Maria Pannullo - Spectra Artwork and Illustrations |
I discovered my natural aptitude for drawing at an early age and would spend all of my spare time, pencil in hand drawing everything I could observe.
My interest in art influenced my choice of studies and I have a BA in the History of Art, Architecture and Design. Following my studies my career took on a different path, but it was indirectly through work that my enthusiasm for drawing was renewed when I was asked to produce a series of images for the Spectra personal development programme.
Through word of mouth I then started to receive commissions, primarily for portraits and gradually this has helped me to develop the portfolio of work you see on this website.
I accept commissions for portraits of both people and pets in pencil or oils. With the caricatures soft pastels are my preferred medium. I work from your photographs but I aim to capture more than just a copy of the photo. Over the last few years I have taught myself to use watercolours and oil paints and have developed a painterly style, which through the use of brush marks and colour I endeavour to capture personalities in my portrait work and evoke atmosphere in my landscapes and essentially make the paintings ‘come alive’.
I also sell original paintings working in a variety of media including watercolours, oils and pastel and also create mixed media pieces, using for example relief paints and sequins. My subject matter is varied and besides the portraiture includes figure painting, landscapes and animals and I am just beginning to experiment with abstract art. Colour is a strong theme that runs through all of my work and a few of my favourite artists that inspire me include Renoir, Modigliani and the expressionists August Macke and Franz Marc.
Please visit my Infinite Reflections website and take time to browse through my Gallery, take a look at the art for sale and view my prices to see how affordable it is to own an original work of art.
My portraits and caricatures are based on your own photographs and make excellent and unusual gifts that will last a lifetime.
Whether it's a personal portrait, family portrait or a pet portrait you can be sure to receive high quality original artwork at affordable prices. Ideal for Christmas, birthday gifts, anniversaries or any other special occasion.
The portraits that I produce are not computer generated and are not digitally enhanced. I transform photographs to hand drawn paintings in an oil paint, pencil or pastel medium.
If you like what you see, and would like to commission a portrait or caricature please contact me.
Testimonials for Maria Pannullo
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Brian
'I wanted to express my belated thanks for the card portrait which was absolutely fantastic. Once again thanks for all the thought and effort you put into the portrait, my wife and daughters are amazed at how you've captured my features. Anyway we all think it's fantastic, thanks again for making the day that bit more special.'
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Lyndsey
I would like to thank you for the caricatures you have produced of my nephews, they made brilliant presents and the children thought they were fantastic as do all their friends! Their parents couldn’t get over how alike they were to the pictures you produced them from and the way you captured their features was spot on!
Also a huge thanks for the 30th birthday card, it made Neil’s day that little bit more special especially as it was themed around his present! Its also made a brilliant keepsake and looks great in a frame.
Once again thanks and I’m sure it won’t be too long before I’m back asking you for more ideas!
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