Michelle is an accomplished creative arts graduate with extensive experience in the Arts & Media. Having studied at Bath Spa University College - where she achieved a BA (Hons) in Creative Arts (2:1) - she has had exhibitions in both Bath and North Devon, most recently at the Landmark in Ilfracombe and the Flying Fish Gallery as part of the North Devon Festival. She has also worked on a variety of editorials in her capacity as both an artist and a writer, and her work has been published in 'The Hedonist' Arts Magazine, Aberdeen Evening Post, Bristol Evening Post, Westcountry Life and websites Sixth Sense, Weird West, thisisbristol and thisisbath. She is currently compiling a collection of poetry called 'Words of The Fisherwoman' and is also working on her first novel about the deconstruction of time.

'I work with metallic and matte acrylics on canvas and my passion for vibrant colours combines with my perceptions of the power they can have to create exciting, abstract expressionistic paintings. I also create computer-enhanced prints of original acrylic paintings and have had several pieces of work commissioned.

The paintings seen here on these pages, and the paintings that I am currently working on, are all part of a collection.
An agonising amount of preconceptions, barriers and restrictions confront us daily in the form of images, concepts and ideologies, which conspire to deny the essence of individuality. The expression of feelings in these paintings is an attempt to challenge this idea of being labeled, restricted, fettered and oppressed by stereotypes and other insidious assumptions. Colour and its resonating power to stimulate positive emotion are at their core, for no amount of intellectualisation can convey the potential pleasure of instincts and emotions breaking free of restriction. Primarily, though, these are paintings to be enjoyed!'

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