Liz’s profile
Monday, April 28th, 2008I’ve been producing and experimenting with art since leaving school then attended a Btec course in Art & Design in the mid 80s. That started me looking at the world with the glimmerings of an artist’s eye which increased over the years.
I became totally immersed in textiles and quilt making for 10 years and carried out many commissions and turned as many away due to the time involved in making each quilt. I now paint again, and many times find myself marrying the painting element with textiles to se what happens. The irregularity of how fabric takes the paint is part of the magic for me. I often put a piece of fabric a side because it is of no use to the piece I’m producing at the time, only to pic it up later to see it’s potential for another composition that’s been lurking at the back of my mind.
Every piece of work I produce is influenced by my life experience and the people I love, not always reflecting my style of painting or embroidery. Nonetheless, something “made” me produce that piece in that particular way and in that particular medium. I favour acrylics because of their versatility and speed in drying, while my embroideries are mainly done on my old and trusted Pfaff sewing machine - I just don’t like to wait, I suppose !
I paint/produce all the disciplines of art and am happy to take commissions of the 3 P’s - people, property and pets. However, I have to emphasise that if you want a photographic interpretation you should take a photo. My pieces are always my interpretation of a subject, of what I see and feel.
I hope you enjoy my work.