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2nd & 3rd August 2025
LEAMINGTON SPA
10am-6pm
Anya Simmons Art
Website:
Over The Moon with British Garden Birds 2
Magical Dartmouth
Magical Whitby
Biography
Art has the amazing power to evoke thoughts, emotions and imasgination. Within my works, I strive to give my audience the romance or memory of a scene, world or simply a moment in time which is recognised as real but does not always have a physical location. I seek to tap into a positive nostalgic memory.
inspiration
My work is profoundly influenced by beautiful landscapes, seascapes and costal scenes across Britain. I also enjoy creating an imaginative collection of paintings incorporating the world and the moon. You will see our cities, towns, animals and birds within my artwork. In fact, anywhere my imagination takes me, around the world and over the moon! I love working with a variety of mixed media to create colourful, textural pieces of art.
medium
I begin a picture by laying down the textures first and then consider how to develop the painting in terms of colour. I start with collage rather than paint, and so immediately there are surface contrasts that will influence the way that a painting is developed.
I like to begin applying the Gesso to Mount Board in a fairly spontaneous way. I apply Gesso using a variety of tools and techniques, creating random shapes, movement and textures with the Gesso. Although, I will have a particular place or scene in mind before I begin, I do not allow this to dominate the painting process.
I mainly use acrylic inks, which add to the vibrancy and intensity of colour that can be achieved. I use the Acrylic inks rather like using water colour, building up the picture with layers of washes over my textures. I love them!