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Influenced by British Pop Artists Pauline Boty, Stella Vine and the ethereal allure of the Pre-Raphaelites, Faye's art is a fusion of past and present, tradition and modern palettes.
Starting out her career as a Graduate Illustrator over 20 years ago, her clients included HRH Kensington Palace, Topshop, Vice Magazine and Random House US. She won two heats on Channel 5's Watercolour Challenge in 2021 and still enjoys using watercolour and finding ways to make the medium feel contemporary and provocative.
More recently she has diverted her preferred medium to oils; where she focuses on traditional painting techniques for the figures. Text, fluorescent accents, and decoupage enables her practice to take unexpected twists and turns. Elements of the Artist's whim and joy are then captured and construct a narrative.
Portraiture has been a steady passion throughout her life, and celebrating the feminine form. She finds the narratives for women more complex and interesting in addition to their diverse physical beauty. Flirting with glamour and kitsch; exploring tropes and symbols of femininity. Faye is interested in exploring historical female protagonists and their often problematic political place in the patriarchy and how we have, and continue to view celebrity worship.
The Trove : Her Hidden Depths
Underwater Love?
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Faye Allison isn't your typical coastal artist; she's interested in placing figures and surrealism into the watery paintings which she paints from her quiet seaside studio in North Devon. Hinting that the scene you are gazing at is perhaps underwater - both peaceful and dangerous, calm and full of beauty. While her roots may lie in the world of fashion illustration and a longstanding fascination with portraiture - Faye’s journey has taken her far beyond the catwalks of London's bustling streets and the night-life that informed her earlier years as a young woman.
The Trove is a collection of paintings that Faye painted to indulge in; revisiting the music and imagery that inspired her. A woman's magpie-like tendancy to collect beautiful things. Imagery gathered and discovered via blogs and snippets of magazines pinned to her bedroom walls.
