
Gill Welland
“I move between portraits, figures, and emotional landscape abstraction, often blending them in a single piece. Colour, texture, and bold, instinctive marks are my language — a way to express energy and emotion without rules. My process begins with a spark: a dream, a torn poster, a passing ex-pression. From there I layer, rework, deconstruct, scrape back and rebuild, allowing the painting to find its own direction. Even in my most figurative work, there’s always an abstract core. Painting, for me, is an honest response to what feels real and alive and unapologetically me!
My portraits are rooted in the everyday experienc-es of women — the women I know, the women I am, the many layers that have shaped me. I draw from my emotional experiences, real stories, imag-ined ones, and the shared resilience that has al-ways carried me as a businesswoman, mother, friend and mentor through some of my life’s tough times. Each portrait becomes part of a wider chorus, built through layers, bold colour and ex-pressive texture, holding both the weight we carry and the transformative energy that rises when women stand together.”




















