Ellie Lovett

Art is a real passion.

I graduated from De Montfort Uni in Leicester and thoroughly enjoyed my years there. It was a great experience and one that stretched the creative boundaries to help me become an artist in my own right. I experimented, as you should at uni, on a number of mediums. Painting and drawing ended up being 'my thing' that I continued with and enjoyed working with the most.

I now work full time as an Artist in between being a busy mum of one and love what I do. I create original works but also work as a commission artist.

​My own works are inspired by connection whether this is with the outdoors, nature, life-experiences, people or places. Drawing on this continuous theme, I use emotion, movement, colour and mark making to create my original abstract impressionist pieces. I use acrylic paint as my main medium when working on canvas, but I also like to use other mediums such as oil paint, metallic spray paint, marker pen and gold leaf to add different dimension and texture to my paintings, buildings the pieces up as I go. For my more figurative illustrations, I use pen and metallic silver and gold marker and for portraits, well, pencil or watercolour, adding pen and metallic marker for added detail and di...

Ba/HONS, FineArtBa/HONS
BTEC Diploma - Foundation Art & Design
De Montfort University

Art Therapy Diploma
Art Therapy Course for Self Healing
Renaissance Training Academ London

Higher Diploma in Interior Design and Decoration
The Design Academy
Grade: H.Dip Int

Professional Certificate in Marketing
CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing

Copywriting Diploma
Institute of Copywriting Institute
Grade: DipCW (Inst CW)

FEATURES, EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS

The Good Art Guide publication

We Are Gallery, Leicester

The Y Theatre, Leicester

Local shops: Melton Coco, Foxy Lots, Luna Rayn

Open 30 People Exhibition, New Walk Gallery, Leicester

Leicester Arts Festival - 2020

Love Art Exhibition - Leicester - November 2021

Children’s creative workshops - themed and seasonal and local studios (age 4 - 11)

The Art Lounge Virtual Exhibition (semi - finalist) - May 2021 (Part of Kings Gallery, Stratford upon Avon)

The Holy Art virtual exhibition 2021, London

Oakham Victoria Hall Exhibition - 2019 and 2021

2022 shows - NEC Creative Craft Show, Ruddington Market, Rutland Craft Fair & Christmas Markets.