Ania Pieniazek

Painting gives me incredible freedom to interpret the world I see and feel. I take an object or a memory that inspires me and shape it onto a canvas with my emotions. Everything is organic, imperfect, no straight lines or right angles, even the edge of the table is wavy and bumpy. I love this natural order with no rules inspired by tree branches, meandering of rivers or oddly shaped fruits and flowers.

Mixing oil paints on a pallet is therapeutic and exciting, because you can’t really tell what you might discover next. It could be a colour or a shade you have never seen before. I believe that colours have healing powers as I am instinctively drawn to a specific one or a combination, depending on my state of being.

I like to experiment with the diverse possibilities of paint and other mediums. Working impasto with a pallet knife and scumbling – spreading the paint in such a way that the paint layer underneath shows through in rough, irregular patches or applying several layers and scratching or scraping the surface. Occasionally, I add collage or scribble with pencils or Posca pens.

Most of the time I paint from memory to capture the essence of subject rather than a visual snapshot representation. Through stylised elements, te...

Ania’s paintings have been exhibited in numerous solo and joint exhibitions. Her work is on display with multiple galleries throughout the UK, and can be found in the homes of collectors across the country. She had a great pleasure to exhibit with Society of Women Artists at the Mall Galleries in London and with Chelsea Art Society at Chelsea Old Town Hall and she is frequently represented at Affordable Art Fair and Fresh Art Fair.