Welcome to Allen's Studio

  Llanddwyn Island is a wonderfully beautiful and peaceful small isle just off the coast of Anglesey near Newborough. It contains the ruins of a monastry, a short row of old coastguard cottages now small museums showing what the interiors used to be like; two lighthouses, one still in use and two old lifeboat houses.

   You can walk to it except at exceptionally high tides. Nobody lives there now but the wild life is abundant. It is my most favourite place in the whole world.

  Here are just a few aspects . . . . . and I am sure I will be adding more as time goes by.

             'Sunset over rocky islets.'

       High tide, Llanddwyn, Anglesey.

Oil on board.   65cm high,   25cm wide.

                            (25'')             (10'')

    £60.  framed.

           'Rocks and Pool, Llanddwyn.

   Oil on canvas. 92cm high,  61cm wide.

                               (36'')            (24'')

   £220.  Sold.

                  'Santes Dwynwen'

        The Welsh patron saint of lovers.

    The figure is based on the shape of a broken shell.

     Princess Dwynwen was jilted by her betrothed Prince and retreated to Ynys (island) Llanddwyn where she founded a nunnery and, in time, became the Welsh patron saint of lovers equivalent to the English (Sais) St Valentine.

     There is a well on the island into which you should throw a handkerchief or similar token and make your wish.

   Oil on canvas.   76cm high,  58cm wide.

                                 (30'')           (23'')

  £320.    framed

          'Santes Dwynwen and monk.'

       Broken shells, many of which can be found on the island, form the figures in this painting of Santas Dwynwen and one of the monks who built and lived in the monastery whose ruins also appear in the painting as does one of the two celtic crosses also to be found on the island.

       Abstract paintings from these Celtic Crosses can be found in the 'North Wales' selection of paintings on this web-site

   Oil on canvas.  71cm high,   102cm wide.

                                (28'')             (40'')

  £460.    framed.

              'Becalmed off Llanddwyn'

     Oil on canvas.  76cm high,  58cm wide.

                                  (30'')           (23'')

  £220.     framed

    'Calm sailing off Llanddwyn.  Evening.'

   Oil on canvas.  58cm high,  76cm wide.

                               (23'')             (30'')

  £220.     framed.

       'Early morning mist off Llanddwyn.'

   Oil on canvas.  58cm high,  76cm wide.

                              (23'')             (30'')

  £220.   framed.

          'Driftwood from Llanddwyn.'

      A small piece of driftwood picked up on the shore.

      It was about three inches long but I have drawn it larger than life size and I have left it floating in space.

      Make of it what you will . . . . . .

          Pencil and water colour on paper.

          25cm high,  30cm wide.

               (10'')           (12'')

   £40.    framed.