Alison Street

Journey into the wilds of imagination with self-taught artist, Alison Street as she paints vivid, magical works of the wildlife and surroundings of her home in Africa. Brilliantly colored birds, grazing zebras and mighty elephants emerge from sensitively rendered scenes from the bush or stylized abstract backgrounds. When she combines her exceedingly realistic style with swaths of textured color it produces an energetic and illusory quality to her paintings. Working with watercolor and mixed media on paper, Street’s brushwork is daring and direct, able to render impeccably or to set loose upon the paper in luscious creative freedom.

Born in the United Kingdom, but relocated to Africa in her childhood, Street’s work explores her world through eyes of innocent wonder. “Living in Africa is inspiring in itself, this is the most diverse continent,” she says. ”The colors and the wildlife are breathtaking.” Street has had numerous exhibitions in Africa, and her work is being collected in Europe and the United States. She lives and works in Zambia.