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

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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.

It is particularly popular with Jazz musicians!

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.

Exuberance

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

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This is such a great little painting. It is about that amazing moment when a creative idea comes into being. This feeling is why we all create. It is the high point for any artist.

This work is going to bring such energetic joy to its new home.

The complementary colours positively dance and sing.

It would bring a great energy to any wall.

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 incredibly honoured to be part of this different, swaying world full of fabulous 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 ...