2019-06-01 Country Homes & Interiors

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BethanyPerrytrainedasan


illustratorandworkedasa


make-upartistbeforeturning


tofineart,producingboldand


energeticpaintingsthatfocuson


thefemaleform.Sheis oneofa


numberofartistsfeaturedinthe


newlylaunched,internet-based


Runway Gallery.


tellusaboutyourartbackground.


i’vebeenpaintingeversincei


canremember.i grewupinthe


countryside,sotherewasalways


thefreedomandspacetobe


creative.atschool,i wasnever


greatatmathsorscienceandfound


outi wasdyslexicinmyearly


twenties,buti alwaysfeltconfident


inmyartisticcapabilities.i studied


illustrationatswindonaftercollege,


thenmovedtoLondon,wherei fell


intoworkingasa make-upartist.


myjourneyhashaditschallenges,

though,andi hada breakdown


inmytwenties.Duringmyrecovery,


itookupdancing,whichinspired


metoproducenewpiecesof


art.Dancefillsmybodywith so


much renewed energy.


Making her Mark

Howwouldyoudescribeyour
style?Bold,colourfuland
emotionallyexpressive.i love
playingwithtexturesandcontrast.
iuseacrylicandink,butliketo
introducedifferentmediums.most
ofmyworkis mixedmediaor
embellished.myworkis usually
concentratedaroundbeautyand
thefemaleform.i lookbeyond
beautyandchallengesocialnorms.
forme,beautyliesin difference
andimperfection.
Doesyourbackgroundinmake-
uphavea stronginfluence?
Definitely,andi evenusemake-up
inmywork,asit addsanotherlayer.
i meetincrediblepeopleworking
asa make-upartist.it givesmeso
muchpositiveenergyand fills up
my‘optimism’tank.
Doyouhavea go-tocolour
palette?if i hadtochoose,i would
sayredsandblues.Coloursconvey
emotions,soit alldependshowi
amfeeling.i’ma suckerfor vibrant
colourandneons,too.
Doyouhavea favouriteartist?
i’vealwaysbeena hugefanof
Wassily Kandinsky –his Composition

8 andYellow-Red-Bluearefavourites.
hisworkblowsmymind.hiscolour
paletteandthecomposition of his
piecesarebeautiful.
What’scomingupnext?i’mkeen
togetmyworkprintedonfabrics,
soi’mstartingtoexplorethat.
Doyouhaveanadvicefor
youngerartists?Exploreand
workonyourself– everything
else will follow.

Next moNth

Discovertheexoticfloraand
faunainprintmakerAlexandra
Gallagher’s exuberant artwork.

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