Paintings
Amber's painting blends a penchant for texture and expressive brushwork, often exploring natural subject matter to create intuitive dreamscapes or nods to affirmations learnt from nature. Her current 'stacks' series looks playfully at the teetering balance of daily life using recognisable organic motifs at different scales. They have always been very oriented by colour and using natural pigments often means a limited palette although rich jewel-like and pigments with interesting gritty or powdery textures. Amber uses her extensive experience to achieve interesting contrast and colour play with their pairings. These pieces truly have a different presence in person, where you can see the texture and depth of the natural pigments in the light. Please do reach out for a studio visit to view the works up close, using the contact form, or sign up to 'Notes from the Studio' to receive updates on exhibitions.
 Diptych, Natural Pigments on reclaimed canvas board. Balancing act reflects on the constant battle of finding the balance in life, with a playful approach. |  Artist made Natural Pigment Oil Paints and oil stick on Canvas. (1x1m) Two tiny figures pass a flower between them as they traverse this epic yet homely scene, a giant bird and vibrant plants twirl around the canvas. |  Charcoal, natural pigments, oil sticks, and acrylic on reclaimed linen. The weight of a pomegranate is about abundance, and celebrating achievements amongst beautiful chaos. |
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 Diptych, Artist made Natural Pigment Oil Paints on Linen board |  Natural pigment oils on reclaimed canvas. Two figures reach out for connection despite their differences in form and nature |  After the oil original, a piece in watercolours |
 Watercolour version of the oil original 'Balancing Act' |  A festive 'partidge in a pear tree' design painted in natural pigment watercolours. |  Natural pigment Watercolours, and Oil sticks on Khadi Paper |