Paintings | Francesca Howard

'Cast Thy Nighted Colour Off', Hamlet I.ii.68

1' 7.7" x 1' 7.7" - 50cm x 50cm
acrylic on canvas
£300.00

This is a vibrant painting full of energy and joie de vivre, inspired by the quote from Hamlet. It is about having the courage to embrace colour again when maybe you have been through a colourless time.

Diving Down Down Deep into the Blue Down Down

3' x 3' - 91.5cm x 91.5cm
oil and mixed media on canvas
£480.00

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One of my most memorable experiences was scuba diving off St Lucia. I felt honoured to be part of this different, swaying world full of entrancing colour. This painting is a testament to that experience - my interpretation of how it felt to be one with the ocean. And since it is mixed media, it has fronds ...

The Grief and the Victory of Not Being Seen

3' 3.5'' x 2' 3.5'' - 100cm x 70cm

£400.00

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Sometimes we can feel that, as children, we weren’t seen by our parents or caregivers.

This may have led us to trying hard to fit the mould of what we were required to be. That is the Grief.

But not being seen is also what makes us what we are. It is the grit in our oyster. That is the Victory.

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Enchantment Under the Sea

3'10" x 4'8" - 117cm x 142.5cm
oil on canvas
£1200.00

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This large work symbolises the beauty of shells when seen under the sea.

It is textured just as shells become textured through time in the sea.

Exuberance

1'4" x 1'4" - 40.5cm x 40.5cm
oil & acrylic on canvas
£225.00

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This work is going to bring such energetic joy to its new home. The complementary colours positively dance and sing. It would bring a vibrant energy to any wall.

Interior Light

1 H: 3' 7.3" - 110cm W: 11.8'' - 30cm D: 1.38'' - 3.5cm

2 H: 3' 11.2" - 120cm W: 11.8'' - 30cm D: 1.38'' - 3.5cm

3 H: 3' 7.3" - 110cm W: 11.8'' - 30cm D: 1.38'' - 3.5cm

acrylic and silver leaf on canvas
£1500.00

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This triptych is a delicate, shimmering work inspired by how light refracts and dances. The colours are soft blues and pinks with imitation silver leaf and it flickers with candle, crystal and chandelier shapes. It is entrancing when the light shines on it.

Playing on the Sand as a Child

1'8" x 1'8" - 51cm x 51cm
acrylic on canvas
£280.00

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Some of my happiest times as a child were on holiday with my grandparents in Devon. This painting is about the freedom of childhood on a beach when the sun seemed always to shine.

Sailing By

11.75'' x 1' 3.75'' - 30cm x 40cm
oil & acrylic on canvas
£50.00

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Catching a glimpse as those boats sail by.

Sea Spray Grey

2' x 2' - 61cm x 61cm
oil & acrylic on canvas
£300.00

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The sea comes in many colours.