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Designer 'Paint Chip Originals' series 


A play on the traditional ‘paint chip’, these instantly recognisable colours are taken from the distinctive and iconic house packaging colour of the designer brands. The colour is matched by Anne-Marie’s artistic ability to the carrier bag of the brand featured, and the colour ‘paint code’ is the year the brand was established. The actual carrier bag depicted is complete to logo detail in fine brush work, and only painted in graphic black and white so the iconic colour background is the crux of the artwork. 

All works are originals, painted in acrylics on stretched cotton canvas - no digital involvement!


The artworks are clever, quirkily modern statements for people who love colour. The brands chosen all have not only distinctive house packaging,  but rich history and diverse reasons for the longevity of their colours appeal:


All works below are ORIGINALS, 50x75cm on deep box canvas (4cm) ready to hang (signed by artist on side)

Limited edition prints are now available see Print Shop

NHS blue 1948 by anne-marie ellis
NHS BLUE 1948
You may have seen my painting on Oxford street, displayed on multiple screens as part of the @makeitblue campaign to show solidarity to the NHS and frontline workers.  London landmarks were lit in blue and Selfridges and Flannels turned their shopfronts to digital artworks.  See my NEWS (January 21) for the footage. 

This original sold with all proceeds going to NHS Charities Together, and such was the interest that we  produced a downloadable version to benefit the NHS.  During lockdown this meant it was available to print at home and put in your window to show your support.

NHS BLUE 1948 – from the ‘Paint Chip Originals’ series by Anne-Marie Ellis available now from artrepublic.com or artsy.net  (SOLD)

The distinctive blue of our national health heroes is used here to celebrate the work of the NHS. The clapping gloved hands depict the now traditional, countrywide display of gratitude, by applauding the NHS on Thursdays at 8pm. The disposable blue gloves have actually been depicted using only black and white, so the ‘NHS Blue’ of the canvas is utilised as the focus of the artwork. The hands have been empathetically depicted, with the details of the thin folded, crinkled rubber glove material, captured by precise brush work. The graphic gloves with the ‘sound lines’ rising out of them reference the clapping hands of the emoji keyboard, as well as being reminiscent of spiritual iconography, and a sign of gratitude.

This artwork is in the format of a traditional ‘paint chip’, the blue is matched by Anne-Marie’s artistic ability to the now familiar blue of the NHS. The National Health Service was established to provide a free and accessible health service in July 1948, hence the year chosen as the paint ‘code’. The iconic blue colour is now the most recognizable element of the NHS branding and used in publications, uniform and equipment across the service.



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