Alison Adams

Alison is a mixed media artist based near Tetbury, in the heart of the Cotswolds’ rolling hills. A native of England, she draws inspiration from the wild, diverse beauty of the natural world surrounding her. Her work often celebrates the organic forms found in nature, which she sometimes reimagines into fantastical creatures and plants, blending the real with the whimsical.

Her creative process is intuitive and spontaneous — she frequently begins with playful experimentation that reveals a subject as she works. This open-ended approach means she never quite knows what will emerge, giving her art a sense of vitality and unpredictability that she finds both rewarding and creatively liberating. As a result, her portfolio is wonderfully eclectic, encompassing animals, botanicals, landscapes, still life, and abstract compositions.

Alison enjoys the flexibility of mixed media, often combining acrylic paint with collage — an art form she believes is both underappreciated and immensely versatile. She delights in exploring textures, layers, and unexpected juxtapositions through this medium.

Though art has always been a part of her life — her mother was also an artist — Alison originally trained and worked as a dentist. Her career was cut...