About

Vanessa Garwood’s latest approach to painting follows a decision to paint only in greyscale, and to move from oils to faster drying acrylic. These significant changes extract a purer process and a greater sense of immediacy, resulting in work that Vanessa describes as her most personal so far. Her interest has always involved humans and human activity, spending twenty years painting portraits, nudes and dancers. Now she draws more from fantasy, infusing unbounded imagination with figures from real life. Despite its more fanciful elements, the naturalistic nature of her work forms a relatable …