Anna Thomas MAFA

Anna Thomas is an artist living and working in Cumbria. Her paintings are created from an inner need to respond to her surroundings and illustrate her fascination with the esoteric aspects of nature.  

She uses oil, acrylic and mixed media to weave narratives which reflect her surroundings. Her paintings are busy, colourful and often touched by a tender humour.

In 2019, she was elected into MAFA, the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts.

“I am fortunate to be surrounded by fells, fields, rivers and lakes. At first glance the landscape is understated, but it holds a limitless wealth of subject matter for creative endeavours.   I co-exist with numerous other life forces that burrow and forage and fly; and in each of our very different ways we are all affected by, and respond to, the natural changes around us.

Sketching and painting outside play an important part in my creativity. I do not use this as an accurate visual record, but rather as a focus to steady myself and to absorb the spirit of what I am experiencing. It is not until I return to the studio that my imaginative memory emerges.”