Carly Ashdown

Artist Carly Ashdown cites as her inspirations a somewhat motley crew – fellow artist Jackson Pollock, the late and much-revered comedian Bill Hicks, and philosopher Alan Watts, whose work introduced Eastern philosophies such as Zen to a Western audience. The influence of the abstract expressionist Pollock can easily be seen in her work – deceptively ethereal portraits in acrylics often with a drip-and-spatter finish similar to Pollock’s trademark technique.