Art will bring you joy!

Since finding my way to painting, my life has filled with colour, confidence and connection.

Painting for me, is a physical and immersive act

Working on a large scale allows me to move with the work, to respond instinctively and energetically.  I’m drawn to the space where presence and process meet – the quiet joy of watching a composition unfold, often unexpectedly through gesture, layering and mark-making.

It always begins with the landscape, not as a fixed image, but as a lived, felt experience – a walk along the shore, a glint of seaweed, a shift in light. These are the moments I try to translate: not just what I see, but what transforms me while I’m there.

I mainly work with acrylic paint but always use a variety of mixed media as well, playfully building up layers and texture. Always looking for the unplanned, surprising marks that emerge - I love the possibility of what can happen building a composition layer by layer.

This year I’ve started working with oil and cold wax, it helps me to capture all the things I love in a painting, texture and atmosphere. I’m looking forward to exploring more….

I paint intuitive, landscape inspired works that hold the physical act of painting and the quiet, transformative moments I experience in nature

“So pleased we came to the exhibition and saw your work. ‘Soaring’ fits in with the space, colours, textures and theme perfectly.”

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Visit my Exhibitions page to find out where you can view my work

My studio in Lincoln is open by appointment if you would like to view any of the paintings in person

Email me carly@carlygilliatt.com to arrange a time

I want to keep making exciting work that lights me up, to be continually moving forward.  Sign up to my mailing list – to stay in touch and follow the progress of new paintings.