For as long as she can remember Mani Parkes has always wanted to be an artist. As soon as she could hold a pencil all she ever wanted to do was draw.

Mani undertook an Art Foundation course at Lincoln College of Art. Further study followed at UWE Bristol where she studied Illustration. She then transferred to Edinburgh College of Art - graduating in 1997 with a BA (Hons) in Visual Communication.

Today Mani Parkes is a successful professional artist. Her paintings are created using acrylics. The quick drying nature of these paints are ideal for Mani as she can add all the tiny details to her pictures without delay.

Mani Parkes likes to use muted colours building up the layers of paint as her paintings develop. Inspiration for her paintings come from many things. The day to day sights that Mani Parkes sees on the school run often inspire her paintings. Cycling through the higgledy - piggledy streets, Mani loves the charming buildings and quirky characters that she sees. Mani Parkes loves nature, a beautiful pair of spotty wellingtons or a stripy scarf. Mani aims to capture a quiet moment that makes people smile.

Mani Parkes naive style is evident in all the seasons. Be it Winter, Spring, Summer or Autumn she creates charming and memorable paintings. Her strong observational skills are evident in each painting along with the subsequent details which she records.

In addition to Red Rag Art Gallery Mani Parkes has also exhibited at a number of other British Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Mani Parkes artist studio and like all Red Rag British art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

This is the Red Rag British Art Gallery website page which features contemporary art works painted in a naive style. The naive style of painting has been a source of inspiration for many contemporary artists. Todays contemporary artists remain equally fascinated in producing fine paintings in this important tradition

All the paintings promoted by Red Rag British Art Gallery have been sourced from the best of todays living contemporary artists. Each painting at Red Rag has been acquired from British art studio of each featured artist. You can therefore be assured that all paintings from Red Rag British Art Gallery are art works from the artist.

Red Rag British Art Gallery is open seven days a week for sales of British Art. All wildlife British art from Red Rag can be delivered throughout the world service normally within a few days of purchase.

To view the Naive style British art work of each artist simply click on the artist's name or image. Information about every contemporary painting including size and price is displayed by clicking on the image for each British art work.

If you would like to buy a Naive style painting or require further information about Red Rag British art please contact Red Rag British Art Gallery