Deer Duo
By Tammy Walters
Original artworks
Acrylic and charcoal/pastel on linen canvas
Framed
Image size: H: 20cm x W 50cm
Framed size: H: 32cm x W: 60cm
£495 each
Tammy's bold - almost neon - colour palette adds a contemporary abstract quality to these wildlife pieces celebrating the energy and aggression of fallow deer locking antlers and a pair of calling bucks.
The expressive lines of her drawing are left on show and work well with the loose, tache-style laying down of flat colours, all suggesting the gusto and rapid movement involved in the deer rut, one of nature's seasonal spectacles in the autumn.
Each image is confidently close-cropped, which heightens the impression of her quick snapshots of fast-moving animals who move in and out of frame.
This duo, with each image surface-mounted on a clean white background and frame, would work perfectly as a diptych, hung side by side or one above the other.
ABOUT TAMMY WALTERS
Based in Lancashire, where she paints from her home studio, Tammy works mainly in acrylic and ink and with a bold and illustrative style, sometimes choosing bright neon colours, and never afraid to enjoy vibrant tints and celebrate movement, emotion and energy.
Having pursued a corporate career and having lived in Azerbaijan and Dubai, she is now enjoying a deliberate change of pace and succesfully pursuing her art making.
Her artistic development is strongly influened by her passion for horses and all animals and she takes inspiration from artists including Charles Rennie Mackintosh and contemporary names such as Jo Taylor and Sir Quentin Blake.
Her first, highy successful solo show was in 2022 and her work has sold internationally to private collectors.
"My biggest honour to date is a yearly memorial commission at Haydock Park Racecourse where, for the last four years, I have been entrusted to produce a piece of horseracing art to present to the winning owners of the Patrick Coyne memorial Race."