Frances Ackland-Snow - Artist Statement.

From the age of 6 I have always used drawing and painting as an emotional outlet. I realised then that the work I created could not only evoke deep feelings within me but in other people and this has become paramount.

Upon completing a foundation course in Fine Art at Oxford, I specialised in painting at Brighton University graduating in 1997 with a First Class Degree in Fine Art Painting. I then worked as a scenic artist for the BBC for three years. These formative years allowed me to embrace many different techniques and mixed -media, which has enriched my art into an unique style.

Painting has always been a way to absorb myself into my own world. The actual act of putting paint onto the surface is a meditative experience.

Each piece or work has come from the heart, without contrived effort. I paint purely from within using the landscape as inspiration. The paintings are a romantic response to the scenery surrounding us, transforming them into the surreal.