
Circle Foundation for the Arts: Awarded Certificate of Artistic Excellence after submissions to their 5th Quarterly Art Review Magazine contest in June 2020. Became a Lifetime CFA Affiliate Artist in July 2020.
I have just started work on a new collection of 8 paintings under the title "Essentials For Life".
I am a creative and conservation artist, who absolutely enjoys producing colourful and pleasing artworks, for your home and workplace.
My aim is to brighten up and help improve the well-being of people, and inspire them to incorporate art and nature into their lives. Creativity is part of me, which goes hand in hand with a deep respect of and interest in, our natural environment. Every painting is original, different from each other, and designed to suit homes and workplaces.
We are gifted by imagination, and I make great use of this before starting on new projects. I often experiment with colours, shapes and their locations to show imagined motions. And use different tools and materials to create textures, thus giving a tactile touch to the painting surface. Some of my paintings have a tactile surface, which can be explored by persons with limited senses. Encaustic wax is often added to enhance the theme and define my art. Ideas about shape, motion and flow in my abstract paintings, have come from my previous experience in production engineering, business administration and information technology.
I also attend yearly sculpture workshops, in which new pieces of stone are selected. On these occasions, a unique design in the stone is developed.
On the conservation side, my ongoing Conservation series of paintings, asks the viewer to be aware, think, and consider the impact of our actions on this world's environment.
Exhibitions, Art Fairs & Magazine Entries
Aesthetica Magazine: Published in their Artists' Directory (Issue 86 December 2018 / January 2019)
HERTS Visual Arts: Big Art Showcase (April to June 2019) at the New Maynard Gallery, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire U.K.
HERTS Visual Arts: Big Art Fair (July 2019) at Hitchin Town Hall, Brand Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire U.K.
Hospice of St Francis: Celebrating 40 Years, Charity Art Auction (September to October 2019) at Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire U.K. https://www.stfrancis.org.uk/40/celebrating-40-years. My painting Exclamation (featured in their Charity Art Auction) has now been donated to the Hospice of St Francis in Hertfordshire, where it will stay on permanent display.
Circle Foundation: Quarterly Art Review Magazine: Published in their Issue 4 - Autumn 2019.
To view, go to https://circle-arts.com/circle_quarterly_4/
Circle Foundation: Spotlight Magazine: Published in their Issue 16 - Autumn 2019.
To view, go to https://circle-arts.com/spotlight-16/
Circle Foundation for the Arts: Honourable Mention Award in their Artist of the Year 2019 competition.
HERTS Visual Arts: Big Art Showcase (February to March 2020) at the New Maynard Gallery, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire U.K.
Featured in ARTLYPOOL from March 2020 https://artdiscount.co.uk/blogs/artlypool
Circle Foundation for the Arts: Awarded Certificate of Artistic Excellence after submissions to their 5th Quarterly Art Review Magazine contest in June 2020. Became a Lifetime CFA Affiliate Artist in July 2020.
email: michael@michael-harris-wilson-art.com
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