Amy Davidson

I draw in strings of circles, using them like brush strokes to create and emphasise shape and shadow. I use permanent fine line pens and alcohol markers on smooth Bristol board but am currently experimenting with paint markers on canvas as would like to create large statement pieces.

All my art are unique one of a kind drawings. I refuse to produce prints, I treat every artwork as a unique singular object, echoing the fact that nothing in nature is ever exactly repeated.

How I Started Drawing This Way:
In 2019 I discovered the work of Ernst Haeckel by chance after finding a selection of his prints in a second hand shop (this was long before they were popular and sold everywhere). I thought his detailed illustrations of the natural world, particularly sea creatures, were incredibly beautiful (I was blown away by the beauty of slime mould). This ignited my curiosity into looking at the natural world close up.

It took me on a deep dive into the world of plant cell micrographs and I was hooked. I felt an immediate connection and became fascinated by the complex and intricate shapes and patterns in nature and the colours used were so up-lifting. I was excited to find something so beautiful hidden beneath the surface in the nat...

VAA CEO Rise Momentum Programme
Art Foundation Course at Kent Institute of Art & Design
Art A' level
Art GCSE

- Coming Up: August 2026 - Large Landscapes and Seascapes at Petersfield Arts & Crafts Society Summer Exhibition
- July 2026 - Small Landscapes and Rounds exhibited at Bosham Walk
- March 2024 - Selected to exhibit 'Rock Pools' at 'Women in Art' Exhibition at Aspex Gallery Portsmouth, UK
- Dec 2023 - April 2024 - Exhibiting & Selling at Sage & Salt Studio, Petersfield, UK
- 2019 - Small solo exhibition at OneTree Books, Petersfield, UK