Alison Chaplin

Alison trained at Walthamstow Art College and was an Art Teacher in Redbridge for a couple of years. She has been painting consistently throughout the years and has exhibited widely and often, both locally and in Central London. Her paintings are in several private collections and, encouraged by her growing reputation, thirteen years ago she became a full-time Artist.

The artist always lived in close proximity to Epping Forest and enjoyed drawing and painting the trees. Her acrylic paintings are concerned with isolating particular trees against a clear sky. This allows her to explore the unique characteristics of the various species and to celebrate their differences. The forest landscape paintings are oil on canvas and in painting these she explores the texture of the foliage and the effects of the light shining through the leaves and the shadows cast on the forest floor.