ART

I love to celebrate nature, wildlife and life through both writing and art. From my messy studio, I paint with soft pastels , charcoal and also with wool. I find these mediums oddly similar in terms of the tactile nature of working with them, and (for pastels and wool) the vibrant colours and the softness.

WOOL FELT: I mostly use (non-mulesed) merino wool and the wet-felting method, though I also often embellish my wet-felted pieces with needle felting, hand embroidery or free-motion sewing.

PASTELS: I generally use a combination of Unison soft pastels, Pan Pastels, Rembrandt pastels and pastel pencils (Stabilo Cabothello most often). I also enjoy working with charcoal.
My go-to paper is Clairefrontaine’s Pastelmat, though I occasionally use other papers such as Canson’s Mi-Teintes Velvet and Strathmore’s 300 Bristol paper, even some recycled paper I make by hand.

POETRY: Since I’m also a writer, I usually find that the urge to write poetry or short prose for each artwork is too strong to deny, so almost all my pieces have words to accompany them (see The Trees of Lady Hill below as a short example). Whoever buys the artwork is also gifted with the poem. (If you’ve bought my work at a gallery which didn’t display or offer the accompanying writing, do get in touch and I’d be happy to send you the words – if the piece had them!).

If you’re interested in buying any of the pieces below, have any questions about them, or would like to ask about a commission, I’d love to hear from you by email at: a.g.marks18 at gmail.com

[NOTE: Colours might not be exactly as shown on screen. Sizes are rough on the felts as I mostly present them as uneven – though they can be framed not to show the uneven edge if you prefer. Prices don’t include P&P]

Soft Pastel Paintings

**Moody Minsmere**
Soft pastel on pastelmat. Framed 86x66cm. Original not currently for sale.
*(Framed limited edition giclee print £275.)*

The Hero’s Journey
Soft pastel (and some graphite) on pastelmat. 50x70cm image. (Now framed in blue with non-reflective glass). £275

**Exmoor Pony**
Charcoal on paper. 41x34cm framed. Original SOLD
*(Unframed limited edition print available. £60)*

**The Trees of Lady Hill**
Soft pastel on pastelmat. Image 28x25cm. Framed size 43x33cms £85.

Perched high on a deep purple day,
they brace against an indigo wind,
clinging onto their forest green coats
and envying the white woolly sheep below.

**Golden Brown**
SOLD.
Soft pastel on pastelmat. Framed 46×39.5cm

(Unframed A4 limited edition print available. £40)

**Old Friend**
Charcoal and soft pastel on paper (original not currently for sale).
Framed limited edition giclee print 37x53cm £130.

'I am the bee-eater, chestnut-headed bee-eater' by Amanda Marks

I am the Bee-eater
Soft pastels and pastel pencils on pastelmat. 17x28cm. £150.

**Winter Bear**
Soft pastel on pastelmat. Framed

**Hide & Feast**
Soft pastel on pastelmat. Framed 43.5 x 43.5cm

**The Red Deer**
Soft pastel on pastelmat. Framed 45x45cm

Lioness. Soft pastels on pastelmat paper, 34x27cm unframed. — **Saffron Eyes**
Soft pastel on pastelmat. 39.5 x 46.5cms framed. £195.

**Nothing’s Straightforward I**
Soft pastel on pastelmat. Framed

**Nothing’s Straightforward I**I
Soft pastel on pastelmat. Framed

**Trying**
Soft pastel on pastelmat. Framed 57x47cm

**And then came hope**
Soft pastel on pastelmat. Framed 57x47cm

The Sea Cat
Soft pastel on pastelmat. Framed 28x23cm. £85

Raven Moon
Charcoal on paper. Unframed 31×27.5cm. SOLD

**Fried Egg with black pepper**
Soft pastel 19x19cms framed £30

**Pear**
Soft pastel 19x19cms framed £30

**Raspberries**
Soft pastel 19x19cms framed £30

The Cedar Tree

Soft pastels on pastelmat paper.
Painting size 22.5 x 16.5cm. £55 framed.

**Fox on a Mission**
Soft pastel original on pastelmat paper. Framed. £95

The Spirit Tree
Soft pastel original. Framed 45x55cms. £130

Fire and Ice
SOLD. Soft pastel original. Framed 41.5x36cms.

Colours of a Wave
Soft pastel original. Framed 51x41cms.

Chasing Lions
Soft pastel original. Framed 45x55cms. £150
(Giclee prints available: £45 mounted, £75 framed)

Wool Felt Paintings

‘*With Mum’*
Wool Felt, 41x41cm framed. £295

Five wool paintings (now framed in white). The sheep, cow and baby goat are all SOLD.

STILL AVAILABLE (at £120 each, framed in white) are:
(Above) Violet the pig and Primrose the donkey
(Below) Bluebell the cow, Buttercup the lamb and Poppy the goat.

The Bluebell Wood

Wet-felted with free-motion sewing, 34 x 28 cm . £120 framed.

Fish Eagle over the Okavango

Wet-felted. £140 framed.

Felt Items

You can make some wonderful things out of felt, and these are just some of the items I currently have available. The taller vases are made so that when you cut the top off a typical 1 litre plastic drink bottle the remainder fits inside and you can use it for flowers. Alternatively, they make (whole) drink bottles look much prettier in a bedroom!
The small pots are great for jewellry or other bits, or again, with a small jar inside, they can hold flowers. Or they are simply pretty in their own right.