Ruth Clayden is an artist, living and working in Leeds. Ruth Clayden is an artist and crafter. Her paintings come in a range of different styles from expressive landscapes to scented abstracts! Clayden’s art has a sense of fun and vibrancy which makes it very unique. To see more examples of Ruth Clayden’s work, please...
Olga Wisinger-Florian was an Austrian Painter of Landscapes and Flower Still Life. Olga Wisinger-Florian was born and lived her whole life in Vienna. Wisinger-Florian started painting at aged 19, but was not happy with her progress so turned her focus to piano. It was only at age 30, after having to retire from piano due...
Laura is an artist and trained actress and performer from Cornwall. Laura is a commission based artist, working mostly in acrylic on canvas. She enjoys experimenting with different mediums from watercolour and Biro, to sketching freehand on a sewing machine! She is also a self- taught face-painter. Laura paints a range of subjects from still...
Natalie Rose is an artist based in Manchester. Before I could walk or talk, I drew. I drew everything and anything, what was in front of me or whatever was in my head. Art was by far my favourite subject, hobby and without realising I integrated it into every part of my life, even though...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Andrew has studied art extensively, completing both a foundation diploma degree and a Bachelors degree in Fine art After graduating Andrew moved to Leeds to continue to make work and exhibit. He has exhibited extensively around Leeds, but also in London, Newcastle, Loughborough and Leicester. He completed his MA in creative practice at Leeds...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Alex is a children’s book illustrator working mostly with watercolour This is a fairly recent shift she has taken, after working 15 years in the fine arts field using performance, sculpture, body cast, oil painting and video as a means of expression. Having...
Wyland is a French national artist and a fashion designer. His artistic experience as more than 25 years on stage for fashion and TV shows and he worked with different audiences and different ages. He has exhibited his painting around the world and his work is abroad and in the UK in private collections. He likes...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]PopUp Painting’s ‘artist of the week’ is Alma Thomas. Alma Thomas (1891-1978) grew up in Columbus, Georgia but lived most of her life in Washington, D.C. Thomas was a painter whose practice expanded upon the Abstract Expressionist movement. The artist was known for her loosely painted yet meticulous canvases filled with lattices of bright colours,...
Chelsea Flower Show this year falls between Tuesday 21st May and Saturday 25th May. This vibrant exhibition of flowers and plants signals the beginning to every gardeners summer. The event takes place in the Royal Hospital Chelsea by the Royal Horticultural Society. To celebrate this annual event, we are looking at emerging artists who use...
World Book Day here in the UK is celebrated on the first Thursday of March. This is a nationwide push to encourage children to read more. On this day you can see tons of school children travelling to school dressed up as their favourite book character. Here at PopUp Painting we wanted to explore artist’s...
