Art by Elesha South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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I am a self taught artist who enjoys using acrylic and watercolours to create bright beautiful paintings. I take a lot of my inspiration from nature and geometrical patterns and enjoy experimenting with abstract themes as well.

I enjoy incorporating nature into my work by using leaves, sand, mud and flowers. I also enjoy using an element of playful surprise with the use of UV and Black light reactive paint.

I enjoy psychedelic art from the 60's and the hard edge artists like Frank Stella and Karl Benjamin's work in creating geometrical abstract art. Im also facinated by more recent zentangle art and keen to incorporate that with psychedelic patterns and hard edge painting styles.

Art connects me to the world around me, grounds me when I feel overwhelmed and acts as a meditation and a mindful experience. I love sharing my love for art and nature with others and run art sessions with local wildlife trusts and community groups. I have a DBS check, public liability and Outdoor First Aid qualification.

Exhibitions I have exhibited at as part of the group Cast in Winter Gardens and Dina 2016, Gallery 35 - 2019 & Sheffield Moor Market 2021 Fronteer Gallery - Refresh - group exhibition 2022 Sheffields 20 x 20 group exhibition 2023.

Solo exhibitions at the Art House Sheffield 2018 Airy Fairy in 2020.

I have took part in International Art shows showcased by Doncaster Art fair in 2020 where I was a finalist and 800 people voted for 'Psychedelic Dream'.

My 'Teasel' painting was featured as part of the Natural History Museum Urban Nature Project fundraiser. The fundraiser featured songs and artwork linked to 'The Lost Words Spell Songs' book which responds to the removal of everyday nature words from a widely used children’s dictionary.

I was selected for the Emerging Artist category in Cooper Prize in 2021 in Barnsley with my painting 'Back to Nature'

This year I have exhibited in 2023 Sheffield Art in the Gardens Sept 2023 Group show with 17 other artists in Sheffield 24th October to the 16th November 2023 at the Circle Sheffield.