About Alan Jefferies
Alan Jefferies, Abstract Artist
Alan currently lives and works in Mid Wales. For 40 years, he worked in the Printing and Publishing industry as a colour specialist with Agfa UK. During that period, he had the desire to use his colour knowledge in a more expressive and creative way, hence the transition to abstract painting.
After painting for 30 years Alan went back to university to do a 3 year Art Degree to be influenced by Abstract artists throughout Art history. His artwork could be described as explosions of paint on canvas, they are a reaction and in response to the shapes, colours, and forms of nature.
As well as painting, Alan is also an experienced Tai Chi instructor and holds weekly classes in Mid Wales. More information can be found at whitecranetaichi.co.uk.
“My current works have evolved through one-to-one tutorials with June Forester and John Harvey, at the Aberystwyth School of Art.
The first works were inspired by the works of Hans Hoffman, Rothko and Ken Draper. The latter works were influenced by Serg Poliakoff, Ad Reinhardt, Robert Natkin, and finally Ben Nicholson.”
Discover my art
My artwork can be divided into three categories.
Geometric Abstract Art is based on the use of simple geometric forms and shapes placed into non-objective compositions. Organic Abstract Art includes organic shapes which are free from the formal rules associated with geometric shapes and appear much more like something we would find in the natural world. Abstract Expressionism is more free flowing dynamic and spontaneous, explosions of paint on canvas.
I would like to combine all three types of Abstract Art for future paintings and am excited at the prospect.
Geometric Abstract Art
Organic Abstract Art
Abstract Expressionism