Allan Morgan

Born in 1952, Allan Morgan is a full time artist living in border country of Herefordshire and Powys. 

Allan studied at both Swansea and Coventry Art Colleges, learning techniques of the masters while developing his own unique style of painting, graduating with a B.A. in Fine Art (Painting). He then went on to pursue a career in publishing as an illustrator. 

Now a full-time artist with a well established reputation, Allan's painting career has focused primarily on realist landscapes, however he has also experimented with colour in some of his pieces, leaning away from true realism. This can be seen with rolling hills of red or blue flowers, or splashes of bright wild flowers in misty meadows.

Allan draws a great deal of his inspiration from the countryside surrounding him, though his scenes are not directly from any single location. Instead, he tries to capture the atmosphere of early morning walks down country lanes or the warmth of a summer day. His seascapes, though less common from him, are inspired by his years living close to the coast. He oscillates between calm beaches, fishing boats out at sea or awaiting their return, or the crashing of waves against rocks and cliff faces. Ultimately, Allan is driven to convey light and colour, especially in the skies of his scenes where his use of blended colours truly capture the shifting colours that can be found in an British sky.