Scarlett Raven

Scarlett’s childhood was defined by creativity. Her father was the late saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft, who played with acts like ABBA, Pink Floyd, Tina Turner and Marvin Gaye. Encouraged by her model mother, Scarlett explored her artistic side as an escape from her struggle with dyslexia. Following her first solo exhibition on Cork Street, London, at the age of just 21, her career took off and she has since been featured by titles such as ES Magazine,Tate Etc.,Tatler and Time Out. Collaborations have included working with the art supplies retailer Cass Art and the English paint manufacturer Winsor & Newton.

Her innovative collections have included The Danger Tree, which explored the true story of World War One through layers of paint, animation and poetry. For Portrait: The Reason Why I Paint, she experimented with figurative works to depict childhood heroes like Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí and Vincent van Gogh. In The Eye of Heaven Shines, she manipulated paint to express the majesty of trees, using abstract forms, patterns and sculptural painting to imply movement. Her newest collection, I am Reborn, is inspired by pregnancy and motherhood. 

Working with oil paints and acrylics, Scarlett adds splatters and daubs of paint to replicate the abundance of textures found outdoors. Her landscape works are a way for her to explore the geometry of nature, with elements like water and stars adding a feeling of serenity. Framed in a sustainable wood, all of her limited edition artworks are hand-embellished to echo the multilayered feel of her original paintings. 

Scarlett says: “Paint is thrown on, splattered and flicked. Spitting and dancing, it creates a whole world of magic. When people look at these paintings, I want them to feel themselves. I want them to provide somewhere to feel alive, a place to breathe and explore."

Discover Scarlett's latest selection of hand-signed limited edition prints and original mixed media paintings here.