About my work

I am fascinated in creating works of art which are beautiful but also introspective and melancholy.  My paintings are dreamy and magical, with the viewer never quite knowing what the figures are thinking or feeling.  I hope the paintings will drawer the viewer in and give them a sense of calm and inner peace.

The paintings explore feelings of needing to be alone, to find a place in ones mind which is quiet and peaceful.  Are the figures asleep or simply needing to disengage for a while?

The process of creating a painting is spontaneous and playful; often beginning a new work without knowing what will emerge.  I work with thin washes, slowly building up a picture and colour, applying washes of paint then rubbing them away.  I am very excited by the physical act of painting.  I love to see how the painting will take on a life of its own and what might emerge by pure accident.

 Exhibitions

Chelsea Art Fair 19th - 22nd April 2012  www.mcallisterthomas.co.uk

Bristol AAF 17th - 20th May 2012 Stand D12 www.artdoglondon.co.uk

Previous Exhibitions

McAllisterThomas Fine Art, Joint Exhibition Catherine Hyde, Emma Franks, Mary Sumner 25 February - 14 March 2012

Singing Soul Gallery December 2011-January 2011

McAllisterThomas Fine Art, Little Picture Show December 2011-January 2012

Battersea Affordable Art Fair Autumn 2011

Palace Art Fair 2011

Brighton Art Fair 2011

Little Paris Boot Fair  2011

Webbs Fine Art Gallery 2011

Palace Art Fair 2010

Reunion Gallery 2009

Open House 2009

Cafe 79 2009

Emporium, London 2009

Sable Dor, London 2008