ABI GALE Painting

I studied at Winchester School of Art, where I graduated with a Master’s Degree in Fine Art. I work from my own Studio based in South Devon. My evocative paintings of Land, Sea and Sky are inspired by the natural world and are combined with imagination and memory. Influenced by the emotive swirling paintings of the sea by JMW Turner and Gustave Courbet, my work is driven by the desire to capture the sense of place and deep and emotional responses that the sea and landscape can evoke, whilst leading the viewer on a visual journey. The use of colour, mark making and texture are integral to my works, which have a constant energy, atmosphere and movement to them. I am fascinated at the unpredictability of the natural world, often changing in an instant, whether it be the light, sky, landscape or sea. I have also worked as a Stunt Co-ordinator and Performer in Films and Television for over 25 years and the adrenalin rush, energy and drama is ever present and feeds into my paintings. Therefore, the constant switch of “fantasy” on a film set and actual “reality” allows room for unique imagination when conveying initial small sketches/reference points of the outdoors onto a larger canvas back in the Studio.