Gerald Crittle

Abstract Artist

My Studio At Home

I paint at home, which suits my process. It lets me revisit a piece as it dries, remove paint and make small adjustments along the way. I dry my paintings flat - sometimes tilted slightly - to encourage movement and let the paint flow into all the nooks and crannies. Working from home means I can keep adjusting the angle as the paint dries.

I enjoy painting outside in my garden, where I can make a mess.

About My Art

My work is experimental, mixing different paints, pigments, inks and sprays to create interesting shapes and patterns - always with the hope of a few happy accidents. My aim is to make art that’s a bit off the beaten path - maybe not truly one of a kind, but the kind you can keep looking at and notice something new each time. I enjoy adding texture to rigid boards and making spontaneous marks, with very little planning beyond placing the focal point, which is often a planet. The painting process is messy, spreading the materials with a flat tool and ignoring the shapes in the plaster. Most pieces are finished with a clear resin that brings out the texture and enhances the colours.

Yes, this is artwork you are welcome to touch.

The reclaimed floorboards I use to create unusual wall objects are sourced from reclamation yards. They are treated with wood hardener, painted with acrylics, pigments, inks and sprays and finished with resin.

About Me

I am a self-taught abstract artist based in Gloucestershire. I grew up in rural Wiltshire and spent most of my working life in the construction industry. I started painting around 2007, and over time I have gradually increased my output, refined my techniques and found my own style. Now that I am retired, I have the time for a more structured, focused approach to my art