Gretel Warner, based in Essex, creates art that explores the emotional complexity of the human experience. Focusing on oil painting, charcoal, and pastel, her work embraces the fluidity of these mediums to express fluctuating emotions. For Gretel, the creative process is an exploration rather than a pursuit of perfection, where materials are shifted, layered, and erased until a resonant expression emerges.

Gretel’s work is deeply influenced by the experience of being a woman in today’s world, often incorporating autobiographical elements. While feminist in nature, her recent work delves into human connections, emotional shifts, and the genderless and subtle interactions between individuals and the broader world. Inspired by the transient nature of emotions, she explores how internal monologues shape behaviour, embracing both moments of euphoria and despair.

For Gretel, painting is a vital means of release, a way to unpack and express the full spectrum of human emotions experienced in the fast-paced, social-media centric world she finds herself in.

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