Anne Aspinall

Anne has exhibited widely in the UK and abroad. Her work is found in collections in Europe, the United States and Australia. Her paintings of Wales in particular are much in demand with their ability to take you away from the here and now and place you firmly in the picture – on a beach in the wind or gazing on a harbour with the boats bobbing before you.

“I am first and foremost a colourist and yet it took me some time to fully realise this. My early professional years were spent in exploring aspects of printmaking, particularly etching. These etchings depicted the coastline and mountains of North Wales which I have known all my life. In this medium I was able to concentrate on the patterns and rhythms inherent in the landscape and the subtle tonal changes wrought by light and weather. Then a year of travelling in Europe and North Africa completely changed my attitude and working methods. I felt filled up with colour, almost bursting with a need to express what I saw and felt without the tonal restraints of the etching process. I also wanted a more immediate and direct method of working and found it in mixed media and oil painting”.

The mixed media paintings begin with the monoprint process whereby oil paint is applied to a perspex plate using rollers and brushes. Layers of colour can be built up in this way and worked into with brushes, rags and stencils. The image is then transferred to paper using an etching press. This unique print is then worked again using chalk, oil pastel and paint to achieve the final mixed media painting.

Recent Exhibitions
2011 Pure Art, Millford Haven
2011 Oriel Plas Glyn Y Weddw – Summer Show
2011 The White Lion Gallery, Hay on Wye
2011 Wendy J Levy Contemporary Art, Manchester – Summer Show
2012 Oriel Plas Glyn Y Weddw – One Person Show
2012 The Gorstella Gallery, Chester – Spring Show

Media: Prints and mixed media

Price Range: £350 to £900

Web Address: http://www.longdengallery.co.uk

Email: Anne.aspinall@hotmail.co.uk