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Beautiful, emotive, and vibrantly colourful works of art by Alyson Howard
where nature, imagination, and soul collide on canvas.
Alyson Howard is a contemporary independent artist based in Devon, United Kingdom. Her vibrant oil paintings are a vivid expression of imagination intertwined with the natural world around her. Deeply intuitive in her process, Alyson immerses herself in each piece—meditating, flowing, and allowing the work to emerge from a place of pure subconscious creativity. Her art is more than visual; it is soulful and personal, each painting a fragment of her inner world brought to life.
Original Art Collections
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The Soul Bathing collection is a series of original paintings inspired by the organic patterns of light, texture, and movement found in the natural world. Each piece is a vibrant exploration of color and rhythm, blending layered textures and intuitive mark-making to capture the ever-changing beauty of trees and flowers.
Created in a contemporary impressionist style, these nature-inspired paintings celebrate the emotional and meditative power of wild spaces. Using a rich mix of tools and techniques, the artist brings each canvas to life—where light dances, shadows shift, and natural forms pulse with quiet energy.
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The Wild and Free collection is a heartfelt tribute to the sea—its raw power, infinite beauty, and meditative rhythm. These original seascape paintings capture the emotional connection between artist and ocean, channeling the freedom, energy, and serenity of coastal landscapes through expressive color and movement.
Created in a contemporary impressionist style, each piece explores the ocean’s hypnotic rhythm and vast horizons using layered textures, fluid brushwork, and a dynamic palette. This modern ocean art invites viewers into a space of reflection and peace, where the sea becomes both a subject and a sanctuary.
Artist Statement
Artist Statement
I was born with a thumb in my mouth and a paintbrush in my hand. My earliest memories are filled with intricate drawings and endless crafting—I was created to create. Art has never been just a pastime or profession; it has always been my medicine, my freedom, and my counselor. But navigating the world as an artist has often meant walking a tightrope between what I want to do and what I should do within the constructs of career and life.
Over the course of a commercial career spanning more than 30 years, my work has found homes with collectors across the globe. I’ve collaborated with interior designers, produced large-scale commissions—including 45 original paintings for a hotel in Birmingham—and created series for leisure centers. My art has also been licensed for homeware and clothing lines.
More recently, I had the honour of working with Buckingham Fine Art Publishers, where my paintings were showcased in high-end galleries throughout the UK. However, due to ongoing health challenges, I’ve had to adjust how—and how much—I work. I’ve returned to my roots as an independent artist, now carefully balancing my creative energy with my physical well-being.
At my core, I have always yearned to be free. I’ve resisted structures and systems that felt like cages—external expectations that muted my voice and identity. For years, I sought freedom in travel, in movement, in the highs of music and fleeting euphoria. Yet those moments were temporary. True liberation, I discovered, comes from within.
Music and nature are my eternal muses. Music moves me—literally and emotionally, triggering waves of dopamine and guiding the rhythm of my brush. Frequencies become colour. Lyrics become texture. Each painting is a visual symphony, an echo of sound and soul intertwined with my deep reverence for the natural world.
When I create, I seek a space beyond thought—beyond expectation—where the subconscious takes over. In that state, I don’t just paint; I channel. These works are more than visual experiences; they are portals. Gateways to the limitless expanse of the mind and spirit. I invite you to step through them—not just to look, but to feel, to travel, and to discover something beyond the physical.
