About me

I’m Ella, a 24 year old artist based in Leeds/Wakefield, just graduated from the University of Huddersfield (1st BA hons) in Contemporary Art and Illustration. I specialise in oil pantings (portraits) and illustration with a keen interest in fashion, design, digital communications and media

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• Advice needed on how to get into animation? I have a contemporary Art/illustration degree, but I don’t have digital skills and knowledge
• I’m looking to print some of my paintings, anybody recommend any companies, reasonably priced?
• I am wanting to do some commission work to build upon my experience. Is anyone interested or knows anyone who would want to commission me?😊

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Projects

• 2

  Late night thoughtsA painting I made when I couldn’t sleep, it took 3 hours, the feeling of the painting is pretty somber.
• 3

  CandlelightThis was my final piece, it focuses on the loneliness and isolation of life, stemming from lockdown, being trapped in our bedrooms. I focused on self- reflection and self photography, the idea being, to gain a better understanding of myself through the female gaze and not for vanity reasons. My emotions and thoughts represent the blurred brush strokes. I wanted the painting to be small in contrast to a big empty wall to carry the message of loneliness and isolation but to also juxtapose the pos

Work history

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Jan 2023

Education

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Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of Huddersfield
Sep 2019 - Jul 2022Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Graduated from the University of Huddersfield, studying Contemporary Art and Illustration.