Eleanor Allitt
Bird Paintings & Collage
Bird Paintings & Collage – A Dialogue with Textures & Patterns
My work is about abundance within our environment, and it is about finding the infinite richness inherent in nature.
Have you ever noticed the extraordinary collection of patterns and textures you see when you look close up to a hedge, or a tuft of grass? My work is about this infinite abundance. It is like looking through a window into a world of unlimited creative energy where structures, colour, texture and space all meet to express unbounded invention.
Using homemade textures and patterns I make collage to express these things and to try and reach out to draw attention to this boundless profusion.
Featured artist, Supporting the RSPB with sales of my artwork
Paintings on old fragments of wood, Collage, Limited edition prints & Collage Workshops
Eleanor Allitt
My work is about the rich abundance of our seashore. The birds are part of this amazing diversity, they show us something of what it is like to survive within an uncertain environment. I seek to draw attention to this precious habitat and to encourage action to take care of it. My work is a mixture of imagination, memory and above all feeling. When I return from the coast, I retain a sort of atmosphere of what I have seen. Perhaps it’s a solitary gull, perhaps it’s a flock of sanderling. Above all, it is freedom, the total wild freedom that these birds embody.
My Qualifications
Eleanor Allitt BA (Hons) Textile Design Central St Martins, London
Hello and welcome to my online store
Here you can find unique bird art, paintings, collage and limited edition prints. I am based near Leamington Spa, and I ship across the UK.
Much of my work is created using sustainable methods and materials, such as discarded wood fence panels and logs.
You will find a range of unique artworks and bird paintings and collage. Plus, I offer a personalised service, so if you have an idea in mind for a custom project, simply get in touch using the contact form with your idea.
Eleanor has been working as an artist for 25 years, having studied textile design at the Central School of Art and Design, as it was called then. I have a BA in Art and Design
Eleanor spent some time working in Edward Bawden’s studio, doing lino-cuts, and was also taught by Cecil Collins. After she graduated, she designed for various companies, including Liberty’s and fabric retailer Jacqmar. Today, she focuses on bird paintings and collage.
Browse my store to see my products available, or email Eleanor at [email protected].
Eleanor belongs to the Association of Midlands Artists and the Leamington Studio Artists.
Eleanor is a keen environmentalist and now sells her paintings, collages and greetings cards to support the RSPB and it’s conservation work.
Some of the revenue is donated to RSPB.
All images are copyright Eleanor Allitt.
Interests – passionate viola player in various string quartets, walking, homemaking.
Numerous exhibitions in London, and Leamington.
Artist in Residencies 2013 in Amari, Crete.
Installation of eleven narrative paintings in Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry 2017
Warwickshire Open Studios, one of 21 chosen representatives.
Collaborations with RSPB
Examples of my work in many private and international collections
Where can you see my work Royal Pump Rooms Shop, Leamington Spa
Publications:
Daring to Discover, Inanna and her Descent into the Underworld – Fastprint 2010
Babayaga and age-old tale 2004
Where can you see my work?
– In my studio in Offchurch.
– The Art Room, Opposite Carluccio’s, Leamington Spa
– Prints and cards at Warwickshire Artisans
– Yew Tree Shopping Village
– Wootten Wawen, Warwickshire
– Leamington Studio Artists Gallery in the Royal Priors (occasional paintings)
– The Royal Pumprooms glass cabinets in reception (necklaces)
– Stoneleigh Arms Community Arts Centre, Clemens Street, (occasional paintings, and a continuing shelf of necklaces and cards in the retail area.
Publications
Song of innocence – A poem by Valerie Dolton – Illustration
Inanna and her decent into the underworld – Adapted & illustrated
Ring of Minos – Forthcoming illustrations
Upcoming Events
Open Studios:
21st-22nd June, 28th-29th June, 5th-6th July
