Fine Art Work
Welcome to my gallery of work, which I've created as part of my studying and spare time. This is the gallery where I showcase my paintings, drawings, and installations. My fine art work tends to focus on topics that raise awareness around subjects that need to be talked about like my piece “what if it came from the face?”. My work however, can also be playful and fun, like my “Creativity is my escape” piece.
I wanted to challenge myself with painting Trixie Mattel as she's a drag queen I love who's also known for her over-the-top dramatic toy-like make-up. Painting this was fun and led to my first piece to be sold which gave me a sense of pride.
I painted this piece to state how I'm proud of what I'm interested in now whereas growing up I wasn’t and I wanted to put this out to the world to continue helping me with my self-confidence.
This piece is an acrylic painting on an A2 canvas.
Click here to see the reference photograph- Trixie's Instagram post
Trixie Mattel- 2020
Control (over) you. Know the difference- 2020
This painting was created as a way for me to express how I felt society around me was controlling me as a person and how I was beginning to look around for ways to become more myself and own control, rather than things controlling me. This piece is an acrylic and watercolour pencil painting on an A3 canvas.
I created this piece after researching period poverty and the continuous rise in prices for products. My argument with this piece is if a period was to come from the face, so if it was something everyone could see, would there be period poverty? This piece is an acrylic painting on an A2 canvas.
If it came from the face- 2020
Learn more about period poverty and what the action plan set by the Welsh Government is here- Period Dignity: Strategic Action Plan
Cosmanian is an experimental drawing style, where I created a cosplaying alien trying to survive on earth. I created this drawing on paper, to dive into my love of aliens and designing fashion.
Cosmanian- 2020
This piece was created to share how self-acceptance and love needs to be a natural response to things we do, whether this is something we love or wish we could change. The colours used is to replicate earth. The composition is to replicate either reaching for our higher self or our higher self pulling our lower self up. The piece was created using watercolour and a ball point pen on A4 paper.
Self-Acceptance- 2020
The Basics T-shirt- 2021
I created this t-shirt as part of my first art project of my 2rd year at University. I created it using acrylic and gutta. This piece was created to have fun with experimentation and to be in touch with my funky inner-self.
Augmented Reality- 2021
"Stuck in the Augmented Reality" is a piece focused on what the internet cloud is and how most of our society are information floating around in a storm full of code, whilst we are sat stuck in our phones, laptops, and tv's. This piece was created with acrylic, watercolour, sticky tape, and string. This piece later became part of my "Creativity is my escape" piece.
Creativity is my escape- 2021
I created this piece as part of my 2nd year in university to share what my creative world looks like. the installation included my work hanging above, posters mimicking movie posters on the walls surrounding, Infront a self-portrait with VR mirror goggles symbolising my mind being mirrored into the real world, and the floor symbolised this with reflective flooring. The wellbeing aim for this piece was for views to escape from the real world into mine, reflecting the way I do.
Castell Coch- 2022
This piece was created as an example for the project I worked with Leonard Cheshire for a finger painting workshop. The workshop shared how to finger paint with acrylics with a reference image. The session was based on Welsh culture and castles.
Tulip Lino- 2022
Using lino and a lino cutter, I created a print that shared the natural growth of tulips. This was shared as an introduction piece with patients at the Mental Health Services for Older Adults at University Hospital Llandough.
Trust Your Gut- 2023
I created this piece in response to experiencing how I tend to feel butterflies before something negative happens, and tend to ignore it. I wanted this piece to allow me to gain confidence with trusting myself.
This piece is the beginning of me figuring out the aesthetic and feel of my artwork, and what vibe I want my work to carry and feel. So far I have been gravitating towards neon light signs, glossy skin, and grungy appearance.
