Marie Allen

I am a mixed media artist living in Leicester. I draw my inspiration from wild and ancient landscape, the sea, coast and moorland, particularly the North east coast, North Yorkshire Moors, the rolling and mysterious downs of Wiltshire and its ancient Ridgeway. 

My aim is to capture the spirit of place and evoke an emotional response to it. 

When I am painting outside or in the studio, I become absorbed and completely in the present moment. 

I paint intuitively, using bold and constrasting colour. At some point in the process there will be a moment when the painting begins to 'talk' to me and the result comes from that conversation.

I am a member of the Leicester Society of Artists

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