Lot: 33
Artist: Karen Birchwood
Title: Field with poppies
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Size: 80cm x 80cm
Price range of artists similar works: £350 - £800
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About the artist:
I graduated with a degree in Printed Textiles from Middlesex Polytechnic
in 1989 and have up until now followed a successful career in both
Textiles and Design.
I now have the opportunity to concentrate on my painting. Much of my
work is inspired by Kent where I live. Dungeness, Hastings, Romney
Marsh and also gardens such as Great Dixter and Derek Jarman's all
have had a big influence on my work. My garden and objects from my
home have also inspired me.
Colour is an important part of my work as well as texture, mark making
and abstract form. All of these elements l use to build a painting, so it is
not necessarily representational but creates a feel/mood of a place or
still life.
I have also drawn inspiration from the work of favourite Artists such as,
Ivon Hitchens, Patrick Heron, Mary Fedden and Mary Newcomb but
often inspiration can come simply from a beautiful page of a book or
magazine.