I'm Natasha Newton, an artist, illustrator and designer living and working in the beautiful coastal county of Suffolk in England. Since July 2010 I have been spending a few months of the year in Paris, and I now divide my time between the two places.
My art explores an ongoing love of nature and astronomy, featuring birds, trees, starry night skies and mountainous winter landscapes, as well as my recent nature-inspired abstract paintings. My work frequently has a quiet, dream-like quality and a subtle or muted colour palette, sometimes with the addition of an occasional hit of bright colour. Look closely and you'll often find areas of fine detail and decorative pattern. I also enjoy the strong graphic quality of black and white, and produce many monochromatic works on paper alongside my paintings on canvas and wood.
I have exhibited with many galleries throughout the UK, and my work has been selected several times for major shows in London, including winning an award at The Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours Annual Exhibition. I'm currently showing work on a permanent basis with the Serena Hall Gallery in Southwold, Suffolk and Snape Maltings Gallery, Suffolk, as well as taking part in shows at various other galleries across the UK and internationally.
I have an upcoming solo show at Snape Maltings Gallery scheduled for October - November 2012, and a joint exhibition at Yellowstone Art Boutique, Staffordshire from October 2012 - January 2013. My work will also be showcased by Heart Gallery as part of the Hebden Bridge Arts Festival this summer.
My artwork has gained a large international following in recent years and my paintings sell to collectors all over the world. I also receive regular commissions from both private and business clients. Commissions have included CD cover artwork, business logos, and book covers. In March 2010 my paintings were used by the book publishing company Random House as the cover artwork for a series of five books by the author Jorge Bucay. Selected designs are also used by Moo Print Ltd.
My work is regularly featured on many popular websites and design blogs including Design*Sponge, The Beat That My Heart Skipped, Pikaland, Apartment Therapy, sfgirlbybay, and Design Is Mine, to name just a few. A selection of painted stones were featured in the March 2012 issue of Homes and Gardens magazine in the UK.
Numerous paintings and illustrations are now in private collections in the UK and abroad, including USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Cyprus, Estonia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Ireland, and Dubai.
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A review of Natasha's work by the printing company Moo.com -
"Sometimes, the art speaks for itself, and these stunning works are screaming at the top of their metaphorical lungs. A virtual protégé of the macabre influence of Edward Gorey and the gentle childlike influence of Where the Wild Things Are illustrator Maurice Sendak, Natasha’s dreamy work includes this Postcard and Stickerbook pack, which she sells on her Etsy site, The Blackbird Sings."
