Artist of the Week - Angela Arnold

Artist of the Week - Angela Arnold

"The Rich Earth" by Angela Arnold

Angela has been painting in South Aberdeenshire since 2001, inspired by the local land- and seascape: the view of big skies and changeable seas from the cliffs of coastal Kinneff, where she lives, or the deep red earth of the Mearns.
 Angela says:

"In my paintings I try to capture both stillness and motion (often linked with the emotion evoked) – and maybe these are not so much opposites as two sides of the same coin, seeking the core of the subject. I also produce vibrant abstracts and most recently I have been experimenting with stark bl/wh, rather minimalist, painting.A lot of my work is done in acrylic on board, rather than on canvas, calling for a different kind of technique. I have developed a method of mounting board on an integral frame and the finished product looks like a box canvas, with painted sides, ready to hang - or to frame, if you wish. You will find my paintings work especially well in larger/modern rooms, with a bit of distance and space."

Click HERE to see more of Angela's work on Affordable British Art

Artist of the Week - Jeannie Zelos

Artist of the Week - Jeannie Zelos

"Beach Huts at Wells" by Jeannie Zelos

As we march all too rapidly into winter, I thought I'd have a look for something to remind us of warmer times, from the gallery of our current Artist of the Week, Jeannie Zelos. "Beach Huts at Wells" is a lovely sunny painting of beach huts that line the seashore at Wells. You can see the tall pines that give Pinewoods it's name, behind them, and the golden sands and gently lapping waves in the foreground.

Jeannie is a self-taught artist, living and working in Norfolk. Over the last few years, though, she has extended her experience via personal study and professional tuition. Jeannie uses watercolours, soft pastels, oil pastels, acrylics, oils and Encaustic media.

Click HERE to see more of Jeannie Zelos work on Affordable British Art

Artist of the Week - Peter Williams

Artist of the Week - Peter Williams

"Heat of the Night" by Peter Williams

Creating haunting, ephemeral Native American portraits, Peter tries not to be historically accurate but attempts to portray palpable and arresting emotions, suspending reality and presenting the viewer with the wild, unchecked passions and stoic serenity of Native America. He also produces stunning and highly detailed, photo-realistic graphite images of wildlife. Blending diffused colour with confident composition, intricate detail, sometimes dramatic movement but always a unique vibrancy unequalled by many other watercolourists. With a strong on-line presence as well as exhibiting several times a year in real world galleries, I have developed a large following of collectors and enthusiasts from all continents, my new work being sought after as demand outstrips productivity. Peter's work has been featured in the last 2 years'  David Sheppard Wildlife Artist of the Year Award show in the Mall Galleries, London.

Click HERE to see more of Peter Williams artwork on Affordable British Art

Artist of the Week - Andrew Voller

Artist of the Week - Andrew Voller

"Honest Reflection the Second" by Andrew Voller

Our current Artist of the Week is Andrew Voller. Andrew is a professional exhibiting artist who's work is varied yet displays a high level of accomplishment and consideration unique to himself. By balancing emotion with realism and construction against colour, Andrew creates colourful concoctions which are ardently overlaid with his ideas. In the creation of his work, and alchemy of opposing states,collage unrehearsed happenings and detail, into a truthful setting.

The majority of Andrew's work is on permanent display in Levitate Dallery, inside the Labyrinth, Mark Lane in Eastbourne. However you can see a wide selection of his artwork on the Affordable British Art Gallery.

Click HERE to view Andrew's paintings on Affordable British Art

Artist of the Week - Rob Soar

Artist of the Week - Rob Soar

"Spurn Point Lighthouse" by Rob Soar

Rob Soar is our current Artist of the week....Rob is a contemporaray artist who lives and works from his studio in the East riding of Yorkshire. His paintings depict scenes, real and imaginary, in his own unique and wacky style.

Rob has a wonderfully colourful, wide variety of work in his gallery at Affordable British Art....so much so, that I had difficulty in deciding which one to choose for this blog entry, so I "copped-out" and chose the first one in his gallery. Rob's work is fast becoming very collectable and he often works to commission as well as producing his own unique work. Being so bright and colourful, his paintings brighten up the darkest day.

To see more of Rob's paintings on Affordable British Art, click HERE

Artist of the Week - Rachel McCullock

Artist of the Week - Rachel McCullock

"Icelandic Poppies" by Rachel McCullock

This week, we have had Rachel McCullock as our Artist of the Week.
Rachel says:
"I started to paint simply for pleasure and very rapidly to my surprise and delight, my work generated a great deal of interest. This inspired me to experiment with innovative techniques and mixed media to develop my own style. I aim to create bold, vibrant, emotive and energetic canvases. The paintings range from representational images to textural abstracts, from wildlife to majestic coastal scenes with a great deal in between. I like to think that the use of striking colour is the defining indicator of my work.”

Rachel has participated in many exhibitions throughout the UK to wide acclaim; and has been published on calendars and Christmas and greetings cards. She is regularly invited to exhibit at the Artshed Gallery in Ware, Hertfordshire. Recently her work has been displayed at the Picturecraft Gallery, Holt, Norfolk. Rachel paints both for exhibition and by private and public commission.
Her latest large -scale commission is for the recently completed Child Protection Unit of the Lister Hospital , Stevenage, Hertfordshire where she will provide her unique style modern paintings to be hung in all its rooms, helping to create a sympathetic and appropriate atmosphere."

Click Here to see more of Rachel's work on Affordable British Art

Artist of the Week - Donna Lowe-Fowler

Artist of the Week - Donna Lowe-Fowler

This week we have Donna Lowe-Fowler as our Artist of the week. Donna is a self-taught artist who works from her home studio in Sheffield.

Donna says:

"My work is eye-catching & bold. Vibrant flowers in oils and acrylics will make a statement in any room. I am fascinated by the colours , shapes and folds in the flowers. I paint around the sides of the deep edge canvases so they are ready to hang. I was greatly encouraged in my painting when in 2008 when I won my first award in Sheffield ' Art in the Gardens' still life and flowers category this award was presented to me by Sheffield artist Joe Scarborough.

My artwork also includes Monochrome abstract Skylines of London and New York,also animals and scenery."

Click HERE to see more of Donna's work on Affordable British Gallery

Artist of the Week - Simon Kenny

Artist of the Week - Simon Kenny

"The Arches of Folkestone Sunny Sands" by Simon Kenny

Simon Kenny is our new Artist of the Week. Simon was born in Dublin and now lives in Folkestone, Kent. He is a self-taught artist who originally started out painting part-time. However, due to the popularity of his artworks, he has now committed to working full-time as a professional exhibiting artist.

Simon says: "Although self-taught, I was heavily influenced by my French Grandfather - also an artist, and his friend Uria Monzo, the famous Spanish painter, who I met a handful of times. "

Simon's style ranges from the abstract to the representational and his gallery if full of origanl and interesting work.

Click HERE to view more of Simon's work on Affordable British Art

Artist of the Week - Diane Jennings

Artist of the Week - Diane Jennings

"Sandy Shores" by Diane Jennings

I am at my happiest when creating art. To see the painting develop before me is exciting each and every time! To be creative is the very essence of who I am and it is my passion!

I love to paint commissions so please get in touch if you have something in mind--maybe you like one of my paintings but would like a different colour or some other changes? I will be happy to work to your requirements.
I always email a picture of each stage of a commission for approval before doing any more, that way you can have more input into the finished work of art!
Almost half my work load, at the moment, is commissioned, from people seeing my work that is either already sold or from viewing some of my work that just isn’t the right colour for the room that they have in mind!
I am happy to reserve any painting and except reasonable instalments monthly/weekly until it is paid for-please ask if you would like to do that.

I also teach people to paint in my very popular classes called 'Painting My Way'
I am a Professional Associate of the SAA (Society for All Artists) which means I carry their endorsement as a tutor and demonstrator.

To see more of Diane's work on Affordable British Art, click HERE

Artist of the Week - Amanda Hunt

Artist of the Week - Amanda Hunt

"African Evening Trees" by Amanda Hunt

Amanda Hunt is a contemporary Artist who has a real passion for all forms of painting and drawing. The image above depicts a vivid African sunset depicted with umbrella thorn (acacia tortilis) trees and distant mountains. Warm pinks, oranges and yellows mingle to create a sky alive with colour. Amanda has used texture in the foreground to create added interest.

Amanda paints from her studio in the Berkshire countryside and started exhibiting her work in the summer of 2005.

Since then Amanda’s work has been attracting international attention as well as considerable interest throughout the UK. To date her paintings have been bought by collectors in America, Canada, South Africa and Singapore as well throughout Europe and the UK.

Click HERE to see more of Amanda's work on Affordable British Art