Scarlett Raven

HAYHILLGALLERY

A selection of original paintings

S C A R L E T T R A V E N By

Claudie Bastide

www.hayhill.com E: kevin@hayhill.com

T: +44(0) 207 4392299

Hay Hill Gallery 5a Cork Street Mayfair London

Artist Statement I have a huge connection to my work. I want the owners and viewers of my work to experience the same emotional attachment that I feel, and for my paintings to be seen as companions to their owners. My works are filled with layers and layers of paint, applied on the surface, like skin. My canvases have many stories attached underneath, if one was able to lift off each layer of paint; they would discover many stories, paths and images with each coating taken off. Each single work is in actuality a depiction of many different images, despite what the naked eye sees. Some of my works have been in the stages of completion for five years; I like to nurture each painting until it is ready to be seen by an audience. One could metaphorically pull off each layer and uncover a completely different story or image underneath.

Colour and paint plays a huge importance in my work. I want each of my paintings to take on a heartbeat, a life form of their own. The use of colour makes this possible, as does the layers and layers of paint applied to each canvas. I aim to paint so that if a blind person wanted to ‘see’ my work, they could. The pieces are 3-D paintings, tactile images influenced by my use of paint.

Ice Break Oil on Board 31.75’’ x 16.5’’

Road Oil on Board 48’’ x 44’’

Leaves Oil on Board 20.5’’ x 8.25’’

Sea Oil on Board 36.5’’ x 24’’

Waves Oil on Board 20.5’’ x 24’’

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS Paddington Undergound - 20th September - 30th October 09 SCARLETT RAVEN 'PAINT', First solo show at The Print House Gallery, September - November 09, London, England.

Presenting The Top 100, Brighton Festival, May 09, Brighton, England.

Project Hope, HIV/AIDS Art Exhibition and Auction, January 09, Montreal, Canada.

The Seduction of Paint, Rollo Contemporary Art.26 November to 10 January 09. London, England KhullaDhoka-The Open Door Exhibition, Nepalese and British Contemporary Art, The Royal Over-Seas League, November o8, London,CSM Fine Art BA Degree Show, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, June 2008; London, England Gaunt Gallery, March o8, Frome, Somerset, England Oversubscribed, LoremIpsum Gallery, December 2007; London, England Seascapes, Petley Fine Art, September 2007; London, England Nature V Man, The Troubadour Gallery, July 2007; London, England NUDE, Covent Garden, Seven Dials, March 2007, London, England.

COLLECTORS Orlando Bloom - Actor Jim Beach - Queen manager Mark Owen, Gary Barlow, Jason Orange, Howard Donald - Take That Lord Jonathan Marland - Tory Party Treasure Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson - Roxy Music Jonathan Wild - Take That manager Paul Latham - Chairman of LIVE NATION David Lenigas - Chairman of LONRHO TESTIMONIES Orlando Bloom - "I love how bold, courageous and beautilful Scarlett's work is" Mark Owen, Take That - "I wish for just one day I could borrow Scarlett's eyes and see the world as she does, the depth and colour, the textures. Scarlett's paintings in our house are always the first ones people ask about and of course I tell them I did it..... only joking! If Scarlett painted the world then we wouldn't have to worry so much about getting into Heaven."

David Lenigas "I invest in the future and thats what Scarlett Raven is!"

Hay Hill Gallery 5a Cork Street Mayfair London www.hayhill.com E: info@hayhill.com

T: +44 (0) 207 4392299