I'm driven with the creative process when I'm working on a piece, as I find it a totally imersive experience which then flows out on the canvas.

I came to oil painting through a circuitous route, having drawn for most of my life and eventually being re-introduced to painting as my preferred medium to create my work.

The methods I use to paint are often classic ones, using layered paint applications rounded off by oil glazes. These create, add depth and harmonise colours.

In my work I aim to capture the exhilaration or thrill of the moment and translate that onto the canvas. The light and the colours are all in the narrative, but I try to present an ethereal dreamlike quality to the work, emphasising a fleeting, ephemeral heartbeat in time.

Most recently featured in British Vogue Magazine.

Martin Allen

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Ukrainian All Stars by Martin Allen

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Surreal Chupa II by Martin Allen

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Jack! by Martin Allen

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Life imitates Art by Martin Allen

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Converse Stars n Stripes by Martin Allen

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Mad Cat Cabaret by Martin Allen

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Mugler Angel perfume bottle by Martin Allen

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Nina by Nina Ricci by Martin Allen

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40 Winks by Martin Allen

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Bvlgari by Martin Allen

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Twiggy by Martin Allen

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Slash by Martin Allen

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