Glory Days & Under the Open Sky
By Wendi Weller
Original artworks
Acrylic on canvas
Framed
Glory Days
Image size: H: 120cm x W: 120cm
Framed size: H: 123cm x W: 123cm
£1,450
Under the Open Sky
Image size: H: 100cm x W: 100cm
Framed size: H: 103cm x W: 103cm
£1,250
This is a new pair of paintings for the start of 2025, where Wendi returns to some of her favourite pigments and motifs. She is an artist who, as she puts it, 'likes to see the extraordinary in the ordinary and to embrace the beauty that surrounds us, in both chaos and stillness'.
The glorious deep teals, pinks and greens of these paintings of fruits, seed pods and leaves have been layered up and offset against silvery greens and deep olives on a bright off-white background, held together in dark outlines and sinuous curves.
Each work has a lush and tropical feel, suggesting summer abundance and colour, enhanced by the deep and rich pigments she chooses.
The waxed beech floating frames are a perfect choice to complement a variety of decor and these pieces would make stunning statement works in a contemporary or more traditional home.
ABOUT WENDI WELLER
Warwickshire artist, Wendi, is passionate about colour and this translates into large, semi-abstract, bold floral paintings as well as still life work.
Working in acrylic, oil and mixed media - either on canvas, paper or board - she aims to create fresh, bright, fluid lines. She uses mark-making and texture to convey the shapes and vibrancy of flowers and vegetation in her own garden, working from her eco studio which backs onto countryside.
What starts out as a vision, soon evolves into an abstract concept of the shape and contours relating to the colour and form.
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“I begin my paintings with washes of colour, then build up layers, always retaining some of the sweeping background brush marks and colours in the finished painting.
“These paintings are inspired by my garden and some are named after strong Shakespearean women - independent and intelligent characters who are capable of overcoming obstacles and challenges in their lives. I feel my plants face similar challenges, with the threat of global warming and seasonal hurdles of their own.”