Tracy Whitbread

This is the website of the artist Tracy Whitbread

Tracy has many works for sale arranged in sections throughout the site. Please click on the portfolio link to view more works.

About Tracy Whitbread

My work is about giving form to internally felt shapes colours and moods often echoing those of the environment around me here in Devon - the iron red of the earth or the changing blues of the sea. I am particularly inspired by the coastline, and the experience of being near or in the sea. It is where I most strongly feel a sense of Spirit curving into matter - where the sublime permeates the elements. I enjoy the interplay between the natural world and the manmade, the chaotic with the ordered. In my painting process I often find myself working from a chaotic layered base then eliminating details to create clarity and space. I also feel a very physical relationship with the canvas - the texture of the surface and the sensuality of the paint, as if I am working with a living thing. I find that the paintings have a life of their own and even though I have some idea of what I want to achieve, it all happens through the process of working in relationship with the materials on the canvas. I feel that my paintings are of the stuff of life itself rather than a painting of it.

After leaving High School in 1978, I trained as a Graphic Designer and spent many years in the packaging industry, working on both drawing boards and computers. I gained a management qualification and organised a busy Graphics department. I also trained in Ghent, Belgium on the latest computerised packaging graphics technology, and won several awards for my ‘Design for Print’ designs. After becoming interested in Counselling and holistic healing, I had a change of career in 1992 and studied Art Therapy at Sheffield University. After gaining my post graduate diploma I worked as a part-time Art Therapist in Mental Health hospitals and day centres in East Yorkshire. I also organised creative workshops for Special needs groups in colleges and schools. In 1995 I travelled to Canada and eventually settled in Calgary in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. I stayed in Canada for one and a half years and during this time regularly exhibited paintings and other pieces of work. Upon my return to the UK I took part-time work in Graphics and the rest of the time I spent painting and exhibiting. At the end of November 2000 I moved to Devon to concentrate more on painting, and to live a life that brought me more into contact with nature. I also began work as an Art Therapist at a local rehabilitation centre for addictions.

Selecting "slideshow" will enable you to see all of Tracy Whitbread's current work for sale. Clicking on the photo will bring up more details of the individual piece. To view her art in detail click on "portfolio". You will see that the paintings are arranged in sections - you can buy work on line or select "enquire" to make an appointment to view the work at their study or one of their representing galleries.

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