Portraiture – Philautia – Oil, Acrylic and Paint Contemporary Art – Giclée Prints available – Slinfold West Sussex Artist Francesca Apicella

Portraiture – Philautia – Oil, Acrylic and Paint Contemporary Art – Giclée Prints available – Slinfold West Sussex Artist Francesca Apicella

Art, Painting Commissions and Prints from Sussex Artists

Artist: Francesca Apicella

Artist: Francesca Apicella

Portraiture - Philautia - Oil, Acrylic and Paint Contemporary Art - Giclée Prints available - Slinfold West Sussex Artist Francesca Apicella
Image Size: 18″ x 24″
Art Medium: Oil, Acrylic and Paint Pen on Wooden Panel
Giclée Prints available. From £70 for 30cm x 40cm to £220 for 60cm x 80cm.
Bespoke Sizes available on request

Commissions Invited

Contact The Artist

Francesca Apicella

Slinfold, West Sussex
Classic Portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements

Please mention the Sussex Artists website
Email: missfrancescaapicella@gmail.com
Website: francescaapicella.com
Facebook: @missfrancescapicella
Instagram: @missfrancescaapicella

Gallery Of Art

About The Artist

Francesca Apicella is a self-taught artist living in West Sussex, UK.

Inspired by strong feminine attributes, she creates classic portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements.

Her work tends towards mixed-media paintings, composed of both oil and acrylic, among others.

Ultra-smooth wooden and metal panels are the chosen "canvas" for these art pieces, adding to the mystical, humanesque-like quality of the finished portrait. With the final piece uninterrupted by brush strokes and texture, this allows the artist to add minute details and a surreal-like finish that would have otherwise been unachievable.

Francesca has a background in 3D animation and studied Software Development for Animation, Games and Effects at the NCCA at Bournemouth University. This technical background has inspired some of the more mathematical and algorithmic elements of her work, whilst simultaneously incorporating classic portraiture techniques.

Francesca Apicella - Classic Portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements

Francesca Apicella - Classic Portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements

Francesca's Art Journey

Francesca was inspired to practice art after a long battle with chronic illness.

She was left completely bed-bound for 5 years and had to rely on others for everything. After various treatments failed, she turned to alternative therapies. One alternative medical practitioner advised her to return to one of her earliest passions, art.

What started as an uphill battle due to such severe allergies that required Francesca to paint wearing both a mask and gloves, turned into a beautiful escape into a world that was completely her own. Her first piece "Philautia", from the Greek meaning self-love, started off this adventure. The idea that physically creating something beautiful would help her appreciate being trapped in a body that didn't work properly. It was this piece that cemented the revelation that Francesca wanted to practice art professionally.

Each piece is a mirror of her journey, from "Serpentina", inspired from the ideas about progression and change, to "Aeonia, inspired by the ageless themes of infinite time and total freedom.

Exhibitions / Publications / Art Groups

Exhibitions:

2021 Holy Art London - The Art of Self-Regulation

2021 Tebbs Contemporary Gallery - Dreamscapes

2022 Pier Road Coffee and Art, Littlehampton - January Blues (forthcoming)

2022 Conclave Brighton (forthcoming)

Works are also displayed In Crawley and Eastbourne Hobbycraft

Publications:

2021 All About Horsham Magazine - Interview and Work/Studio Tour

Competitions and Awards:

2021 No Name Collective Gallery - Semi-finalist for the November Challenge

Art Societies:

Francesca is a Member of Horsham Artists.

Portraiture – Serpentina – Giclée Prints available – Slinfold West Sussex Contemporary Artist Francesca Apicella

Portraiture – Serpentina – Giclée Prints available – Slinfold West Sussex Contemporary Artist Francesca Apicella

Art, Painting Commissions and Prints from Sussex Artists

Artist: Francesca Apicella

Artist: Francesca Apicella

Portraiture - Serpentina - Giclée Prints available - Slinfold West Sussex Contemporary Artist Francesca Apicella

Image Size: 18″ x 24″
Art Medium: Oil, Acrylic, Paint Pens and Holographic Pigment on Wooden Panel
Giclée Prints available. From £70 for 30cm x 40cm to £220 for 60cm x 80cm.
Bespoke Sizes available on request

Commissions Invited

Contact The Artist

Francesca Apicella

Slinfold, West Sussex
Classic Portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements

Please mention the Sussex Artists website
Email: missfrancescaapicella@gmail.com
Website: francescaapicella.com
Facebook: @missfrancescapicella
Instagram: @missfrancescaapicella

Gallery Of Art

About The Artist

Francesca Apicella is a self-taught artist living in West Sussex, UK.

Inspired by strong feminine attributes, she creates classic portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements.

Her work tends towards mixed-media paintings, composed of both oil and acrylic, among others.

Ultra-smooth wooden and metal panels are the chosen "canvas" for these art pieces, adding to the mystical, humanesque-like quality of the finished portrait. With the final piece uninterrupted by brush strokes and texture, this allows the artist to add minute details and a surreal-like finish that would have otherwise been unachievable.

Francesca has a background in 3D animation and studied Software Development for Animation, Games and Effects at the NCCA at Bournemouth University. This technical background has inspired some of the more mathematical and algorithmic elements of her work, whilst simultaneously incorporating classic portraiture techniques.

Francesca Apicella - Classic Portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements

Francesca Apicella - Classic Portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements

Francesca's Art Journey

Francesca was inspired to practice art after a long battle with chronic illness.

She was left completely bed-bound for 5 years and had to rely on others for everything. After various treatments failed, she turned to alternative therapies. One alternative medical practitioner advised her to return to one of her earliest passions, art.

What started as an uphill battle due to such severe allergies that required Francesca to paint wearing both a mask and gloves, turned into a beautiful escape into a world that was completely her own. Her first piece "Philautia", from the Greek meaning self-love, started off this adventure. The idea that physically creating something beautiful would help her appreciate being trapped in a body that didn't work properly. It was this piece that cemented the revelation that Francesca wanted to practice art professionally.

Each piece is a mirror of her journey, from "Serpentina", inspired from the ideas about progression and change, to "Aeonia, inspired by the ageless themes of infinite time and total freedom.

Exhibitions / Publications / Art Groups

Exhibitions:

2021 Holy Art London - The Art of Self-Regulation

2021 Tebbs Contemporary Gallery - Dreamscapes

2022 Pier Road Coffee and Art, Littlehampton - January Blues (forthcoming)

2022 Conclave Brighton (forthcoming)

Works are also displayed In Crawley and Eastbourne Hobbycraft

Publications:

2021 All About Horsham Magazine - Interview and Work/Studio Tour

Competitions and Awards:

2021 No Name Collective Gallery - Semi-finalist for the November Challenge

Art Societies:

Francesca is a Member of Horsham Artists.

Portraiture – Aeonia – Celestial, Mythological Art by Slinfold West Sussex Artist Francesca Apicella

Portraiture – Aeonia – Celestial, Mythological Art by Slinfold West Sussex Artist Francesca Apicella

Art, Painting Commissions and Prints from Sussex Artists

Artist: Francesca Apicella

Artist: Francesca Apicella

Portraiture - Aeonia - Celestial, Mythological Art by Slinfold West Sussex Artist Francesca Apicella

Image Size: 18″ x 24″
Art Medium: Oil, Acrylic and Hybrid Mirror Paint on Aluminium Panel
Giclée Prints available. From £70 for 30cm x 40cm to £220 for 60cm x 80cm.
Bespoke Sizes available on request

Commissions Invited

Contact The Artist

Francesca Apicella

Slinfold, West Sussex
Classic Portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements

Please mention the Sussex Artists website
Email: missfrancescaapicella@gmail.com
Website: francescaapicella.com
Facebook: @missfrancescapicella
Instagram: @missfrancescaapicella

Gallery Of Art

About The Artist

Francesca Apicella is a self-taught artist living in West Sussex, UK.

Inspired by strong feminine attributes, she creates classic portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements.

Her work tends towards mixed-media paintings, composed of both oil and acrylic, among others.

Ultra-smooth wooden and metal panels are the chosen "canvas" for these art pieces, adding to the mystical, humanesque-like quality of the finished portrait. With the final piece uninterrupted by brush strokes and texture, this allows the artist to add minute details and a surreal-like finish that would have otherwise been unachievable.

Francesca has a background in 3D animation and studied Software Development for Animation, Games and Effects at the NCCA at Bournemouth University. This technical background has inspired some of the more mathematical and algorithmic elements of her work, whilst simultaneously incorporating classic portraiture techniques.

Francesca Apicella - Classic Portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements

Francesca Apicella - Classic Portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements

Francesca's Art Journey

Francesca was inspired to practice art after a long battle with chronic illness.

She was left completely bed-bound for 5 years and had to rely on others for everything. After various treatments failed, she turned to alternative therapies. One alternative medical practitioner advised her to return to one of her earliest passions, art.

What started as an uphill battle due to such severe allergies that required Francesca to paint wearing both a mask and gloves, turned into a beautiful escape into a world that was completely her own. Her first piece "Philautia", from the Greek meaning self-love, started off this adventure. The idea that physically creating something beautiful would help her appreciate being trapped in a body that didn't work properly. It was this piece that cemented the revelation that Francesca wanted to practice art professionally.

Each piece is a mirror of her journey, from "Serpentina", inspired from the ideas about progression and change, to "Aeonia, inspired by the ageless themes of infinite time and total freedom.

Exhibitions / Publications / Art Groups

Exhibitions:

2021 Holy Art London - The Art of Self-Regulation

2021 Tebbs Contemporary Gallery - Dreamscapes

2022 Pier Road Coffee and Art, Littlehampton - January Blues (forthcoming)

2022 Conclave Brighton (forthcoming)

Works are also displayed In Crawley and Eastbourne Hobbycraft

Publications:

2021 All About Horsham Magazine - Interview and Work/Studio Tour

Competitions and Awards:

2021 No Name Collective Gallery - Semi-finalist for the November Challenge

Art Societies:

Francesca is a Member of Horsham Artists.

Portraiture – Lunaia – Celestial, Mythological Art by Slinfold West Sussex Artist Francesca Apicella

Portraiture – Lunaia – Celestial, Mythological Art by Slinfold West Sussex Artist Francesca Apicella

Art, Painting Commissions and Prints from Sussex Artists

Artist: Francesca Apicella

Artist: Francesca Apicella

Portraiture - Lunaia - Celestial, Mythological Art by Slinfold West Sussex Artist Francesca Apicella

Image Size: 18″ x 24″
Art Medium: Oil, Acrylic and Hybrid Mirror Paint on Wooden Panel
Giclée Prints available. From £70 for 30cm x 40cm to £220 for 60cm x 80cm.
Bespoke Sizes available on request

Commissions Invited

Contact The Artist

Francesca Apicella

Slinfold, West Sussex
Classic Portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements

Please mention the Sussex Artists website
Email: missfrancescaapicella@gmail.com
Website: francescaapicella.com
Facebook: @missfrancescapicella
Instagram: @missfrancescaapicella

Gallery Of Art

About The Artist

Francesca Apicella is a self-taught artist living in West Sussex, UK.

Inspired by strong feminine attributes, she creates classic portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements.

Her work tends towards mixed-media paintings, composed of both oil and acrylic, among others.

Ultra-smooth wooden and metal panels are the chosen "canvas" for these art pieces, adding to the mystical, humanesque-like quality of the finished portrait. With the final piece uninterrupted by brush strokes and texture, this allows the artist to add minute details and a surreal-like finish that would have otherwise been unachievable.

Francesca has a background in 3D animation and studied Software Development for Animation, Games and Effects at the NCCA at Bournemouth University. This technical background has inspired some of the more mathematical and algorithmic elements of her work, whilst simultaneously incorporating classic portraiture techniques.

Francesca Apicella - Classic Portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements

Francesca Apicella - Classic Portraiture with symbolic, geometric and natural elements

Francesca's Art Journey

Francesca was inspired to practice art after a long battle with chronic illness.

She was left completely bed-bound for 5 years and had to rely on others for everything. After various treatments failed, she turned to alternative therapies. One alternative medical practitioner advised her to return to one of her earliest passions, art.

What started as an uphill battle due to such severe allergies that required Francesca to paint wearing both a mask and gloves, turned into a beautiful escape into a world that was completely her own. Her first piece "Philautia", from the Greek meaning self-love, started off this adventure. The idea that physically creating something beautiful would help her appreciate being trapped in a body that didn't work properly. It was this piece that cemented the revelation that Francesca wanted to practice art professionally.

Each piece is a mirror of her journey, from "Serpentina", inspired from the ideas about progression and change, to "Aeonia, inspired by the ageless themes of infinite time and total freedom.

Exhibitions / Publications / Art Groups

Exhibitions:

2021 Holy Art London - The Art of Self-Regulation

2021 Tebbs Contemporary Gallery - Dreamscapes

2022 Pier Road Coffee and Art, Littlehampton - January Blues (forthcoming)

2022 Conclave Brighton (forthcoming)

Works are also displayed In Crawley and Eastbourne Hobbycraft

Publications:

2021 All About Horsham Magazine - Interview and Work/Studio Tour

Competitions and Awards:

2021 No Name Collective Gallery - Semi-finalist for the November Challenge

Art Societies:

Francesca is a Member of Horsham Artists.

Forest Edge Oil Painting by East Sussex Fine Artist Carole Rupniak

Forest Edge Oil Painting by East Sussex Fine Artist Carole Rupniak

Art, Painting Commissions and Prints from Sussex Artists

Artist: Carole Rupniak
(Cowfold, West Sussex)

Artist: Carole Rupniak
(Cowfold, West Sussex)

Forest Edge Oil Painting by East Sussex Fine Artist Carole Rupniak

Oil Painting For Sale
Frame: 42″ X 14″ duck egg blue bespoke solid wood floating frame
Painting Price: £600

Commissions Invited

Contact The Artist

Carole Rupniak

Cowfold, West Sussex

Paintings in Oils, Acrylics & Other Mediums

Phone: 07805 588 730

Please mention the Sussex Artists website

Email: art@carolerupniak.com

Web: www.carolerupniak.com

About The Artist

Carole lives in rural West Sussex, near Horsham, painting full time and privileged to be surrounded by beautiful countryside. She grew up in the foothills of the South Downs National Park in Lewes, East Sussex so being outdoors in all weathers is ingrained and inspirational for her work.

In between commissions, Carole paints landscapes, seascapes, and botanicals in either a contemporary or a realistic style. She also paints semi-abstract landscape impressions inspired by caves, woodlands and forests.

Carole exhibits her work independently, in galleries and within groups and holds an open studio via the Horsham Artists Art Trail every year.

Art Groups / Art Societies

I am a member of Horsham Artists and a member of The Association of Sussex Artists