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Age (after wipe)

Age (before wipe)

Dad portrait in pencil

Dr Susan Michaelis portrait

Dr Susan Michaelis portrait framed

Mum portrait in pencil

Portrait in charcoal 3

Self portrait in charcoal 1

Self portrait in oil

Self portrait in pencil

Self potrait in charcoal 2

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Angela Edwards is a contemporary artist whose practice centres on painting, while drawing forms an essential and parallel strand. Her work examines the instability of the image in the digital age, with particular attention to portraiture and the shifting nature of presence. Within a culture saturated by mass media and algorithmically generated imagery, she considers how identity is constructed, mediated and consumed. In an era increasingly shaped by AI, the direct trace of the artist’s hand becomes both a material and ethical assertion of authenticity. While oil painting remains at the forefront of her practice, drawing particularly in pencil and charcoal offers a more immediate and intimate encounter with the subject. Through subtle tonal shifts and areas of soft focus, Angela echoes the way digital images blur and dissolve, yet the sustained labour of mark-making restores psychological weight and duration. The specificity of likeness is balanced with an interest in atmosphere, capturing not only appearance but presence. Across both painting and drawing, she translates fleeting, screen-based imagery into the enduring languages of oil and graphite. In doing so, she resists the speed and disposability of contemporary image culture, reclaiming contemplation and stillness. A recurring thread throughout her work is the idea of home whether as domestic space, emotional state, or the broader condition of displacement. This concern informs her sensitivity to gesture, expression and the quiet complexities of belonging. Her practice continues to evolve in dialogue with contemporary visual culture, while remaining grounded in the physical intelligence of paint and line. You can see a new collection of work @townquaystudios #paintingoftheday #shorehambysea #contemparyart #artcollector #paintingsofinstagram
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✨ ORIGINAL ART ✨ Step into a world of colour, light and movement. My latest collection is now on display in the gallery — bold contemporary pieces. Each artwork is an original, created to bring energy and atmosphere into your home. 🖼 Available to purchase 🎨 Original paintings + selected works on paper 📍 View in the gallery (DM for location & opening hours) 📦 Shipping available If you’re looking for statement art that transforms a space, I’d love you to come and see the collection. Tell me in the comments — which piece would you hang in your home? 👇 #OriginalArt #ContemporaryArt #ArtForSale #ArtCollector #paintingoftheday
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First new painting of 2026. So excited to be painting again. Loving the psychedelic feel of this and hope it brings some joy to the strange world we now find ourselves in. #shorehambysea #paintingoftheday #painting #contemporarypainting #paintingsofinstagram
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The mulled wine is warming up nicely. Such a beautiful day. Feeling very blessed to have such a wonderful space to work. Open 11-4pm today
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Christmas open day at the gallery with mulled wine and mince pies Sat 13 Dec 11-4 Hope you can join us
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New work at Town Quay. So pleased to be showing my work alongside two new gallery artists. @cath_art_ic @markcharltonart Please join us on the 13 Dec 11-4 for mulled wine and mince pies. We have a group Christmas show with exciting plans for the new year. #shorehambysea #paintingoftheday #artwork #gallery

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