Bridgette Allan

Born in Johannesburg on 21 June 1965 , Bridgette was raised in an environment in which music ,art & dance featured richly & family gatherings were peppered with sing along s , dancing and instrument playing by various family members and friends.

I enjoy the immediate impact of large paintings and never feel limited or constrained by that which has seemingly become my trademark. As much as I am intrigued by the human form, I am thrilled and delighted by deep intense colour and the effect of dramatic tonal contrasts on the canvas.

Painting is not a job, it is not a hobby, nor is it just something I simply do. Painting is an extension of who I am. To me, art is a synthesis of my personal feelings, the subject or colors that inspire me and my materials and techniques.
It is the way I describe my emotions, my thoughts, my days. My hopes are contained in the colours and the form my brush strokes make.
The paintings may take the shape of a flower study or a landscape or a nude but even the very slightest smudge of colour is applied with passion and a fascination for the effect that it creates on the blank canvas.