MICHELLE THOMASSON

Since young I have loved gardens and their design and have been aware of the fragile ecosystem which helps us thrive. I use mixed media, mixing watercolour, pastels and ink; some works include poetry, textiles and embroidery, often as a response to my environmental studies. Subjects appear on the canvas as expressions of concern or wonder, sometimes both.

Originally from the North East of England, fond of the wilds of Northumberland, I use a sweeping palette also influenced by a number of years abroad. I especially loved the amazing swathes of colour tucked into Dutch flower baskets, cheering so many canal streets and market places, and after spending almost a decade with the intense sunlight and vibrant hues of Andalucia in Southern Spain, my pieces frequently blaze with colour.

I was involved with ‘Art for Carers’ in Gloucestershire Cathedral and Tewkesbury Abbey and I exhibited work during Cheltenham Heritage week (2014 and 2015), as well as Little Buckland Gallery as part of the Broadway Arts Festival in 2016 on the theme of ‘Conflict’ where my research for Campaign Against Arms Trade WW1 project was shown. Since 2018, I’ve taken part in both the Summer and Christmas Kempton and Brighton and Hove Artist’s Open House trails.

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