I love to celebrate nature, wildlife and life through both writing and art. I paint with soft pastels and also with wool (felted). I find the two mediums oddly similar in terms of the vibrant colours and the softness.
WOOL FELT: I mostly use (non-mulesed) merino wool and the wet-felting method, though I sometimes 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 and pastel pencils (Stabilo Cabothello most often). My go-to paper is Clairefrontaine’s Pastelmat, though I occasionally use other papers such as Clairefontaine’s Mi-Teintes Velvet, even some recycled paper I make by hand.
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 they are uneven – though they can be framed not to show the uneven edge if you prefer. Prices don’t include P&P]
Charcoal on paper. 29x36cms unframed.
Soft pastel on pastelmat. Unframed 28x25cm. £95.
Soft pastel on pastelmat. Framed £195
Charcoal and soft pastel on paper. Unframed £160
Soft pastels and pastel pencil on pastelmat, 17 x 28cm. £150 framed.
Soft pastel on pastelmat. Unframed £75 (This is one painting not four separate ones. You could cut them apart if you really wanted to but they might have something to say about that!)
Soft pastel 15x15cms unframed £25
Soft pastel 15x15cms unframed £25
Soft pastel 15x15cms unframed £25
The Cedar Tree
Soft pastels on pastelmat paper.
Painting size 22.5 x 16.5cm. £55 framed.
Soft pastel original on pastelmat paper. Framed. £95
The Matriarch
Soft pastels on pastelmat. Original painting 28.3 x 22.5cm. £125 framed.
Soft pastels on pastelmat 22x28cms unframed. £50.
The Cosy Fox
Mixed media with pastels on foam board. Original , 29.5 x 21cm. £75 framed.
Cheetah in Pastel
Soft pastel original. Framed (including art glass) £175
The Spirit Tree
Soft pastel original. Framed. £150
Fire and Ice
Soft pastel original. Framed. £125
Ballet at Sunset
Soft pastel original. Framed. £110.
Stormshine over St Mary’s
Soft pastel original. Framed. £75
Colours of a Wave
Soft pastel original. Framed. £85
Chasing Lions
Soft pastel original. Framed. £170
(Giclee prints available: £70 mounted, £95 framed)
Wool Paintings
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.
SOLD WORKS
Soft pastels on pastelmat paper, 39 x 28cm painting. Original.
The Song of the Sea – SOLD
Soft pastel on velour paper. Original painting 31 x 22.5cm.
Spring Greens – SOLD
Soft pastel
Dancing with Flowers – SOLD
Wet felt with embroidery
Autumnal Confetti – SOLD
Soft pastel
Rainbows Inside – SOLD
Wet felted
Curious Sheep – SOLD
Wet felted
Wet Felted
Wet felt with stitching
Wet felted
Head in the Clouds – SOLD
Wet felted
Pretty Leggy – SOLD
Wet felted
The Moon & the Hare – SOLD
Wet-felted with hand embroidery
Robin in the snow – SOLD
Wet and needle felted
Down in the bluebell wood – SOLD
Wet-felted with free-motion sewing
Reflections at Shingle Street, Suffolk – SOLD
Wet-felted with hand embroidery
Under the acacia trees – SOLD
Wet-felted with hand embroidery