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Carla Raads – Orange Burst, Hand Signed Original Artwork
Based in the beautiful coastal town of Lytham St Anne’s, she is an abstract sea and landscape artist that paints exclusively with her hands.
Undoubtedly, a true beach girl at heart, Carla Raads was born and raised on the Eastern Cape coast of South Africa. Consequently, she spent nearly every day amongst the sand and waves. “For me it’s the sound, the rise of the tide and the crash of the waves. It’s the thunder”.
Then, at 16 she would leave South Africa in search of a new life in the UK. Always drawn to the sea, she and her family settled on the Fylde coast. “I was grateful to live near the sea, the familiarity of the beach made it feel more like home”.
Later going on to study fine art at Blackpool college, learning about life drawing, paint and sculpture before studying design and interiors at Manchester metropolitan university. During that time she would work under the mentorship of the late Phillippe Aird at the Phoenix galleries in Hulme. Phillipe Aird, her mentor, an abstract artist known for his resin pouring work, was mentored by LS Lowry and he drew inspiration from his work. Phil, as she called him, taught the 19 year old Carla about canvas building, large scale abstracts and paint techniques. “He was so free with his painting…let the work come alive by allowing the paint to move organically. The best thing he ever taught me”.
After university Carla left her art and pursued a career in modelling. It was 12 years as a full time model before her return to art in 2017. “I hadn’t painted in years…pregnant and not modelling…one day I had an incredible desire to paint, and not with brushes…getting an old canvas and pouring the paint straight onto my hands. I would paint fast and aggressively and only the sea, like I was in it. Just with my hands, imitating the movement and crash of the wave. I am grateful for the time away from art, I have returned a different artist.
Presently, Raads continues to paint seascapes along with skyscapes and landscapes. The work is emotional and some actionable, she draws inspiration from Mother Nature’s moods and relates them to her own, some powerful and bold, some still and isolating. Specifically, she hopes to draw out the emotional response in the viewer. Working on canvas that she hand stretches, with acrylic, spray paint and varnish. Each piece is signed with her unique hand print on the reverse, framed and unframed.
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