Georgina Hartley-Willows

Country where you live:

United Kingdom

City where you live:

SHEFFIELD

Website:

http://www.notablankcanvas.co.uk

Instagram:

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Facebook:

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Statement :

Georgina Hartley-Willows is a contemporary artist who recently transitioned from a teaching career to pursue her passion for art, following the birth of her child. Specialising in bold acrylic landscapes, her work is characterised by intense colour palettes, dynamic compositions, and a distinct use of palette knives to create rich textures. Though the colours are typically abstract, she grounds viewers with a realistic level of detail.

Inspired by the beautiful surroundings of her hometown, each piece reflects a deep connection to the environment. With a focus on trees as the lifeblood of our planet, her compositions often feature leading paths, inviting viewers to step into the landscape.

Alongside her landscapes, Georgina creates equally vibrant wildlife paintings. These colourful animal works capture character and playfulness while maintaining her signature bold style, offering a fresh perspective on the natural world.

So much of life today feels grey and dull, having lost its charm and beauty in favour of sleek modernism. Georgina aims to bring back the joy with colour, using art to help people reconnect with nature and emotion through bold, expressive pieces.

Quote:

The chief function of colour should be to serve expression - Henri Matisse

Aurora

Inspired by witnessing the awe-inspiring natural phenomenon known as the Northern Lights last October, Aurora embodies the emotion, the calm and magic I felt as she sits alone in the cold night, contemplatively looking out over a frozen lake, the sky swirling with colours overhead.

Arctic Fox

Inspired by witnessing the awe-inspiring natural phenomenon known as the Northern Lights last October, I decided to create a collection of winter animals, alone under the colourful sky, highlighting the vastness of the natural world and how we make up one miniscule part of it.

Bio:

Georgina Hartley-Willows is a British artist based in Sheffield, creating bold, vibrant landscapes and wildlife paintings that celebrate both the beauty of the everyday and the magic of imagination. Her work is characterised by expressive colour and texture, capturing the energy and emotion of a scene while inviting viewers to connect with nature through a joyful lens.

After her first exhibition at age eighteen, Georgina paused her artistic journey to pursue university studies and a six-year career in education, where she became a Head of Department. Returning to painting professionally in 2024, she brings to her work a renewed sense of purpose and depth shaped by a decade of lived experience. Alongside original paintings, her designs are available as large-scale wallpaper murals that infuse interior spaces with colour and vitality.