Freya Laetitia Stinton

The subject matter I work with varies from representing shape and form to intricate details. I am enchanted by nature, whether it be the wilderness or garden flowers, these feelings permeate into the drawings via my pencil or brush. Through my floral artwork I aim to bring the fresh outdoor air into our homes, you can imagine the smell and feel the texture from the marks I have created on the paper. Living with the beauty of the environment, via an artwork hung on the wall, reminds us to take a breath and reconnect with Mother Earth. I strive to show the viewer or collector the power of flora and the joy a simple but intricate posy can bring.

Being present in the garden and surrounded by nature is good for the heart and mind, tending to the flowers frees the mind from all of life’s troubles. A flower’s beauty, delicacy and ability to thrive is what keeps me at my desk, day after day perfecting the perfect pencil drawing or contending with watercolours to keep the brilliance in a Geranium petal in my studio.

I endeavor to share with the artistic connoiseurs the power of nature and how a simple but ornate Chrysanthemum can bring joy. I approach these floral paintings primarily with watercolour, as I feel it reflects the complexity ...

University, BA (Hons) in English Literature.

2024
Online exhibition and auction of ‘Agapanthus’ at Broadway Arts Festival, the bidding opened on the 1st of March and the auction closed at 8pm on the 27th of March.

2023
Exhibition of 'Topsy Turvy' at RBSA Gallery in Birmingham, UK from Thursday 12th of January until Saturday 11th of February.

2021
Exhibition of 'Broken at the Seams' at RBSA Gallery in Birmingham, UK from Wednesday 2nd June until Saturday 3rd of July.

2019
Exhibition of ‘How Cattle Eat Grass’ at Little Buckland Gallery in Broadway, UK from 10am Friday 28th June – 5pm Sunday 7th July.

2019
Exhibition of ‘The Black Mountains’ at RBSA Gallery in Birmingham, UK from Thursday 23rd May – 22nd June.

2018
Exhibition of 'Sea Snail' at Kunsthuis Gallery in North Yorkshire, UK from Saturday 24th March - 23rd December, extended until the end of March 2019.

2017
Exhibition of 'Muntjac Buck' at Barnoon Workshop in St Ives, Cornwall, UK from 14th October - 3rd November.

2017
Exhibition of 'Citizen I' at the RBSA gallery in Birmingham, UK from 27th July - 19th August.