Amy’s paintings aim to convey the pure essence or souls of the animals that they represent. Working primarily in bold, flat gouache, the interplay between colour and negative space of her neutral backgrounds is key.

Drawing upon multiple themes of love, death, decay, rebirth, melancholia and metamorphosis, they invite the viewer to regard their subject in a different light. Often representing images that in their corporeal forms could be seen as morbid or grotesque. Her intention is not to shock, simply to celebrate and express the beauty of all natural forms, be they in life or in death.

Inspiration is taken from the science of anatomy, entomology, lepidoptery, folklore, Victoriana, curiosities, taxidermy, hunting and the indigenous flora and fauna of the British Isles.

Amy is a Bristol based artist. Originally from Wiltshire, her pastoral upbringing has fuelled her fascination for the natural world. She graduated in 2007 from Falmouth College of Arts with a BA (Hons) degree in Illustration. She has exhibited at Chelsea Flower Show 2007, Grotesques 2010 at Antlers Gallery Bristol and The Royal West of England Academy 2011. Her work is on permanent display onboard the Cunard Queen Victoria.

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