Pheobie Scrivens

I am a self-taught artist based in the UK and create paintings and drawings. These expressive works generally present abstracted, compressed and interlinked figures. These figures, images and marks combine together to create an abstracted whole, providing an insight into an alternative world through the canvas. I begin by mark-making and gradually build up the whole picture by working into and over the top of the painting, in turn creating hidden areas that can be explored and interpreted. Insi…See all

I am a self-taught artist based in the UK and create paintings and drawings. These expressive works generally present abstracted, compressed and interlinked figures. These figures, images and marks combine together to create an abstracted whole, providing an insight into an alternative world through the canvas. I begin by mark-making and gradually build up the whole picture by working into and over the top of the painting, in turn creating hidden areas that can be explored and interpreted. Inside these painted worlds there are opportunities to see new, undiscovered areas and images, and to discover symbolism from the unconscious mind.See less