Pea Harvesters, Runham Swim

Alexandra Last | Oil on Canvas Panel | 12 x 16.5 inches 

“Born in Norwich and now based in rural Norfolk, I am an artist who has always had a deep fascination for all things visual, with a compulsion to render them on paper. I did my foundation at Great Yarmouth College of Art and Design and followed with a BA in Fine Art at Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (Birmingham City University), where I graduated with a First.

I work mostly in oils and watercolours. I love to layer pigments as I have a deep fascination with colour. Each pigment dries differently, and I love seeing the textures and marks the dried paint can leave. It allows for new discoveries and moments of horror versus moments of sheer visual pleasure. It makes the painting process more interesting. I usually paint landscapes and portraits, although a series of still lives is in the offing.

I search for what I consider a contemporary picturesque – looking at the beauty to be found in the here and now, with both expected or unexpected vistas and subjects. If there is a conceptual element to the work then this completes it, painting just a pretty view is not quite enough for me. I don’t do this every time, but I do like a detailed painting where you must look deep into it to discover more, like rifling through a messy jewellery box.” Alexandra

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