Alan Brain
Maker of Paintings with That Certain Feeling
unique emotion driven art available only from the artist
You buy paintings directly from me, the artist, with a written guarantee of authenticity. All works are original pieces created in my studio in Dorset. I do not produce prints or reproductions. I ship worldwide free of charge, and you have a 60-day return option. You can purchase from me here online or come and visit my studio-gallery in Dorset U.K. to view and buy in person.
I have been painting for over thirty years and I'm loving it still. For me, a piece has to be a true one-off - a unique, never-to-be-repeated expression with “that certain feeling”, a connection that cannot quite be explained.
Selected Paintings
a recent piece
My biggest complement is to hear "I love it but I don't know why." That tells me the viewer has made an emotional connection that is their own personal interpretation.
Self-taught artist
whose work has developed through geometric abstraction to surrealism and is now painting minimalism. The artist is driven by the desire to get passion, a strong feeling into his art.
He uses space and symbols to express inner feelings that connect with and intrigue the viewer.
Artistic approach
Through the years of painting the artist's work has evolved and several distinct artistic approaches are evident now, such as...
surreal art which is a fairly new experience. The combination of real and imaginary shapes with strong colours is appealing and a powerful way to create emotion in art.
Geometric art emerged early, the artist clearly has a penchant for rectangles and other geometric shapes.
Minimalism has been a theme throughout the artist's work and predominates now. Saying more with less is a particular goal.
No artist's journey would be complete without figure work, Alan quickly abstracted the figures to portray the body language in his art.
Several powerful series have emerged each one related to the nature of the artist - such as aviation art (Alan is a pilot) and strong reactions to war and the pollution of our planet. There are more to come and each one will be an original abstract painting
Highcliffe Dorset BH23 5HW
Location
Alan works in his studio gallery in Dorset England and visitors are always welcome. Come to see the paintings for real and view some work in progress.
Discuss his approach to minimalism and geometric art. Enjoy his abstract aviation art and his surrealism. See first hand his series of war paintings inspired by a trip to The Somme
Art tuition
An experienced art teacher who helps other artists find their own direction and to be true to themselves as artists. He teaches his art in Dorset where he lives.
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Over my artistic journey I moved quite quickly into abstraction. I wanted the viewer to decide what they see rather than spell out what I think they should see. I had no map it just happened as I explored ways to make my expression.
More about this contemporary abstract artist
Exhibits internationally
My art has been exhibited widely within the UK including the Royal Watercolour Society and internationally with leading societies such as The American Watercolor Society and The Canadian Society for Painters in Watercolour.
Media Used
I use watercolour but do not consider myself a traditional watercolourist as I am not concerned about transparency. Occasionally I use acrylic with watercolour to texturise a part of the painting
Abstract Artist
I was inspired to make art with passion and to put feeling into paintings after an art tutor said to me "Don't be concerned with does it look right ask yourself does it feel right?". That set me free from realism and I soon became interested in abstraction (most every artist starts with realistic paintings and moves towards abstraction).
Passion driven
I found that for me an abstract painting without passion or feeling is decorative and has no lasting interest. I was lucky another tutor told me to "Find my passion!" After a while I understood that he meant find and paint something you feel strongly about. I did and I have been painting my passions ever since.