Alan Hayball

I was born in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK, and I am inpired by the creatures and landscapes I encounter on the South coast of England.I like to produce paintings in a naive and unique style. The buildings I portray in my paintings are recogniseable by their 'turret' style roofs that have become quite a trade mark of mine. The creatures I paint aren't exactly how they look in real life but more a look of how they might feel inside! The paintings let the animal's personality shine through.I see life full of vivid colours and my landscapes are bright and cheerful, working mainly in acrylics on canvas and Limited Edition Prints are available.My images depict a land of beaches, coves, green fields, and caricatured rolling hills not exactly as they appear in real life, some with quirky characters appearing in the most unlikely of settings!

I am self taught and had always avoided art college being worried I might fall into a way of working, that was like everyone else, having always striven to develop a unique style. However in an effort to learn more, latterly, I did attend Bournemouth Art Institute where I did an HNC in Illustration and Graphics and a BTEC in computer studies.,