Welcome to Arabella Yapp’s art gallery.
I am an artist from South London and studied fine art at Goldsmiths and Middlesex Universities.
I find inspiration in my environment, life events and friends and family. I invite people into my personal world. I try to interrogate the environments, places and individuals within my internal world. I live and work in a highly diverse, inner city setting and this inclusive experience is a key theme in my work. I investigate the choreography of relationships and the social harmony amongst people from diverse backgrounds in the world in which I live and work.
I populate my paintings with tiny portraits of the people l love to create imaginary worlds. I use painting to focus deeply on people, places and activities that bring me joy, like a visual gratitude diary.
Swimming and water are a major theme for me and symbolise happiness. I am an ardent swimmer and l share this love of water with my six siblings and have passed this on to my own children who feature swimming and diving in many of my paintings.
I love to use vibrant jewel- like colours. I focus on contrasting colours, trying to make them “sing” and vibrate against each other. I also love reflections and the effects of light on water. Recently I have been experimenting with metallic leaf to add a shimmering, glowing effect to my work. The metallic leaf paintings change throughout the day as the light changes and glow in artificial light at night.
ENQUIRIES and SALES
If you want to contact me for any reason please message using the contact form at the top of this page or DM me on https://www.instagram.com/arabellayapppaintings.
I am happy to discuss and quote for commissions, prices starting at £200 for an A3 head and shoulders portrait of one person, l can add additional people from £100 per person.
PRINTS
All prints are limited edition of 100 and are signed, high quality giclee prints.
A3 Prints £40
A2 Prints £60
A1 Prints £90
All prints and paintings can be packaged and posted to you on request.
