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Gillian Ayres - Brown, White, Black, Red

Gillian Ayres is one of the leading British abstract painters of her generation. Born in 1930, she studied at Camberwell College of Art between 1945-50 and worked initially in London, later moving to Wales and then to Cornwall, where she currently lives. As well as the vibrant, heavily worked canvases for which she is best known, she is also a dedicated printmaker making hand-painted carborundum etchings at 107 Workshop in Wiltshire.

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Watercolor painting involves the mixture of pigment, water, and an adhesive agent, typically applied to paper but sometimes silk or vellum. Variations on this practice have existed around the world, with early instances including ancient Egyptian papyrus painting, ancient Chinese silk painting, and medieval manuscripts. Greater standardization in watercolor production was furthered by the wide distribution of a list of usable pigments in 17th-century England and the invention of portable…

Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by Gillian Ayres. Gillian Ayres OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) was one of the most …

Artwork page for ‘Tachiste I’, Gillian Ayres OBE, 1956

thunderstruck9: “Gillian Ayres (British, b. 1930), Distillation, 1957. Oil and household paint on hardboard, 213.4 x 152.4 cm. ”

Blank greeting cards reproduced form the fabulous abstract paintings of Royal Academy artist Gillian Ayres CBE RA.

Gillian Ayres is one of the leading British abstract painters of her generation. Born in 1930, she studied at Camberwell College of Art between 1945-50 and worked initially in London, later moving to Wales and then to Cornwall, where she currently lives. As well as the vibrant, heavily worked canvases for which she is best known, she is also a dedicated printmaker making hand-painted carborundum etchings at 107 Workshop in Wiltshire.

Artist page for Gillian Ayres OBE (1930–2018)