Tessa Houghton

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Tessa Houghton studied Fine Art at Liverpool John Moores University and soon after completing her degree, she moved to Barcelona and began to paint the sea.
The artist draws inspiration from the places she spends most of her time; the Catalonian coast, Pyrenees mountains and the dramatic and beautiful countryside of northern England
Tessa's paintings have been exhibited extensively throughout the UK and in various places around the world, such as Barcelona, Singapore, Hong Kong, and New York.

Tessa Houghton creates dreamlike ethereal landscapes that are infused with light, texture, and infinite possibilities. Inspired by nature with its inherent symbolism and contrasts, the paintings attempt to explore themes of fragility and strength, transience and endurance, death and renewal. The most recent work pays homage to childhood and family and explores the strong emotional attachments we have with particular places and the memories that go with them.

'I believe in the power of suggestion and my paintings tend to hover between abstraction and figuration. The resulting images are ambiguous rather than definitive. I like the idea that they will trigger a memory or a sensation by being recognisable or familiar in some way and the final interpretation is left open to the viewer.'

Tessa Houghton Artworks

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    Glittering light by Tessa Houghton
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    Glittering light by Tessa Houghton

    Glittering light

    Paintings - 30x30 cm
    Celestial by Tessa Houghton
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    Celestial by Tessa Houghton

    Celestial

    Paintings - 60x60 cm
    Crystal by Tessa Houghton
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    Crystal by Tessa Houghton

    Crystal

    Paintings - 30x30 cm
    Light comes in (30) by Tessa Houghton
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    Light comes in (30) by Tessa Houghton

    Light comes in (30)

    Paintings - 25x25 cm
    Undercurrent by Tessa Houghton
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    Undercurrent by Tessa Houghton

    Undercurrent

    Paintings - 90x90 cm
    Autumn veil by Tessa Houghton
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    Autumn veil by Tessa Houghton

    Autumn veil

    Paintings - 30x30 cm
    Old man of Coniston by Tessa Houghton
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    Old man of Coniston by Tessa Houghton

    Old man of Coniston

    Paintings - 30x80 cm
    Wildflower by Tessa Houghton
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    Wildflower by Tessa Houghton

    Wildflower

    Paintings - 30x30 cm
    Entangled by Tessa Houghton
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    Entangled by Tessa Houghton

    Entangled

    Paintings - 30x30 cm
    Helvellyn by Tessa Houghton
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    Helvellyn by Tessa Houghton

    Helvellyn

    Paintings - 21x50 cm
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    Alluvion  by Tessa Houghton

    Alluvion

    Paintings - 76x91 cm
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    Outlook by Tessa Houghton

    Outlook

    Paintings - 100x100 cm
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    Farlight by Tessa Houghton

    Farlight

    Paintings - 100x100 cm
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    Kingdom by Tessa Houghton

    Kingdom

    Paintings - 30x30 cm
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    Token by Tessa Houghton

    Token

    Paintings - 30x30 cm
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    Tempest by Tessa Houghton

    Tempest

    Paintings - 30x30 cm

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