About Amanda

Amanda is a contemporary artist, living and working in South-West London, where she has her studio. She trained at Leeds Polytechnic, where she gained her Fine Art BA Hons Degree.

Amanda is represented by The Art Buyer in Surrey, Murus Art, Hicks Gallery and Dalloz Contemporary in London

Her work is sold both nationally and internationally.

Amanda’s paintings are emotional sanctuaries, driven by a quest for solitude—places where she can clear her mind of 'noise.'

Each piece is inspired by memory – memories of travels, dreams, and often, childhood.

‘When I was a child, I was obsessed with magic – fairies and ‘other’ worlds. I would spend hours constructing fantasies in my head. A holiday in Cornwall gave me a garden full of tropical plants and shaded enclaves to seal the unreal deal.

 In my late twenties and early thirties, I sought out the land and sea for solitude and escape. Taking my tent, car, and dog, Bella, I spent many days and nights exploring the coastline of Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, and Isle of Skye; and Cornwall.

 I needed to do this and still do (though not in a tent these days!) for a quietening of the mind, to process grief and the weight of an overactive mind; and to see the horizon and large skies. To sketch, write, walk the coast paths, and just let it all soak in.

 These days, in an over-stimulating world, it feels more important than ever to find a sense of calm and nourishment, and often it’s the natural environment I crave, for the sensory comfort of silence, fresh air and space.

 Thoughts and feelings can feel heightened and more focused – giving way to reflection and a sense of calmness.

 A kind of grounding’.

Like Gulls On Water, acrylic, gesso, inks, pencil on Fabriano paper_ 77cm x 57cm