Alan Raggett confines himself to a palette of ultramarine, burnt sienna, burnt umber, titanium white and yellow ochre. Manipulating this limited colour range, he produces abstract figurative canvasses where he is free to explore the textural qualities of the paint medium, using a mix of happenstance
and concise control to create plays of shadow and light.
Since leaving college in 2003 Alan Raggett has worked and exhibited solo and with the Endangered Studio group.

His work is very much about uncomplicating painting. He uses only five colours and each piece is allowed one figure. Giving himself structure and rules in the making of paintings allows more freedom for his working process to grow
organically.