Annabel Hewitt

Sought after by galleries worldwide, Annabel Hewitt’s graphics have also captured the corporate world.

A large number of her works--which she describes as “collage with print”—reflect a fascination with

industry and architecture.  As diverse in subject as in style many of her innovative pieces have been

commissioned by major communication companies, insurance companies, and financial institutions because of their relevancy.

The artist brings to the canvas a vibrant, unconventional personal history.  Born in England in 1946,

Hewitt was raised in Trinidad before returning to England for her schooling.  She derives her intuitive

feeling for design and color from childhood days in the West Indies and admits her affinity for colors,

textures and graphics came rather naturally.  A strength of character coupled with a sheer

enjoyment of life, put her on an eclectic career path with a variety of jobs,

interspersed with bouts of travel throughout Europe and North Africa.

It was in her twenties that the idea of painting (first implanted at a Montessori school at the age of five) took hold and developed into what has become a single-minded preoccupation.  Hewitt’s early works, abstract and highly successful, gave her the confidence to venture into different forms, techniques, and media.

She considers her current works to be story telling in collage and print. Recent themes have included

music, travel, architecture, capital cities and the development of America and the materials of

commerce.  She researches intensely for the visual materials she incorporates into graphics,

immersing herself in knowledge and experiencing her subject until she is consumed by it. 

Only the when central themes and peripheral images are firmly established in her mind does she begin to paint.  From that point she creates until all imagery is expanded. 

The development of two works can often be in up to four surfaces, as she improvises with text and

patterns.  She employs dyes, ink pigments, watercolors, acrylics, pastels or any other medium to create

the desired effect.  In some of the pictures, one may even find stamps and sealing wax as if the images

have been paralyzed and posted.  Commenting on why her works have such a broad appeal,

Hewitt observes, “My pictures are essentially simple and straightforward”.

“Like me, they are matter of fact and to the point, but they are beautiful too”. 

Much of her time is now spent making prints so that others can share her thoughts and discoveries. 

However, each print is a monotype, in which all mediums are applied by hand,

enabling the public to remain truly in touch with her work.

Hewitt married James Hussey, the painter-printmaker she whom she met in 1973.

Together they have two sons and share a studio in the English countryside. 

She has assisted her husband many commissioned projects and has numerous works of her own

in private collections worldwide. 

Representative Commissions:

British Airways

Continental Airlines

Motorola

Bristol Myers

Mission Energy

Representative Collections:

Blockbuster Entertainment Corp.

Smith Kline Beecham