Anna Pugh

Anna Pugh (1938 – ) is a leading artist from England. She is admired as a colourist and storyteller, with her paintings often compared to those of Rousseau and Chagall. Her art style is unconventional, possibly influenced by her training in graphic design. Pugh’s work is characterised by the natural world enlivened by touches of the surreal, creating magical and whimsical scenes predominantly of nature, animals, and birds. She limits the inclusion of people and buildings in her paintings. Her use of unusual perspectives, geometry, and graphic design techniques has created an easily recognisable and distinctive style. Pugh’s ability to record natural phenomena and invigorate them with persuasive illusion is unparalleled.