Anna Victoria Bridle

 Anna graduated from Manchester University in 2004 after studying printed textile design; and now lives in Penpol, Cornwall.  Her freelance work is exhibited across Europe and most recently in New York.

This is Anna's latest summer collection entitled "Oh Buoy"; a series of paintings inspired by the Cornish coast:-

"Looking out over an old boat yard one morning, my eye was drawn to a colurful array of disused buoys hanging on a mesh fence.  I was amused and captivated by the subtle, salty arrangement of their 'sea-worn' hues, simple forms and faded inscriptions.  The way they had been hung, they were displayed as if with painstaking precision.  I saw a precious collection of decorative baubles, full of life and drama in the muted sunshine - a happy mis-shaped sense of order and flair."

Anna's abstract work is best described as mixed media - a colourful and varied fusion of acrylics, pastel, collaged found fabrics and printmaking.  

'Pretty buoys' - mixed media, 22 x 19cm  £525
'Little buoys' - mixed media, 29 x 20cm  £595
'Fish Like Shoes' - mixed media,
'Big buoy' - Sold
'Scatter buoy' - Sold