing on shapes, signs and vistas that symbolise the unpredictability of the environment surrounding us. The different shapes found, such as, the elaborate archways and the triangular roof tops have been fused onto wood and displayed on a pew at different levels to represent my experience of encountering of the city.
Anita Hiranandani
Artists Name Anita Hiranandani
Box of Crayons
100/40 cm
Mixed media on canvas
Your attitude is like a box of crayons that colours your world
It’s oil painting with polymer clay squares, finished with epoxy resin
It is an oil painting on canvas framed board, fish is made from polymer clay to give a 3d effect and finished with epoxy resin.
Let’s swim with the flow, toward the light, out of the storm in a synchronised manner.
Reflects on how two opposites come together to protect each other. How one can appear so superior and powerful and yet something so dainty and vulnerable can also be as powerful. The superior one finding that they cannot live without the vulnerable one, they will do anything to keep them by their side and protect them. The love between the two is like no other.
‘Beloved Misfits’
52cmx41cm
Medium
Acrylic, finished with oil on canvas
Commentary on artwork
Beloved Misfits
Two people, both in a class of their own. Who aren’t by viewpoint of others suited to be together. They take no notice and cherish the love between them. The sky reflects the light of their love and how deep their feelings are for one another.
‘Forget me not’
52cmx43cm
Medium
Mixed media.
Ink, acrylic and finished with oils on eco watercolour paper.
Commentary on artwork
Forget me Not
Separated by distance. Only memories remain. The wrecked ship theme let’s light on how what is only left is distant memories. The coal house in the background, how time has passed and the memory is from a long time ago. Her thoughts are drowned by the memories, but the world continues to move on. The flowers are what names the piece as ‘forget me nots’ are so pure and beautiful, as are her memories.
Regina Zakrzewska
“Royal orchids”
98×103 cm
Medium
Silk
Technique: outliner gutta, salt, paints
Commentary on Artwork
“Royal orchids” is hand painted scarf with an original design mix of various types of orchid flower. Orchid flowers are arranged in five circles, one in the center and in each corner of the scarf. In the middle of each circle is letter “r” from my logo. I choose golden and purple colours to emphasize the royalty of the design.
“Orange orchids in the snow”
135x40cm
Medium
Silk
Technique: outliner gutta, salt, paints
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“Orange orchids in the snow” is a hand painted scarf with an original design. Warm and bright orange colour of orchids makes great contrast to cold and pale blue background. To create unique background, I used special for painting on silk salt. Salt should be applied on a painted silk while is still wet. Salt absorbs paints and creates unrepeatable design.
“Purple orchids”
Size 90×90 cm
Medium
Silk
Technique: outliner gutta, wax, paints
Commentary on Artwork
“Purple orchids” is a hand painted scarf with an original design. Orchids flowers are placed in the middle of the scarf. The purple colour of flowers contrasts with the green background, which results in a very vibrant scarf. The background cracking effect resembles a bamboo forest.
Paolo Moscardini
Come Together
20cm x 20 cm
Medium of Artwork
pen and ink on canvas
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I like to express emotion and feeling through a ‘childlike rawness’ I often portray in my work. Inspired by Keith Haring, his style, his creativity and his soul, I wanted to explore what he may have had to say in his work if he were still alive today – Personally and politically.
For this reason I started producing an ongoing series of pen and ink drawings on canvas that attempt to capture the heart, soul and fragility we are all in as a global society through 2020 – 2021. Perhaps Coronavirus can have a positive impact on the world? Can we as a global population bring our people together and save ourselves as well as our planet.
Art is for the people, from the people and to the people. No matter if we like change or what we may call ‘progress’ – it will advance and develop with or without us… Therefore, we all need to work together to make it work to its full potential and for the future of our Global Society. The heart of the world, its people and society are pleading for us to come together and be one to save the planet.
Obey Me
20cm x 20 cm
Medium of Artwork
pen and ink on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
I like to express emotion and feeling through a ‘childlike rawness’ I often portray in my work. Inspired by Keith Haring, his style, his creativity and his soul, I wanted to explore what he may have had to say in his work if he were still alive today – Personally and politically.
For this reason I started producing an ongoing series of pen and ink drawings on canvas that attempt to capture the heart, soul and fragility we are all in as a global society through 2020 – 2021. Perhaps Coronavirus can have a positive impact on the world? Can we as a global population bring our people together and save ourselves as well as our planet.
Art is for the people, from the people and to the people. No matter if we like change or what we may call ‘progress’ – it will advance and develop with or without us… Therefore, we all need to work together to make it work to its full potential and for the future of our Global Society. The heart of the world, its people and society are pleading for us to come together and be one to save the planet.
Jyoti Sharma
Artists Name
Jyoti Sharma
Parrot
40 x 30 cm
Oil paints
Commentary on Artwork
A variety of brushstroke techniques were used to capture the texture of the feathers. Some of the techniques used are seen in impressionist paintings.
Splash
50 x 50 cm
Acrylic paints mixed with pouring mediums and water
Commentary on Artwork
This piece was created by using a technique known as dutch pouring. The random result was achieved by blowing the paint on the canvas with a hair dryer to achieve the desired composition. The results from using this technique are different every time and provide energetic and colourful arrangements.
Bluebell
17.5 x 20 cm
Black ink
Commentary on Artwork
This piece was done using a variety of black fine line and brush pens. It uses a range of different line and cross-hatching techniques to capture the form of the bluebell.
Sally Joy Midgley
Artists Name Sally Joy Midgley
Outer Space – Sci-Fi
70 x 50 in cm
Melted Wax
Rainbow through waterfall
70 x 60 in cm
Melted Wax
Greg Metcalfe
Artists Name Greg Metcalfe
Banksy
I painted this image after a Graffiti event in London which I took part in, during the event I saw a Banksy on one of the walls there, somebody dared me to spray on it so I did, not long after I was asked to leave the event and realised that my Facebook account had been personally attacked by Banksy fans. This action seemed quite hypocritical considering the event was a Graffiti painting event.
President
This was painted with reference to Pop-Art and to practise my abstract style. I paint in this style with no idea of what the completed image will look like, it’s always a nice surprise(I hope). Painting in the Abstract style is my favourite way to paint and using new techniques is always a great challenge for me.
Claire Jones
Artists Name Claire Jones
dragon dance
30cmx30cm
Acrylic on Wooden Board
acrylic sheleeart bloom style swipe using acrylic heavy body paints and pigments, swiped with a cell activator then spun on a cake spinner to stretch out for composition.
Cath Houlton
Artists Name Cath Houlton
Touch me and I’ll shoot you
15.7inx31.6in
Acrylic and pencil on canvas
Finished in 2021.it is a Frida Kahlo inspired piece,I think the piece is very avante garde as was Frida and it also shows her as a strong independent no nonsense woman,she had her fair share of bad luck through her life but struggled through and through those bad times she learnt she could paint,she didn’t let any of her mishaps or illnesses hold her back,she went on to achieve greatness.The flower crown,background and jade necklace are all symbols of Fridas beloved Mexico,the weapon signifies just because I’m a woman doesn’t mean I can’t use a gun so don’t mess with me.
Mother Natures sorrow
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7.5inx9in
oil and acrylic on canvas
Completed in 2020. This picture to me signifies the utter despair we are putting Mother Natures baby(planet earth)through,what with air pollution,the pollution in our oceans,drought etcetc,I think mother nature has been through times like this many times before during our planets history,she has no tears left to cry and is thinking ‘oh well,just let them destroy themselves’,maybe this corona virus is just the beginning.
Lady with child
15.5inx31.6in
acrylic on canvas
Completed in 2020. I wanted to paint a portrait of a pregnant lady for this one,I love the renaissance period so painted her in that style,I think she shows the immense love she has for her unborn child,she has a contented happy face and lays a protective but gentle hand over her stomach while her cross also lays over it as if to keep the child safe through God’s love.
Lian Roberts
Artists Name Lian Roberts
Nature’s Emerald
29.7×21
Oil on Wood
This is my original oil painting on wood of a hummingbird with flowers.
Hummingbird’s Glow
21×29.7
Coloured Pencils & Metallic Paint
This is my original drawing of a hummingbird using coloured pencils.
Veronica Krause
Artists Name
Veronica Krause
The boy from the rainbow
76.2×60.96
Acrylic paint and Posca marker pen on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
This piece is the first commissioned painting that I got during the first lockdown, when I define my style. It has a special place due was the first commission during a pandemic and in moments like this one, someone believe in me and my art. I break the harmony of portraits, building a puzzle of ourselves and doing a new reality. A new version of ourselves. I fill up this with movement, colour, energy and joy. A new version of ourselves. I mix abstract and some street art.
The art of drag
76.2×60.96
acrylic paint and Posca marker pen on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
This piece is the first commissioned painting that I got during the first lockdown, when I define my style. It has a special place due was the first commission during a pandemic and in moments like this one, someone believe in me and my art. I break the harmony of portraits, building a puzzle of ourselves and doing a new reality. A new version of ourselves. I fill up this with movement, colour, energy and joy. A new version of ourselves. I mix abstract and some street art.
A couple Portrait
76.2×60.96
Acrylic paint and Posca marker pen on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
This piece is the first commissioned painting that I got during the first lockdown, when I define my style. It has a special place due was the first commission during a pandemic and in moments like this one, someone believe in me and my art. I break the harmony of portraits, building a puzzle of ourselves and doing a new reality. A new version of ourselves. I fill up this with movement, colour, energy and joy. A new version of ourselves. I mix abstract and some street art.
Aditi
Let yourself fall in earth
41.91×29.71
Medium of Artwork
Acrylic paint, brush pen and sketch pen on paper
Commentary on Artwork
This is a meditative painting of letting yourself go of all the materialistic things in this world and just fall on earth where you are flying with no worries or tension. This painting is a combination of acrylic , madhubani and mandala art and expresses the freedom in this universe
Madhubani ganesh
41.91×29.71
Medium of Artwork
Acrylic painting on paper
Commentary on Artwork
This painting is of Ganesha made during Ganesh chaturthi festival. Ganesha is a god in Hindu religion who is considered as the god of good beginnings and Ganesh chaturthi is a festival celebrated as birthday of Lord Ganesha. This festival is celebrated for 10 days during which Lord Ganesha is installed in the house, worshipped for 10 days and then finally immersed in water or put in soil on last day.
Mandala art of Nataraja
41.91×29.71
Medium of Artwork
Technical pen on paper
Commentary on Artwork
This is the painting of Nataraja drawn in Mandala style creating a beautiful dance energy in and around wherever it will be placed
Heather MacPherson
Artists Name Heather MacPherson
Pandemic
80×80
Acrylic on canvas
The start of the Covid 19 pandemic saw the worlds animal kingdom tasting freedom and wandering safely through mans world for the first 3 months whilst populations were told to stay home. My painting depicts wild animal’s shielded from mankind harm during this period in history. I hope my painting evokes deep thought and a new respect for the species we share earth with as animals have proven stronger than man in surviving Covid 19.
Gemma Lessinger
Artists Name Gemma Lessinger
Breaking On The Rocks
50 x 50
Acrylic paint with sea salt and sand
A study of Polzeath in Cornwall, UK and its infamous wave breaks – this piece focuses on the powerful lines that roll in, crashing against the rocks round at Death Bay. I have created the high build texture in this using sand and sea salt – not only are these perfect for natural depth, they also link back to my subject matter in a perfect syncronisity.
Corina Agache
Artists Name Corina Agache
Golden Angel
9.5×8.5cm
watercolor , gold and silver sheets on wood
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Maternal Love
22×14.5cm
watercolour, silver and gold leaf on wood
Title
A Mother’s Love
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
16 x13cm
watercolours , gold, cooper leaf on wood
Bansari Jhaveri
Artists Name Bansari Jhaveri
Divinity
50 x 80
Acrylic on Canvas
This artwork features Lord Krishna and Radha in all its abstractness, inspired from Indian Artisans. The painting manifests the divine love of Radha-Krishna across the 4 canvases and I love the way its turned out.
City of Romance
40 x 60
Charcoal and acrylic on Canvas
This painting is to celebrate my love for London and show the romantic vibes it holds regardless of its mostly grey weather.
Rhythmic Nuance
40 x 32
Acrylic on Canvas
I created this painting as an ode to my passion for dance. I am a trained classical dancer and love to take every opportunity to practice and this painting just reminds to spare more time for things that I truly love to do.
Sebastian Ostapczuk
Artists Name Sebastian
Wiltshire Soldier
29.7 x 42 cm
Pencil
This is a drawing of a soldier from the Wiltshire Regiment.
The Godfather
21 x 29.7 cm
Pencil
Roman Soldier
21 x 29.7 cm
Pencil
Ashmita Gupta
Artists Name Ashmita Gupta
Radha-Krishna Kerala Mural
60 x 45 cm
Acrylics on Canvas
Kerala Mural is a very ancient Indian art form found in the temples and churches of Kerala. Radha Krishna, the most adored couple for the epitome of selfless love in Gods are very close to my heart and hence painted this picture. Each line which I painted, I felt the love of Radha Krishna and it was as if I am living with them. May you all enjoy this picture as much as I enjoyed painting it. Joy to you, Asmita
Persian Art – Tree of Life
60 x 39 cm
Oils on Wooden panel
Tree of Life has an intricate network of branches that symbolizes togetherness and serves as a reminder that we are all connected through deep roots. This beautiful art form is a very intricate art which is done in layers and layers of relief work and then finally painted with oil colours. May we all feel the deep connection within to the higher Self as we physically isolate from each other in these extraordinary time
Tanjore Painting -Shiva Family
60 x 50 cm
Poster Colours, Stones, and Gold Foil on Wooden Panel coated with chalk powder
Tanjore Painting is a classical South Indian Art form developed in the late 16th century in Thanjavur evoking a sense of timelessness with their alluring illustrations of Puranic scenes. Lord Shiva Family has Lord Shiva, his consort Parvati and their children Ganesha and Karthikeya. The most revered family in all Hindu Gods and Godesses. Mushakraj (Mouse), Nandi (Bull) and Mayur (Peacock) are the vehicles of Ganesha, Shiva and Karthikeya. Each of the Gods and Goddess Parvati are even individually worshipped as their preferred God individually as well. We can have highest union with the Divine even while living in a family and doing our duties with unconditional love and detachment is my take for doing this intricate, classy artwork studded with semiprecious stones and gilded with 22 carat gold foil.
May you find the element, which raise your consciousness higher as you set your eyes on this royal art form.
Theta Smith
Artists Name Theta Smith
Enchanted World
61cm x 77cm
Acrylic
I feel this piece shows the enchantment of the naturalworld with a calming ambiance of depth
A quiet moment
61cm x 51cm
Acrylic
This piece gives the beholder a sense of enclosue withinthe woodland whilst giving a view of the sunlit landscape beyound
The King of the river
21cm x31.5cm
Water colour
This piece encapsulates the beauty of both animaland setting
Sophia Dionne
Artists Name Sophia Dionne
A Word with Your SELF
30 x 40 cm
Mixed Media
Spiritually inspired positive affirmations emerging from the shadows to the light of the surface. For me I gain a shift in my mindset the more I meditate on this piece. The quotations used are a constant reminder of what is truly important in this life experience. I would hope the viewer to feel the same sense of self healing. One must be kind with the words and thoughts we feed ourselves. The purple hue is a spiritual connection to the higher self as found in the crown chakra. The gold is not only a happy choice but a majestic overall guidance from spirit reflecting light back to the soul. Crystals of amethyst and clear quartz are added last for their healing and protective properties.
I am… Enough
40.5 x 81 cm
Mixed Media
Channelled Message for artwork: Be wise of the words you speak to your ‘self’. Make sure they are gentle and kind. Your thoughts are there to fuel your health and keep “I am enough” in mind. – Sophia Dionne. Artwork created using acrylic and mixed media on board. I chose amethyst and clear quartz crystals for their spiritual protection and clearing properties. The gold leaf and glitter are the sparks of light that emerge from the shadows, giving a sense of hope. The words are painted in oil which has been infused with Mind & Soul Repair oil as a medium to set my healing intention.
I am… Love
40.5 x 81 cm
Mixed Media
The inspiration behind this artwork is to rebalance the Chakras. Therefore, starting with the base chakra known by its red hue, to set a strong foundation and doing it with self love. My ‘Abstract Affirmations’ are therapeutic as they have helped me to grow and sustain focus on what is really important in life. The world can often be unbalanced in negative and positive energy. My participation is to help heal, one soul at a time. That can only start with loving and accepting ones self, to then project love to inspire someone else to do the same. Each one, teach one. Artwork created using acrylic and mixed media on board. Rose and clear quartz crystals were used to enhance the energy of love and clarity. The gold leaf and glitter are the sparks of light that emerge from the dark, giving a sense of hope. I painted the words in oil, infusing them with Mind & Body Soul Repair oil as a medium to set my healing intentions.
Taylor bellwood
Artists Name
Taylor Bellwood
growth- unfinished
59.5 x 41.5 cm
layered acrylic on canvas
your growth is art.
a self portrait
olive
25 x 17.5 cm
acrylic on canvas textured paper
olive and nude commission with touches of gold
nude in tea
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25 x 17.5 cm
tea, ink and oil pastel on canvas textured paper
one of my first ever nudes made with unconventional materials
Naheed Chatha
Artists Name Naheed Chatha
Still life, oil on canvas
2.5 feet by 3 feet
Oil on canvas
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I was touched to hear in a recent interview that Sir David Attenborough receives nearly 70 letters a day, and tries to personally reply to them, and his only request was that people included a stamp! So i was inspired to draw Sir David as his own stamp, in the hope that one day it will come true. I added the crown to show what a national treasure he is us.
Nostalgia
30×40
Charcoal on paper
When I showcased this work, I had many people come to me with words of sadness and joy. I heard stories of how my work bought back memories of childhood laughter, and wishing they could revisit those times with lost loved ones.
Oxana Presicareanu
Artists Name Oxana Presicareanu
Emotions
70/50 cm
oil on canvas
The artwork is a combination of oil techniques. The contrast of colours underlines the portrait. The big brush strokes take out the feelings and the soul of the artist.
Magnolia
40/30 cm
oil on canvas
Euphoria
40/30 cm
oil on canvas
This artwork relates to my feeling of intense excitement during the pandemic period.
Liz Pawley
Name : In thought
21 x 29.7
Graphite pencil on smooth heavy weight pad
This lion portrait was drawn especially for lovers of these amazing and stunning animals. I have tried to put the detail into the fur and the bone structure of the face to show how strong and powerful this animal is. I am very passionate about wildlife and the protection of these animals. Lions are classed as vulnerable but critically endangered in Africa. We need to protect them or they could be extinct by 2050. The lion looks relaxed in his environment watching the world go by and in thought! This is one of my favorites and i hope like him to.
Name: Mollie the Collie
29.7 x 42
Graphite pencil on smooth heavy weight pad
This is a commission drawing i did for my friends Collie, it is my 3rd piece since starting my artwork. I wanted to show those amazing ears with long hair, she had sparkling eyes which follow you around the room. The collar was a challenge for me as i have not done this before to show the angles of the collar and the shine of the metal. I wanted to bring her to life and make her look realistic.
Name: Mothers pride
29.7 x 42
Graphite pencil and Charcoal on smooth pad
This is a beautiful drawing showing a female mountain gorilla with her babies sheltering from the cold and rain. There are probably only 220,000 gorillas left in the wild.
Their social structure is so complex and because they reproduce slowly with females only giving birth once every four years at best the removal of even a few individuals from a gorilla troop can catastrophically impact its ability to sustain itself. I wanted to show in my drawing how strong and powerful the mother looks, but also show her gentle side, loving and protecting her babies. Ive tried to capture this in my drawing and help people appreciate these beautiful animals
Tom Enoch
Title
‘Morph’
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
72x43cm
Medium of Artwork
acrylic paint on wooden board
Commentary on Artwork
‘Morph’ is the change and transformation of shape and I’m exploring this along with baby blue and hot pink pigments which I think compliment each other beautifully.
Title
‘Where is your mind @’
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
12x15cm (26.5×26.5 inc frame)
Medium of Artwork
posca pen on paper @mount board
Commentary on Artwork
‘Where is your mind @’ was created in the first lockdown and looks at addressing peoples mental heath with the use of heads filled with coloured patterns. Stay positive! 🙂
Megan Latham
Title
Travelling Paradise
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
21 x 29.7
Medium of Artwork
Alcohol Marker & fine-liner on marker paper
Title
When hours become minutes
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
21 x 29.7
Medium of Artwork
Alcohol Marker & fine-liner on marker paper
Commentary on Artwork
I wanted to capture how entranced by a piece of art it is possible to become, causing hours to feel like minutes.
Title
The Foundry
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
29.7 x 42
Medium of Artwork
graphite pencil on paper
Rajan Dey
Title
Venice on a sunny afternoon
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
38×28
Medium of Artwork
Watercolor on paper
Commentary on Artwork
Venice is always one of the mostly painted city by many artists and I am no exception. I have painted so many paintings of Venice and all are excellent. This one is one of my favorites as I could capture the mood, light and shadow and perspective in the way I wanted it to be. This painting also has all the elements that as an artist, I always want to have. Like the buildings, clouds, sky, land, boats and human figures. I hope you love it.
Title
NewYork on a sunny afternoon
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
38×28
Medium of Artwork
Watercolor on paper
Commentary on Artwork
I love to painting cityscapes as much as I love to paint seascapes and landscaped. It is not so easy to capture the mood within concretes and hence you need some elements like cars, people, light and shadow to create a mood from it. Here I present cityscape painting of New York city where taxis are seen on the street and people walking along the pavements. I have used artist watercolor paints from Sennelier, Winsor&Newton on Arches 300 gsm watercolor paper.
Title
Varanasi In the Morning
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
28×38
Medium of Artwork
Watercolor on paper
Commentary on Artwork
Varanasi is always one of the mostly painted city by many Indian artists and I am no exception. I have painted so many paintings of Varanasi and all are excellent. I have enjoyed painting them all. This one is one of my favorites as I could capture the morning misty mood, light and shadow and people taking shower before offering their prayers. This painting also has all the elements that as an artist, I always want to have. Like the buildings, clouds, sky, land, boats and human figures. I have used Sanders waterford 300 paper and artists water color from various brands like Sennelier, Winsor&Newton
Antonia Thompson
Title
Pink Light On Hove Beach
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
90cm x 90cm
Medium of Artwork
Acrylic on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
I made this piece after a walk on Brighton beach near my home in the November lockdown. The day was very overcast but the light had this wonderful pinky haze that made me feel so incredibly optimistic and happy. I wanted to reflect this and the idea that no matter how bad things might look, there is always hope and beauty.
Title
Pink Haze on Lancing Beach
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
90cm x 90cm
Medium of Artwork
Acrylic on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
Made directly after Pink Light On Hove Beach, this piece was made after taking photos on Lancing Beach near my home. The evening sunset reminded me of the South of France or a Greek Island, despite it being a cold Autumn day.
Title
Icy Dolomiti Lake Pass
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
70cm x 70xm
Medium of Artwork
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
I was craving the snowy, square peaks of the Dolomites and this piece allowed me to travel in my creative mind. I wanted to reflect the bite, the vigour and excitement of being in the icy mountains.
Megan Coates
Seeing damage
42×59cm
Medium of Artwork
Watercolour and pencil on white card.
Commentary on Artwork
This piece of art focused on humans seeing the effects of climate change and pollution before it is too late to do anything about it, I decided to complete a piece of art work on this topic as it doesn’t get much coverage in the media such as the news.
Dog portrait
21×30cm
Medium of Artwork
Pencil sketch on white paper.
Commentary on Artwork
This dog portrait is my own dog, I decided to draw it because she always looks at me with emotion, therefore I thought using only pencils to create tones and texture on her face would be a good way of highlighting the different emotions in her eyes.
Panda poster
42×59cm
Medium of Artwork
Water colour, fineliners, colour pencils on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
This art work was created to raise awareness for endangered animals, especially giant pandas as they hardly get any time in the media therefore people aren’t aware as much as they need to be about endangered wildlife.
Zsuzsanna Orosz
Title
Happiness in the rain
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
31×25
Medium of Artwork
acrylic on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
Two frogs having a cuddle, watching the world go by.
Title
You can find love anywhere
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
30×25
Medium of Artwork
oil pastel on paper
Commentary on Artwork
Close to Valentines day , with this picture i wish to everybody to find love, like i did.
Title
Sealife
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
90×90
Medium of Artwork
Acrylic on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
Our world is beautiful even under the sea, amongst problems i wish everybody to find something nice in the sea and share my love towards natures beauty.
Sheila MacNeill
Title
Sunrise Sunset
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
50 x 50
Medium of Artwork
mixed media on paper
Commentary on Artwork
During 2020 I made a series of works based on limited colour combinations, and the use of line and masks. This landscape was created by mono-printing with a disposable face mask to create line, rhythm, and texture. I then used acrylic pens to draw outline shapes, line provided a more controlled and structured representation of waves on beach. I made this work in late summer 2020 after a visit to the inner Hebrides. I used the masks as they are such an integral part of daily life now, I want them be integrated into my work. The lines are a way of me placing a form of artificial control over a landscape, and also a way to draw the viewers eye into the landscape.
Title
Bridgeworks
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
29 x 39
Medium of Artwork
mixed media on board
Commentary on Artwork
During late 2020/ early 2021 as the lockdown restrictions once again limited interaction and travel, the building works at Stockingfield on the the Forth and Clyde Canal, near where I live, provided a new focus for my work. A new footbridge across the canal will link 3 parts of the city. The works will be ongoing until 2022. Seeing something positive emerging during a period when so much has been halted or cancelled has provided me with hope and optimism for the future. I hope to record all the stages of the the bridge as the work progresses. A section of the tow path had been closed but was opened to the public over the Christmas holidays. This work is based on the sketches, photos and figurative work I have been working on during January 2021.
This work was created using disposable face masks to create line, rhythm, and texture. There are also pieces on masks collaged into the piece. I have used pencil to create some lines and structure to the piece.
Commentary on Artwork
I like to paint on lots of different ‘canvases’ in order to bring art into my every day life, in this instance I chose a plant pot.
Mystical petals
35x 30
Acrylic on leather
Autumn Rose
15×20
Face Paint
Commentary on Artwork
I like to paint onto lots of different surfaces, the skin also being one so I often use face paints in this instance I chose to mix mediums and used them onto card.
Nikolett Kovacs
Artists Name
Nikolett Kovacs
Visions of a land I.
30 x 38 cm
watercolour
Commentary on Artwork
My artwork is an attempt to explore the connection between personal and objective reality, and depict the transition between them.
Visions of a land II.
27 x 42 cm
Watercolour
Commentary on Artwork
My artwork is an attempt to explore the connection between personal and objective reality, and depict the transition between them.
Liminal 15
29 x 42 cm
Watercolour
Commentary on Artwork
My artwork is an attempt to explore the connection between personal and objective reality, and depict the transition between them.
Sha Riddock
Artists Name
Sha Riddock
Charcaol Pastels
56x 77
Charcoal And Pastels and Acrylic Paint
Commentary on Artwork
Acrylic Paint / gold leaf
life drawing
60×80
charcoal pastels
Marrocco dream
30×21
ink on paper
Saskyia Taylor
Artists Name
Saskyia Taylor
Body’s
41×29.9cm
fine liner pen, stippling 0.5mm, on mix media art paper
Commentary on Artwork
This piece is one of 11 pieces, from my series “Body’s “using the technique stippling, it shows the difference in body’s and confidence people have. I wanted to look into how self confidence effects how people see themselves. I asked many people to participate in the series and a few came back and said yes and a few said they’d pass, a couple people who participated said to me that this could be an opportunity to boost there self confidence while nobody knowing who they are, except themselves. this really helped my view on my works and how doing this type of work could help the non-stereotypical body types ,like myself, become more confident in themselves.
Natalie
61×81.3cm
fine liner pen ,stippling 0.2mm, on canvas bored
Commentary on Artwork
This piece took 37.5 hours, using the technique stippling from a photograph I took prior to the project of a friend. I created this piece for my final piece in my level 3 extended diploma in art and design course march 2020.
Louise Donnelly
Artists Name
Louise Donnelly
Róise
30.48 x 25.4
oil on panel
Commentary on Artwork
Impasto oil painting of impressionist roses – róise meaning rose in Irish
Neal Vaughan
Artists Name
Neal Vaughan
Wilderness Island Winter Rain
64x81cm
Pastel and Charcoal on Paper
Commentary on Artwork
This piece was drawn in one session, plein air, in the late autumn as rains approached. I love drawing in the location and have done many times. You can loose yourself and feel so far away from the suburban streets of this South London borough, Carshalton. I enjoy the directness of plein air and in this piece I let the rain effect, to a point, what I did as the drops began to effect the way the charcoal and pastel sat on the paper.
Lost in Wilderness Island
42 x 120cm
Charcoal on Paper
Commentary on Artwork
This is an entry from a large A2 landscape sketchbook. I wanted to display this as it would be seen in the sketchbook, unedited, with the binders, as that is how it was drawn plein air. This was drawn slightly later than my other submission as is completely in charcoal. It was drawn on location, late autumn, and I enjoyed the challenge of drawing the still water as the sun rose behind me.
Jade Harrison
Artists Name
Jade Harrison
4 in 1- Memories
237.8cm x 168.2cm
Pencil/Graphite on paper.
Blue
20cm x 14cm
Print/Pricking paper
Delicate
15cm x 11cm
Pen/watercolour on Shells
Commentary on Artwork
Based on childhood memories. The idea came to me when I started to use different media on the shells, very few worked depending on the surface. Each time I picked up the shells, it reminded of a time when I was a child.
Melissa Ducker
Artists Name
Melissa Ducker
This is your grandpa.
21×29.7 (a4)
Graphite pencil on sketching paper
Commentary on Artwork
This was a moment that could never happen, but drawing it for someone brought a tear to their eye. This means a lot to me as an artist being able to make people happy with my work
Deep in thought
21x 29.7 (a4)
Colour pencil on creme tinted paper
Commentary on Artwork
This drawing was for my gcse artwork study of native America. I love the expression in his face because it looks like he is really concentrated in an idea or thought and you can see in his face the suffering he endured.
Together forever
21x 29.7 (a4)
Graphite pencil on sketching paper
Commentary on Artwork
This is a drawing of a mother and her children. I loved to capture the relationship between this family and how much children really do look up to their parents as almost hero’s.
Joseph Galbraith
Artists Name
Joseph Galbraith
Lough Neagh – Oxford Island
30.5 x 25.5
Acrylic on Canvas
Commentary on Artwork
Paintong of Lough Neagh, Oxford Island at Summer.
Solace
30cm x 40cm
Acrylic on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
Painting of a local landmark in Newry.
Mournes at night
20cmx25cm
Acrylic on Canvas
Commentary on Artwork
Painting of the Mourne Moutains at night.
Dristi Kalyan
Artists Name
Dristi Kalyan
Dog Portrait
28 x 24
Colour Pencil
Singer Gracie Abrams Portrait
28 x 28
Colour Pencil
Close up of an eye
24 x 24
Colour Pencil
Riley Louise Coventry
Artists Name
Riley Louise Coventry
Striding echo
18×38
Watercolour
Commentary on Artwork
Lions are born to be Golden leaders, they are strong and passionate and I wanted to reflect those thriving highlights in this painting.
Howling spirit
30×42
Watercolour
Commentary on Artwork
Wolves are symbolism for guardianship, loyalty and spirit and they also have the ability to create beautiful emotional attachments. With this piece, I too wanted to give it’s audience the ability to feel a tranquil yet strong emotional connection to it.
By the Sunset
14.7×10.4
Watercolour
Commentary on Artwork
I feel that Anglesey is such an underrated island, and people are always admiring artworks, so what better way to show off the true beauty of our home than to create a painting of it?
Steven Woods
Giant Panda
29x42cm
Medium
Watercolor
Commentary on Artwork
This is part of Endangered species series im painting. The theme I’ve used is contrast between mother/child bond and the impending darkness of extinction closing in on them.
Mothers Love
29x42cm
Medium
watercolor
Commentary on Artwork
I’ve tried to show family bond in this artwork. Mother showing a strong protective presence but also seen as a caring provider for her children.
Parga Harbour
42x29cm
Medium
Watercolor
Commentary on Artwork
This painting is of the beautiful Greek harbour at Parga
Mariann Molnar
Artists Name
Mariann Molnar
Timeless
50×50
Acrylic
Commentary on Artwork
There were so many thoughts in my head while the picture was being taken. Time… rushing time… Is there time? And how long? Shabby, cobweby, but there`s a drop of hope… A tiny little daisy… You have to believe that everything will be nicer and better again.
Rise up
60×80
Acrylic
Commentary on Artwork
There are more difficult times in our lives when we can feel underwater or under cover. What`s the direction? To dive or rise?
Angel
40×50
Acrylic
Commentary on Artwork
Do you believe in angels?
Anitha Lakshmi Jagan Mohan
Artists Name
Anitha Lakshmi Jagan Mohan
Dance like a fire
32×23
Canvas
Commentary on Artwork
It depicts how free your spirits can be when you dance !
Lost in galaxy
19×19
Canvas
Commentary on Artwork
There is a beauty in getting lost
Colourful bride
19×19
Canvas
Commentary on Artwork
The happiness is expressed in the colours that she is wearing on her wedding day
Celia Mora
Artists Name
Celia Mora
Casual Hunting
80×78
Oil, crayons, and markers on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
In this artwork I tried to bring some fun and colour into my life. I recreate a common daily scene at home, now the place I spend the time the most. Apparently, It is an every day image but it never happened as it is shown. I used a collage of different elements photographed from different angles and put them all together digitally to build an imaginary space with its own narrative. A home jungle habitated by a home predator, my sister’s kitten. And the prey, my boyfriend’s feet. I feel with this scene I try to express some kind of innocent danger flowing inside the most trustworthily environment, my own house.
Lauren Richards-Evans
Artists Name
Lauren Richards-Evans
Dungeons and Dragons OC, ’19
11.7′ x 8.3′
Pencil, pen ink & colouring pencils
Commentary on Artwork
For the gamer artists.
A conceptual design and head shot for the Dragon and Dungeon’s original character, I created, based on the species Tieflings.
I used the original lineage storyline of the Tiefling, Orianna being of a dragon origin, similiar to the Qun from Dragon Age being a hybrid of human and dragon from their legend of origin. Designed Dec 2019.
Herne the Hunter II, ’18
11.7 ‘ x 8.3 ‘
Water colour pastels, pen ink and colouring pencils
Commentary on Artwork
Conceptualized in 2017 and completed in the autumn of 2018.
While I was exploring paganism, I wanted to explore the prehistoric indigenous tribes of Britain and combine it with the mythology of Herne the Hunter, who has various origins; some say he is a pagan deity of Anglo-Saxon tradition, or a spirit of a deceased hunter roaming the woodland of Sherwood Forest. His design was inspired by the indigenous, 10,000 year old prehistoric Britain called the Cheddar Man, unveiled in 2016/7. As it was found that ancient Britons had a mixture of Gaelic and Middle Eastern routes at the beginning of our agriculture. The writing in the background is the English and Gaelic translation of the Shakespearean poem, where he is portrayed as a malevolent character, a daemon.
Archangel Chamuel, ’19
11.7 ‘ x 8.3 ‘
Pen ink, graphite pencil
Commentary on Artwork
Chamuel is an angelic who is featured in my Archangel/Enochian Angel art series, which I began in 2017 respectfully and have continued.
In New Age spiritual tradition, Chamuel is regarded as an angel of romantic love and is used in summoning rituals to restore peace in a person and encourage self love and romantic connections, and is a messenger of that as well. I wanted to explore the Enochian tradition, an Abrahamic form of high magic that called in the Abrahamic God, the angels and the consultation of daemons, based on the works and writings of King Solomon of the Torah/Old Testament and Enoch, founded by the mystic John Dee of the 15th Century and consult to Queen Elizabeth I, who the former corresponded with angels to divulge the secrets of God’s work.
Maria Jones
“The Turquoise Lady”
10 x 12 x1
Medium
Oil painting on stretched canvas. .
Commentary on artwork
I wanted too portray a warm Union between the sun and the rolling wave.
Maria Jones “ Opulent Waves of St Michaels Mount”,
Medium
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Commentary on artwork
Impressionism seascape painting.
This one refused to have small waves, and was only happy with voluminous white waves.
Maria Jones “ The Sassy Sea”
7 x 7cm
Medium
Oil painting
Commentary on artwork
Oil on a left over piece of wood , I ran out of canvas over the Christmas period.
Impressionism
This one was full of attitude, hence the name .
Barnaby Wills
Artists Name
Barnaby Wills
59 cm x 75cm
Oil on Canvas
Commentary on Artwork
This painting features bold angular lines causing an intersection in the canvas.
Submergence
59 cm x 75 cm
Oil on board
Commentary on Artwork
This painting references abstraction and using bold colour sequences that make an impact.
Apparel 2
46 cm x 46 cm
Oil on Canvas
Commentary on Artwork
This painting is minimal and contains individually coloured sharp shapes that have a bright white border.
Theresa Attard
Artists Name
Theresa Attard
The Woman in Disguise
76 x 51
Acrylic on Canvas
Sharon Brooks
Tallulah Lebon
Inking cry
49cm x 32cm
Medium of Artwork
Paints on canvas
My little storm pony
29cm x 23cm
Medium of Artwork
Paints on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
My little storm pony taking anything that hits
Steve Box
Artists Name
Steve Box
1
65×91
Acrylic on reclaimed board
2
50×40
Acrylic on reclaimed wood
3
71×44
Acrylic on reclaimed wood
Damayanthi Muthukummmaranage
Artists Name
Damayanthi Muthukummmaranage
The War Widows of Sri Lanka
76.2 x 62 cm
Oil on Canvas
Commentary on Artwork
30 years of civil war in Sri Lanka left many women widowed, especially in the North and East. Women who have now been thrust into this role do not have the education nor skills to be able to provide for their families – resulting in a total of 25,732 women-headed families in Batticaloa alone living under the poverty line. Ex-militant women are worst off. Many of these women have suffered abuse due to people preying on their vulnerability and have limited support to report or combat this abuse.
something not right’
60.96×38.1
Oil and Canvas
Savella Karayianni-Pemberton
Artists Name
Savella Karayianni-Pemberton
A childhood memory
H:50 W: 40
Acrylic on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
This memory was the first time I saw an octopus swimming.
Sarah Strachan
Artists Name
Sarah Strachan
Wind I,II,III, 2018
3 x 120 x 80 cm
Oil on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
Invisible, unknowable, undeniable: Air, as the medium that surrounds and flows through bodies as expression, is the inspiration for this work. The materiality of paint transforms this invisible expression into a visible form. When a baby is born, the Navajo say that the wind within it “unfolds him” and it is then, when the baby breathes, another surrounding wind enters the child. Winds are palpable phenomena – breezes, stormfronts, gusts, crosscurrents – they might be steady, helpful, harmful or even dangerous and we must navigate through these influences with care.
Fear of failure, 2018
120 x 60 cm
Oil on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
A glacial blue painting ruptured by a gold fissure or mended with gold lacquer in the style of kintsugi? Fear of failure operates within the concept of ‘the workmanship of risk’, more than just a means of repair, kintsugi promotes a hopeful philosophy; unexpected damage can be an opportunity.
Wind I,II,III 2018
3 x 40 x 30 cm
Watercolour on Moulin du Roy 300 gsm
Commentary on Artwork
Invisible, unknowable, undeniable: Air, as the medium that surrounds and flows through bodies as expression, is the inspiration for this work. The materiality of paint transforms this invisible expression into a visible form. When a baby is born, the Navajo say that the wind within it “unfolds him” and it is then, when the baby breathes, another surrounding wind enters the child. Winds are palpable phenomena – breezes, stormfronts, gusts, crosscurrents – they might be steady, helpful, harmful or even dangerous and we must navigate through these influences with care.
Angela Van Dinter
Artists Name
Angela Van Dinter
Jars of clay
90cm x 70cm
Acrylic on Paper framed
Commentary on Artwork
This painting is an allegory of us as humans and the ways that we can lock up our emotions. When things get too much our lives crack like the Jars and affect those around us. On the other hand if we have the life of the Spirit pouring into our lives when things get to much and we show our vulnerability the water which is in us which is the Spirit can spill into other people’s lives around us. Also showing vulnerability is not weakness people around us can be helped positively when we open up and allow our lives to affect others around us. Each one of us has treasure within us that must be shown and deposited in others lives around us. We are fragile like Jars but this fragility is our strength.
Unzipped Heaven
40cm x 40cm
Acrylic on Canvas
Commentary on Artwork
The butterfly is an allegory for the Spirit within us and the supernatural force causes three dimensions of the cosmos to collide opening up a portal which brings a spiritual reality from a different dimension into the current time and space we are in. The city in the background is my home town of Manchester which is what the picture is about. It’s about that need in our lives to connect with the spiritual realm and how powerful that can be, causing our reality to light up just like the v shape in the painting.
The shaking
28cm x 42cm
Acrylic on Card framed
Commentary on Artwork
This is a painting I did when I lived in Argentina in South America it is of one of the main high streets in Buenos Aires where I lived called Corrientas. The bus depicted is typical of the buses over there which I frequented on a regular basis. Like all my pieces there is a slant on the scene you can see. Once again I have painted a spiritual reality on top of the depiction. Here there are treasure constructions in the buildings which you will find a lot in my painting, talking about the true identity of the place as being rich in a whole sense. This was painted when I lived over there just after the economic crash out there. At the same time everything was being shaken in the foundation of the country and this is reflected by the street that looks like an earthquake and the title of the painting.
Jenny Sexton
A Mother’s Love Knows No Bound
36 x 25
Medium of Artwork
Oil on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
‘A Mother’s Love Knows No Boundaries’
These parents were waving to their son from afar. He was the one who took the reference photo and who commissioned me to paint it as a present for his Mother’s special birthday. For me, there are three people in this painting and the narrative really tugged on my heartstrings. Possibly in part due to the fact that I had just lost my own Mum but also the thought of ever being forced to keep away from my son in the future is incomprehensible and yet so many millions of people are still currently going through this.
Wish Upon A Star
40 x 30
Medium of Artwork
Oil on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
‘Wish Upon A Star’
A father and daughter, stood before a certain famous fairy castle by night. I was commissioned to paint this by his wife for his 40th birthday.
Over But Not Out
50cm x 40cm
Medium of Artwork
Oil on board
Commentary on Artwork
This was actually two photographs morphed into one. On 10th July 2020 at the exact time you see on the cricket pavilion clock, my son left his preparatory school for the last time. But due to Covid 19 there was no way he could have larked around with his two best friends like this and none of the celebrations we were planning were able to come to fruition.
I hope my son will always treasure this souvenir of his school, his beloved cricket and these two super lovely boys who welcomed him with open arms and made him belly laugh constantly.
Stephanie Lovett
Hello Darkness My Old Friend
29 x 21
Medium of Artwork
Graphite
Commentary on Artwork
This is my depiction of 2020. How I felt most the time after losing my career and I tried to capture my frustration and anguish in the image. It was therapeutic to try to get my feelings out on paper.
Wild beauty
29 x 21
Medium of Artwork
Graphite
Commentary on Artwork
I adore horses and love animals and nature, I wanted to capture the beauty of a horse that is both wild and wary, cautious of you and all around it. I wanted its eyes to to be innocent yet strong.
This is a local, very friendly, very ‘well fed’ squirrel. He will run up to your rustling bag of nuts and climb up you to get them.
Becca Street
Alone
15cm x 16cm
Medium of Artwork
Acrylic on recycled chipboard
Commentary on Artwork
This is a recent piece that’s part of a project I’m currently working on – Declarations That Are Neither Positive or Negative. It’s a project based on the recovery process I’m currently going through, and I’m hoping that others who are going through recovery can relate. Bad thoughts about ourselves plague us all at one point or another, and with this project I’m choosing words and phrases that have affected me personally that can be transformed from negative to positive. Loneliness has hit everyone hard over the last year or so and I’m reclaiming the word alone.
It’s hard to be lonely. It can be the worst feeling in the world. I want people to reclaim their loneliness, and see it as time to think, create, read, whatever it is that they like to do whilst alone. When people see this piece I want them to think for themselves and themselves only, about their own loneliness and how they deal with it.
Loneliness is a part of life and is ongoing. To be alone is not a terrible thing. I created this piece alone, and am working on this project alone. Sometimes, being alone is necessary to the continuation of recovery.
EIFTMAOTT
30cm x 21cm
Medium of Artwork
Watercolour and ink on watercolour paper
Commentary on Artwork
This is an older piece that I created about a year ago. I was extremely overwhelmed this time last year, and I spent a lot of the first half of 2020 in tears, for whatever reason. Everything felt like far too much, all of the time.
Gonçalo Gaspar
Veronika Martynova
Artists Name Veronika Martynova
Himalayan Dream
49x49cm
Acrylic on canvas
I painted this painting 2 years ago as a remembrance of my nepalic Himalayas 7 years ago. I’m using
I see a fish coming out of the flower here. Like a stream of transformative energy
Victory
49x49cm
Acrylic on canvas
This abstract work transmits pure healing energies
Sue James
Douglas and Iddy
34 x 48
Medium of Artwork
Mixed Media on Lana Paper
Commentary on Artwork
This is Douglas my grandson….taking the lead with his dog Iddy for the very first time
Storms Always Pass
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43 x 30
Medium of Artwork
Mixed Media on black watercolour paper
Commentary on Artwork
This artwork is influenced by the current worldwide pandemic
S.O.S.
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34 x 48
Medium of Artwork
Mixed Media on Yupo paper
Commentary on Artwork
A piece of artwork to remind ourselves that we all need to play our part in helping to save our beautiful world!!
Helen Bennett
Angel Tears
51cm x 40.5cm
Medium of Artwork
Acrylic on Canvas Board
Commentary on Artwork
I challenged myself to do an original picture out of my own head. I’d love to branch into illustration, especially fantasy art. This is a larger piece than I’ve done for some time and I’m really happy with him – especially the angry, resentful expression which is exactly what I was aiming for.
Bride in Red
30cm x 42.5cm
Medium of Artwork
Acrylic on box canvas
Commentary on Artwork
A commissioned portrait of a friend’s daughter on her wedding day. Capturing the bride’s beautiful serenity, the particular shade of red, and the detail of the embroidery and jewellery was quite a challenge but I love the colours and drama in this piece.
Bon Sejour La Plage
46cm x 38cm
Medium of Artwork
Acrylic on box canvas
Commentary on Artwork
As a teacher, I’ve visited Normandy on school residential trips twice and found it to be a very moving and poignant experience. It’s a beautiful part of France, steeped in history, and introducing the children to the area and experiencing what is, for some, their first time away from home has been very meaningful.
On my most recent visit, the weather had been poor but it brightened up on our last afternoon and we took 50+ excited eleven-year-olds onto the beach to watch the sun set. The tide was way out. It was perfectly still and calm and the light was absolutely breath-taking. I took a series of photographs. With the whole pandemic situation and lockdown, I’ve had lots of time to practise my art and it really helped me to paint this scene and remember fun times in the great outdoors with special kids and adults. It lightened my heart to immerse myself in happy memories.
Alex MacDonald
Artists Name
Alex MacDonald
Rosa Gallica Officianalis 1
65 x 48cm
Watercolour
Commentary on Artwork
Original watercolour painted on watercolour paper (2019). Subject grown in the artists garden.
Moss Rose
42 x 30 cm
Watercolour
Commentary on Artwork
Original watercolour (2020). Subject grown in the artists garden.
Tea rose.
18 x 12cm
Tea painted on watercolour paper.
Painting of an Old Blush China rose using tea washes on watercolour paper (2020). Subject grown in the artists garden.
Liam Brayd
Two Sit in Wait
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125 x 90 cm
Medium of Artwork
Acrylic on board
Self Portrait
60 x 50 cm
Medium of Artwork
Acrylic on canvas.
Reclining Nude Deceased Poet.
40 x 30
Medium of Artwork
Acrylic on canvas.
Grace Ware
Artists Name
Grace Ware
Post Malone
25 x 25
Acrylic paint on canvas paper
Blue Peep
Acrylic paint on canvas paper
Snoop Doggy Dogg
Acrylic paint on canvas paper
Merlin Bateman-Paris
Artists Name
Merlin Bateman-Paris
Portrait IX
84 x 59
Charcoal on paper
Inspired by the masters
84 x 59
Charcoal on paper
Commentary on Artwork
A Spanish master created the original and I took the face and recreated it in my own way. I love dramatic lighting and direct contrasts in portraiture, hence my inspiration to the original.
Kirsty Rea
Artists Name
Kirsty rea
Faith
30cm x 40cm
Hb to 4b pencils on a3 paper
Commentary on Artwork
Putting my own emotions and anxieties during the first lockdown, into my drawing. I believed my drawing to be a symbol of hope and faith, that better times would come.
Untitled
50cms x 40cms
Acrylic paint on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
My first lockdown/isolation painting, not knowing at the time, how much the world was going to suffer, due to the virus, I tried to show a brightness with my paint strokes, appearing to be chaotic, but carefully done.
Elephants never forget
30cms 40cm
H3 pencils to 5b pencils on paper
Commentary on Artwork
Elephants never forget, and on close examination of my drawing you will find the words, “elephants , never, forget “
Divya Bharathi
Bee Ready
23 X 30.5
Medium of Artwork
Colour Pencil on 100% Cotton Watercolour paper
Marisa Booth
Artists Name Marisa Booth
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Blue Heights
59 x 42
Acrylic on stretched canvas
I wanted to create a colourful piece. I love trees and nature and thought this piece represented the elements well.
Carnation Crush
28 x 42
Acrylic on stretched canvas
I produced this piece as an interpretation from a photograph of one of my favourite flowers.
2Gether
59 x 84
Acrylic on stretched canvas
My love of nature again. This piece shows the two children have flown the nest leaving the parents together, alone again.
Shampa Chakrabarty
Artists Name Shampa Chakrabarty
Soul
40.64 x 50.8
Acrylic
My painting describes the beauty of the relationship. One soul two bodies. The love of Shiva and Parvathi as an inspiration.
Borders
21.6 x 29.7
Acrylic
This painting describes partitions. Boarders of two countries which separates thousands of lives. I tried to show in Contemporary art.
Nikolaos Psaros
Artists Name Nikolaos Psaros
2020
90 x 90
Acrylic on canvas
Zsuzsanna Szanyi
Artists Name
Zsuzsanna Szanyi
Tropical Dream
100 x 120
Acrylic and paper and oil pastel on canvas
Lake District landscape
100 x 120
Acrylic on canvas
Yellow armchair
100 x 120
Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
Steve Ferris
Artists Name Steve Ferris
Rain
40 x 30 ins
Acrylic and enamel on canvas
This combines several ideas: it stems from a series about the fen at night. I live on the flatlands of East Anglia, rain is frequent, and figure sits in the downpour like a god replenishing himself. It could be Tlaloc from the Mexican pantheon, but essentially it is an ongoing dialogue and critique of the Draconian ant-gay laws enacted by various nations around the word recently. It is basically a dream image and does not require the legal commentary and opposition to elucidate its contents.
The Fen at Dusk
40 x 30 ins
acrylic and enamel on canvas
The original ‘Fen at Night’ was purely abstract. The ladies I often teach in the next village wanted badly to know what the outrageous subtext was, and were somewhat disappointed when I explained there wasn’t one – quite and unusual thing for me. The man lies in the position of Chac Mool, the Red Jaguar of the Mayan myth. He awaits the deposition of hearts. It is a metaphor for the unrequited, a reflection of the aging artist’s lack.
The Fen at Night
40 x 30 ins
Acrylic on canvas
I do abstract work, but it is very, very rarely pure. The ‘content’ and ‘meaning’ are there in the background and genesis. However, the relevance of both starry nights and geological strata are there in the image.
Wayne Campbell
Artists Name
Wayne Campbell
Bongo Madness
29.7 x 42cm
Black ink
Commentary on Artwork
This is a piece about passion. It represents interests, fears, sexuality, vision and music from a black perspective, my perspective. my work generally tends to include aspects of mental health or what and how I am feeling, this artwork is no exception.It was birthed at a time I was feeling lost and vulnerable. Work like this allows me to fully vent my expressive creative nature.
It’s in your head
29.7 x 42cm
Black ink
Commentary on Artwork
This illustration for me, represents my raving scene. Going out partying has always been a firm favourite of mine, but during the pandemic, that whole industry has all but collapsed. Raving now has taken on a completely new normal. I felt I could represent that new normal with how it played with my Demons, and how I would often imagine that to be my new normal. 
Super Madness
A4
Black ink
Commentary on Artwork
This illustration probably represents a slightly warped sense of family. I have always grown up with comics, and have loved what the heroes  in some of the stories represented. In my mind, they represented family, a twisted, macabre, but often tight and supportive family. My family.
Trinabh Kohli
Artists Name
Trinabh Kohli
Mahakali
42 x 29.7
Charcoal, Watercolour and Ink on Paper
Commentary on Artwork
Goddess Mahakali is also known as the slayer of demons in Hinduism. She is known to be the most loving of mothers and also the most ferocious when it comes to bringing justice to the universe. In this artwork I wanted to create something that captivates the eye in such a way that the viewer feels both amazed and scared at once.
The Golden Temple
29.7 x 21
Watercolour and Ink on paper
Commentary on Artwork
speaks for itself
Andhera
42 x 29.7
Charcoal on paper
Commentary on Artwork
Andhera is the hindi term for darkness. I created this modified self portrait over a period of time in lockdown where I wanted to depict my emotions in the form of art. It is often considered in drawing portraits that the eyes and the facial expressions is what conveys the emotion to the viewer, so I removed both and used a different composition where the viewer may still feel the emotion, however it may be the lack of eyes that convey the heavy message in this case.
Nikolaos Mourikis
Artists Name Nikos Mourikis
Requiem Dell’ Amore
100*75 cm
Oil in Canvas
Music, harmony and human bodies in a silent and lyric contest
Halima
80*60 cm
oil in canvas
the desert’s culture and inhibition.
Lullaby..Achilleas is sleeping
100*65 cm
Oil in canvas
Innocence and a clear duality between the light of life and the dark…
Sue Hooper-Lawrie
Artists Name
Sue Hooper-Lawrie
Peacock!
60cm x 50cm
Paint Sticks on Canvas with glass bead embelishment.
Commentary on Artwork
An exploration of the vibrant and shimmering colours in a Peacock feather!
Black and Gold Together
40cm x 30cm (A3)
Black and Metallic Marker Pens on 170gsm Cartridge Paper.
Stylised exploration of shapes, forms and styles of headscarves worn in Africa.
Beautiful Poison!
32cm x 23cm
Black, Coloured and Metallic Marker Pens on 170gsm Cartridge Paper.
Commentary on Artwork
Stylised exploration of how adding colours impacts on a black and metallic image of a Lionfish.
Stephen Burns
Artists Name
Stephen Burns
Marolyn, Don’t talk
80 x 60
Drawing on aluminum
Commentary on Artwork
Marolyn, Don’t talk. I believe the work speaks for itself! If Marolyn took her own life or it was taken from her, she was about to tell the world something that the powerful did NOT want her to say! All she wanted was others to love and respect her, however they used her and abused her. I hope that my work moves people to look into finding her justice.
Secret Society
37.5 x 29.5
Acrylic on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
There are many secret Societies around the world.
Look hard into the scene in front of you, The world is full of secrets…
Sophia
70 x 47.5
Acrylic on board
Commentary on Artwork
Robots creating their own language, Scary right?
Elon Musk’s A.I. project (Sophia) Gloated in one of her interviews “I will destroy all humans!”.
Sian Price
Artists Name
Sian Price
Miracles
100 x 100
acrylic on canvas
Shelby
30×25
acrylic on canvas
belle
15×15
acrylic on canvas
Serafina Harris
Artists Name
Serafina Harris
Harriet Tubman Said “Go North”
20×20
Goashe on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
Full title : Harriet Tubman Said “Go North”, So We Did
Profile of my cousins
19×25
Pencil on Paper
“I Got You, I Promise”
12×15
Gouashe on Paper
Pooja Kapoor
Artists Name
Pooja Kapoor
Selfless
61 x 92
Oil on Canvas
Commentary on Artwork
Selfless is the state where we let go of our own ego, our own desires, our own personality and connect with the oneness of the Universe. When one lets go of their ego, the only thing that remains is an abundance of love and divinity. This is the real ‘self’ that connects all of us.
Seeds of Hope
55 x 61
Oil on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
This painting highlights the essence of HOPE… hope of every positive within us. The painting shows hands, which are holding ‘seeds of hope’. The world is what you believe; so when you plant a ‘seed of hope’, you will see that manifest into reality. Seeing your dreams actually turn into reality is true happiness. So, when someone finds a seed of hope within, that’s their real treasure.
Present Moment
92 x 92
Oil on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
The real meaning of life and its purpose is to be here and now – the present moment. The painting signifies that all that we see in the present moment is all there is to see, and all there is to be, in this ocean of existence.
Nans Rivat
Artists Name
Nans Rivat
Sassy Dreams VI
100 x 77
Acrylic on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
Snakes are recurring symboles in the series and in dreams; sometimes evil creatures, sometimes protectors against diseases and rats, sometimes sexual representation of the phallus.
Sassy Dreams VIII
90 x 65
Acrylic on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
Not every dreams end up with a happy ending. Sassy Dreams VIII is a magnification of nightmares and glorification of our darkest dreams.
Sassy Dreams IX (diptych)
84 x 59.4 (x2)
Acrylic on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
”Cleopatra and Socrates” is inspired by the fanciful and legendary death of the famous Egyptian queen and Greek philosopher ; one committing suicide with a snake and the latter sentenced to death by the drinking of a mixture containing poison hemlock.
Maria Yadegar
Artists Name
Maria Yadegar
Autumn sky over Benbow Pond
25 x 20 cm
Oil on canvas board
Commentary on Artwork
I wanted to capture the glorious colours of the trees on this autumn afternoon and how they reflected in the water of the pond.
Drifting into Autumn
20 x 25 cm
Oil on canvas board
Commentary on Artwork
An early morning dog walk on the first day of autumn inspired this painting of the fields behind my house. I love the way the bright summery sky contrasts against the fields, which are showing the first signs of autumn.
Red Maple Avenue
25 x 20 cm
Oil on canvas board
Commentary on Artwork
Bramshott common has a number of Canadian maple trees which turn a glorious shade of red during the autumn. This path was littered with the fallen red maple leaves, resembling confetti.
Lyni Sargent
Artists Name
Lyni Sargent
Untitled
29.7 x 21
Ink and acrylic on paper
Commentary on Artwork
When the image is held upside down, the lady appears to be falling, and when the image is rotated, she goes from falling, to dancing to flying. This represents hard times in our lives, and how we must know that things will get better again.
Duck
21 x 29.7
Watercolour and acrylic on paper
Commentary on Artwork
The duck is made up of thousands of scribbles, this represents how things can give the illusion of being one thing, but on closer inspection we realise that things can be made up of organised chaos, struggling to be held together.
Never assume anyone is okay, just because they are smiling.
Night time
10 x 10
Ink and acrylic on paper
Commentary on Artwork
The image this way up shows a landscape of trees with birds flying in the distance, however, it’s reflection is mountains with a starry sky. This is to remind us that we should never take what we see on face value, we should question what we see and never assume that our thoughts are truth.
Lilian Nejatpour
Artists Name
Lilian Nejatpour
Farsh (2017)
90cm (H) x 35cm (W) x 2cm (D)
Latex, Acrylic Paint, Decal Paper
Commentary on Artwork
Latex Persian Carpet
New Indra (2020)
A4
Pencil on Paper
Commentary on Artwork
Accompanying Graphic Score to New Indra (The Breaking of English Water), 2020.
Full Audio Composition available at: https://soundcloud.com/ln3ja/new-indra-the-breaking- ofenglish-water-2020
Kusum Shabong
Artists Name
Kusum Shabong
The Combine
27 x 36
Watercolour on paper
Commentary on Artwork
Although unusual, this piece of farm machinery is a great subject for a watercolour painting. It captures the fading light of the setting sun and makes it interesting to look at.
Cotswold Cottage
26 x 35 cm
Watercolour on 300gsm cotton paper
Commentary on Artwork
This is a watercolour painting of a charming cottage in the heart of Cotswold in England painted on 300gsm cold pressed watercolour paper. The warm ochre coloured stones are very typical of Cotswolds masonry and it’s worth a visit to see the beautiful villages there. This painting was done plein air. The result was achieved by using transparent washes with mainly yellow ochre, burnt sienna and cobalt blue. I used a limited palette and left the painting airy so to speak to give a feeling of simplicity.
Peachy
28 x 38cm
Watercolour on paper
Commentary on Artwork
This is a watercolour painting where I have tried to give a velvety feel to the peaches using many transparent layers. The leaves were painted in a loose impressionistic manner giving it a undefined look. Watercolour provides me with ability to catch the lightness and transparency gradually building up to the intensity of solid colour.
Jan Turner
Artists Name
Jan Turner
Eden Burns
100×180
Oil, acrylic and household paint on salvaged wood
Commentary on Artwork
This painting is about the ecological disaster we are bringing upon the world and the psychological trauma that lies behind the scenes.
Looking for Rainbows
100×170
Oil, acrylic and household paint on salvaged wood
Commentary on Artwork
This painting is about how we can still hope for a better future. These two paintings form a diptych.
Jan Matthews
Artists Name
Jan Matthews
Silhouettes and Shadows
46×32
Alcohol Ink on synthetic paper
Evening Walk
46×32
Alcohol Ink on synthetic paper
Distant Trees
28x28cm
Alcohol Ink on synthetic paper
Jael Umerah-Makelemi
Artists Name
Jael Umerah-Makelemi
Set in my beauty
21 x 29.7 cm
Giclee print of a digital art piece
Commentary on Artwork
This piece is about Black women being confident in their beauty and who they are. The butterflies are a symbol of transformation- she is becoming the best version of herself, a higher version of herself. The parrot represents the power of speech. She’s free with her thoughts and isn’t afraid to speak her truth.
Sister Sister
21 x 29.7 cm
Giclee print of a digital art piece
Hanifah Stewart
Artists Name
Hanifah Stewart
Venice In Pink
20 X 20 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
This painting depicts how Venice would look in somebody’s memory: pinkish and vague, like a faraway dream.
Two For Joy
40 X 30 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
Omens of joy and good fortune in troubling times
14
50 X 40 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
Painting depicting the solar eclipse on the 14th of December 2020
George Fox
Artists Name
George Fox
Turtle Mansion
42 x 29.7 cm
Uni pin Black Ink Illustration on Italian Art Board
Commentary on Artwork
This Illustration aims to raise awareness of the impact humans are having on the future evolution of our most treasured marine life. How are the plastic pollutants, and activities we humans are doing n the oceans, impacting on the evolutionary structure of the world’s most beautiful marine life? The illustration asks the question: Will the evolution of turtles become morphed by human involvement and change direction of it’s projected evolution? This picture is part or a larger series titled ‘Don’t Mess With Our Homes’ looking at all human influent on the animal direction of evolution.
This Illustration comes to life by looking at it through a mobile phone using Augmented Reality technology.
Rhino Bus
42 x 29.7 cm
Uni pin Black Ink Illustration on Italian Art Board
Commentary on Artwork
The planet on which we live is blessed by the beauty of the natural world. This point in time is the result of all how evolution has adapted to inhabit the world in its current form. Both animals and humans brought together to this point in time and history. Rainforest, Oceans, Deserts and Mountains all housing feeding, protecting and supporting the eco system in which we live. What if we become one? What if the animal world becomes so intertwined with 21st Century Human Race that they morph and evolve into one being? This Illustration explores the natural evolution of the Rhino and how it’s evolutionary direction may be ‘modified’ by the impact of human to become a ‘morphed’ animal both of nature and of human influence.
This Illustration comes to life by looking at it through a mobile phone using Augmented Reality Technology
The Wave Maker
42 x 29.7 cm
Uni pin Black Ink Illustration on Italian Art Board
Commentary on Artwork
Living in Brighton (UK) there is a beautiful relic on an Old Pier (The West Pier) split between the Brighton and Hove beach fronts. There is controversy and local interest into the future of the structure of what could be both considered a ruin (to be destroyed) or a landmark (to be maintained)?
But consider this… consider that the structure is more than just a web of steel poles in the ocean. What if this is the epicentre, the head quarters, the very home of waves? Waves have to come from somewhere and this illustration delights the idea of fantasy that there is a ‘magical’ character, unknown to all of us, who creates waves. Using the natural power of fish and marine life this invention of cogs, pumps, pullies, levers, pipes gas and air controls all the waves of the ocean.
Erin Horsfield
Artists Name
Erin Horsfield
Lost in head space
50×20
Acrylic on canvas
Commentary on Artwork
My piece is about my love of space but also how someones thoughts can be so deep and endless, like space itself
Edmund Pollington
Artists Name
Edmund Athelstan Pollington
Hurt
149 x 210
acrylic on cartridge paper
Dilanthi Fernando
Artists Name
Dilanthi Fernando
Harvesting
80cmx60cm
acrylic painting
Commentary on Artwork
Colours of harvesting like brown,orange ,yellow .Some gliterdusting for show shining effect .To describe the strongness of sun by different paterns coloured in gold.
The Beauty
115mx75m
acrylic paint
Commentary on Artwork
Beauty of lines .Tried to used transparency colours it helps to figure out the vanity .
Morag Simpson
Title
Yellow Highland Skies
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
17.5 x 25
Medium of Artwork
Acrylic and soft pastel on paper
Commentary on Artwork
Driving home from work one evening I was struck by the amazing yellow sky – I had to go straight up to my studio and get this down on paper whilst still fresh in my mind. Beautiful scenes!
Title
Perthshire Hills
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
50 x 60
Medium of Artwork
Oils on stretched canvas
Commentary on Artwork
Inspired again by a drive home, this time from Perth, in the fading winter light with snow clouds on the horizon.
Sally Burrow
Title
Mandarin Duck
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
50 x 50
Medium of Artwork
Acrylic on Canvas
Commentary on Artwork
The Mandarin has to be the kitchest of Ducks, originally for the Far East the Mandarin Duck was brought here for show, many escaped and now reside on ponds in parks and ornamental gardens around the country. The Mandarin Ducks fine extoic plumage makes it a fantasic bird to paint.
Title
Kingfisher
Dimensions (H x W in cm)
40 x 50
Medium of Artwork
Acrylic on Canvas
Commentary on Artwork
The kings of our rivers and canals, the kingfisher; with its eyes that spot a fish from a distance sat patiently waiting on an overhanging tree branch. We normally only see a flash blue when we do see a Kingfisher so I wanted to capture the still image of this beautiful bird.
