Josephine Wall

The art of painting to me is more than a career; it is an all-consuming obsession and a love of colour and form. Since the age of four, I have always known that there is nothing else that I wanted to do! I have so many images in my mind that it is a race against time to produce them all. Partly because of this sense of urgency, I choose to paint with acrylics, which allow me to complete work more quickly and create many different textured and colourful effects.

I have been inspired by the greats such as Arthur Rackham, Magritte, and the pre-Raphaelites but most of my paintings center on nature, the preservation of which is a subject close to my heart. It is also important to me that people do not become bored with the image. This is why I like to paint in such detail and nearly always hide creatures, faces and other items within the painting, thus, hopefully, providing years of enjoyment. As people have become used to my style of work, they often find things that are not intentionally there!