Anuk was born in Bristol in 1951, and showed an early interest in art, painting whenever she could. She studied architecture at University College London graduating with a first class degree. In 1978 she met her husband Roger and travelled with him to Africa and New York, where she studied silkscreen printing. On returning home, and with two small children, Anuk worked for a while as an architect before returning to her real love, painting.
Working entirely in water based paints and using collage to add texture to her pieces, Anuk’s work ranges from landscape, both in Britain and abroad, to still life, which she still regards as her favourite. Examples of Anuk’s techniques and methods can be found in the many articles she has written for the Artist magazine, together with several books published by Harper Collins.
“The process that leads me to a finished painting often involves a series of discoveries. Although I decide upon the subject of the painting before I begin, I rarely know what the final result will be as I use a variety of media to create the finished piece”
Anuk has exhibited in galleries from Edinburgh to St Ives, and her work is in private collections both in Britain and abroad. She regularly opens her studio so that people can view her work at source both during Oxforshire Artweeks and also at Christmas, and runs workshops during the Spring and early Summer.