Minimalist abstract paper collages, and painted, quirky, funny birds
Anneli (Lievonen) Boon was born in Finland, where her roots still remain, providing much of the inspiration behind her work. "Enough and no more", together with Scandinavian simplicity and Nordic light, are dominant in her work.
She came to England in 1970 and since then has made her family home in Hertfordshire, where she also studied, gaining a BA (Hons) in Art and Design.
Most of her art is made in collage form using powerful colours and a minimalist approach. For her collage medium, Anneli prepares assorted papers to which she applies colour using mainly acrylic paints. These provide the palette for the making of her pictures. Her latest interest is to paint quirky, fantasy birds, which have totally smitten her.
All of her work is composed by imagination, dreams and layering of observations. Anneli creates exciting, personal images, but also encourages the viewer to visualise their own interpretation. Many of her images are suitable for textile and card designs.
Since 1993, Anneli's work has been commissioned and sold to private collections nationally and internationally and a number of commercial organizations - including Wessex Water, Nokia, KPMG, Microsoft, Ramada Hotel Group, Center Parcs and Wetherspoon pub/restaurant - have purchased and hired her work.
Finding out more
A selection of her work is on show in the online gallery. (Availability changes, as works are sold and new works added). To see a wider range of works in more detail, or to discuss potential commissions, you are welcome to visit her studio by appointment. If you are interested in her artwork and would like to know more, simply send her an e-mail and she will contact you.
Current locations of work for sale
- Walkern Gallery, Walkern, Hertfordshire
- The Gallery at Parndon Mill, Harlow, Essex
- The Hertfordshire Gallery, 6 St Andrew Street, Hertford SG14 1JE
Home studio – contact details
- Address
- 16 Mimram Place, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 9HQ, UK (map)
- Telephone
- +44 (0)1438 715416
- anneli@anneliboon.com
Conditions of sale
The sale of any item of work does not include any intellectual property right relating to it. All copyright and other rights shall remain with the artist. The artist asserts her moral right to be identified as the author both generally and in relation to any public exhibition of her work. The reproduction of items of work you have purchased (including the reproduction of photographs of such items other than for limited private use) is not permitted.