
Gill Welland
I work between portraits, figurative studies, and emotional landscape abstraction, often allowing these worlds to merge within a single piece. Colour, texture, and bold, instinctive marks form my visual language — a way of expressing energy, emotion, and human depth without restraint. My process begins with a spark: a dream, a torn poster, an unexpected expression. From there, I layer, scrape back, rebuild, and reimagine, allowing each piece to find its own momentum. Even in my most figurative works, an abstract core is always present. Painting, for me, is an honest response to what feels real, vivid, and unapologetically true.
My portraits draw from the lived experiences of women — the women I know, the woman I am, and the many layers that shape us. Rooted in personal stories, emotional memory, imagined moments, and shared resilience, these works celebrate strength, emotion and energy I carry in my many chapters each portrait becomes part of a wider chorus. Built through layered marks, expressive texture, and bold colour, they hold both the weight we carry and the transformative energy that rises when women stand together.




















