Green Artist

Allyson was born in the 1950s in the South of England and then lived in various places in England and abroad before settling for the moment in the North of England. She has always enjoyed painting and from an early age she loved to watch and then paint everything around her.

She is a skilful artist who loves working with fresh, clear colour glazes over detailed pen sketches to create her own unique and often witty style.  Allyson takes her inspiration from the people and activities she observes in everyday life, and as she travels around she keeps her sketch book handy to record her impressions of atmosphere, colour and interesting characters along the way.

Allyson creates vibrant contemporary narrative artworks that portray moments in time from daily life.  For many years she created large dynamic works in an abstract or semi abstract style using acrylics, oils and pastels, but following an accident two years ago which damaged her back  she now finds it difficult to paint standing at her easel to create large works on canvas or board.

This initial difficulty has forced her to search for a solution and has lead to her discovering a totally new style of work, and she now creates detailed watercolour paintings with fresh modern colours in a size that can be managed more easily from a seated position.

When she is not in her studio she loves to grow her own vegetables and fruit, read crime novels and spend time out and about looking for fresh inspiration.