the artist

Anna’s minimalist mark-making is like poetry – each brushstroke and splash of paint carefully considered and deliberate, laden with meaning and purpose. A London-based artist, she most often works with water-based medias on paper, raw canvas, and wood – the organic properties of these materials shining through. Transformation and Japanese aesthetics are key areas of focus, with influences from the Zen philosophy Ma and Shibumi principles.

The natural world provides rich source material that Anna then deconstructs and reimagines into a curation of shapes, colours, and textures. This stripping away of the superfluous allows her to capture the essence of her subject, while inviting us to slow down, observe, and ground ourselves in the serenity of the work.

the story

Inspired by the weathered, dying leaves of the eucalyptus plant, Anna Macdonald’s Ghost Gum series employs warm tones and unexpected bursts of bright colour to capture their ethereal quality. In reflecting the essence of the leaves on their fragile stems, she also turns her attention to the passing of time - the quiet transitions, endings, and renewals that shape the natural world. Her work touches on the transient nature of life’s cycles, revealing the quiet beauty inherent even in life’s final stages, and offering a subtle meditation on how time leaves its mark with both delicacy and grace.

the artwork

This is an original mixed media painting on raw canvas, framed in a natural wood tray frame, which can be hang portrait or landscape. The framed artwork measures 92.5 x 128 cm and is sold ready to hang with fixtures included.

delivery

Due to the scale and nature of this work, please email elina@artsnug.com for a courier delivery quote. The artwork is free to collect from our Walthamstow gallery.