The Tracy Piper

The Little Death

2023

'Surrender' is an original artwork by contemporary figurative painter The Tracy Piper. Best known for her vibrant portraits and figurative acrylic paintings, Tracy's illustrative wor...

'Let Me Down Softly' is an original artwork by contemporary figurative painter The Tracy Piper. Best known for her vibrant portraits and figurative acrylic paintings, Tracy's illustr...

'Sleeping With My Worries' is an original artwork by contemporary figurative painter The Tracy Piper. Best known for her vibrant portraits and figurative acrylic paintings, Tracy's i...

'When the Angels Sing' is an original artwork by contemporary figurative painter The Tracy Piper. Best known for her vibrant portraits and figurative acryl...

'Holding Space' is an original artwork by contemporary figurative painter The Tracy Piper. Best known for her vibrant portraits and figurative acrylic paintings, Tracy's illustrative...

'The Space Between Us' is an original artwork by contemporary figurative painter The Tracy Piper. Best known for her vibrant portraits and figurative acrylic paintings, Tracy's illus...

“Imbalance” is about the emotional weight one carries around with them in a relationship. Over time, that imbalance can overpower the relationship and eat away at the love. It is th...

Oil, acrylic and gold leaf on canvas For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Also many contemporary artists ...

When creating his artworks, Éric Lamontagne begins by painting a landscape scene, often with a body of water or cliffs. He then carefully cuts, folds, rips, and slashes the canvas bo...

When creating his artworks, Éric Lamontagne begins by painting a landscape scene, often with a body of water or cliffs. He then carefully cuts, folds, rips, and slashes the canvas bo...

"My recent work now becomes more involved with cloud cover and its effect on light and colour through both its translucent and opaque properties. Clouds are visible masses of water droplets or frozen ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. They have the ability to refract and reflect, creating an ever changing perception of light which inspires my use of colour. I am constantly referring to the paradox of a cloud’s perceived weight and its fragility and the relationship between the cool and warm colours created by it. I have become increasingly interested in catching the moment when heavy overcast clears to reveal clear blue sky, a cool colour that complements the warmth it brings. While the most obvious manifestation of light refraction at this time would occur in the form of a rainbow, I will be concerned with accentuating the infinite, more subtle effects. I find myself inspired increasingly by the works of Turner, who created ephemeral atmospheric effects using large washes of liquid paint. Other influences include Henry Matisse, Francis Cadell...

"My recent work now becomes more involved with cloud cover and its effect on light and colour through both its translucent and opaque properties. Clouds are visible masses of water d...