ABOUT THE ARTIST
Annette Price Abstract Artist
I am a London-based abstract artist and want to help you to understand why I make art and the ideas and inspiration behind my paintings.
Inspiration
My art is inspired by the shimmering beauty of water and how it interacts with the soil, silt and rock that it flows over. I love the feelings and memories evoked by water and the environments it flows through. It's captivating; whether in rivers, streams and brooks, rain, ice, frost or snow! My experiences gained from many years of exploring water through kayaking and diving, inspire my work.
My Process
My process often begins by collecting material from riverbanks: gravel, sand, leaves and twigs and embedding these elements into my paintings. This adds texture and depth to the painting, but more importantly, it creates a connection with that space where water and land meet.
I often use high-gloss varnish to represent water, and matte varnish to represent Land. These contrasting finishes suggest the interconnectedness of land and water and add intrigue to the painting.
Materials and Techniques
I use a mixture of painting and mark-making tools from paintbrushes and pallet knives to wire wool, sponges and cloth. My work is mixed-media, which means I use different artist materials in the same painting and this can include acrylic paints, watercolours, inks, pastels and objects found in the landscape.
Elemental Exhibition
Chelsea Gallery, Old Town Hall, Kings Road, London, SW3 5EE.
5th to the 17th of March 2024
I organised and exhibited in a group art exhibition titled Elemental
The exhibition featured the work of four female artists, each exploring our connection to the natural world through a variety of painting styles and techniques.
Elemental invited viewers into a visual dialogue with nature, as each piece reflected a unique response to the elemental forces that shape our environment. The exhibition celebrated both the power and the subtlety of nature, offering personal and emotive perspectives grounded in each artist’s lived experience.
Previous Life
(pre-pandemic)
Photographer
For many years I worked as an adventure sports and wild places photographer for editorial publications. My work ranged from the photography of wild locations such as caves and disused mines to white water rivers, water sports and underwater portraiture.
Exhibition
The River Within - London
Living in London, the River Thames has a special place in my heart and I’ve been kayaking on it regularly for 30 years. Before the pandemic, I had been working on a project to photograph the River Thames from source to sea from the perspective of a little kayak.
In 2019, 'The River Within - London' was my first solo exhibition and featured photographs of London that I had taken from my kayak as a part of that project. With a kayak, I can get underneath pontoons, bridges, up tributaries, between houseboats to see London from a perspective that few other people see it.
Artist Statement and Biography
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