After a foundation in art, Anne-Marie Ellis gained a degree in fashion design and has had a successful career in fashion for the past 20 years. Owning a design consultancy with her husband, Anne-Marie designs womenswear for various luxury brands.

This design discipline and aesthetic vision influences Anne-Marie's artworks; both in use of colour and stylish subject matter. A palette of muted greys and timeless black and white are enlivened with bright accents and the occasional flash of neon. The textures of lace and the smoothness of glass are rendered in acrylics; her preferred medium. She is as much inspired by Vermeer as she is Rene Gruau... in her artwork the dramatic darkness and strong light capturing the translucency of glass are influenced by the Dutch masters, while the graphic style and spatial awareness come from studying the great fashion illustrators.

In the same way a perfume can evoke a memory, a painting can capture emotion, and Anne-Marie paints the things she loves and the beauty she sees in the everyday. Her paintings are feminine and sensual, a commentary on her life as a woman.

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Chanel 31 Rue de Cambon by ellisartworks

Ink drawing

Chanel Tweed by ellisartworks

Ink drawing

Chanel by ellisartworks

Ink drawing

Chanel Shopping by ellisartworks

Ink drawing

Simply Coke by ellisartworks

Acrylic painting

Aqua di Parma by ellisartworks

Acrylic painting

Hermés - Original fashion illustration by ellisartworks

Ink drawing

Spray Acqua di Parma by ellisartworks

Acrylic painting

stealth chanel by ellisartworks

Acrylic painting

Large Diamond by ellisartworks

Acrylic painting

'Double Dior' by ellisartworks

Acrylic painting

'Blue Butterfly' by ellisartworks

Acrylic painting