Artist - Brenda Newton

Inspiration for my vibrant paintings is largely taken from the rich and varied colours of the world around me. Those who know my work are familiar with my passion for light and colour. I have travelled widely and I believe this has influenced my fascination with colour and form. My many visits to Africa opened my eyes to colour and the effect of colour on our mood, and my work as an Interior Designer confirmed this belief.

I spent many years living in Northumbria with its wild and rugged land and seascapes, and these images have greatly influenced my desire to capture natural light and hues.

I now live in East Yorkshire with its rolling landscapes, huge skies and rugged coastline, gradually disappearing into the insatiable, wild and powerful North Sea. The gentleness of the landscapes has obviously had a dramatic effect on my more recent paintings, which take a more sensitive form. As a fully committed artist I now have time to stop and observe, a pleasure denied to me in the past, and these observations are apparent, I think, in my paintings.

My vibrant artworks are stunning against a neutral backdrop, yet have the desired uplifting effect on those who live with my works’

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