BIOGRAPHY

Elizabeth grew up in Ellesmere Port on the Wirral. She has studied and lived throughout the Midlands, working as a Freelance Web & Graphic Designer, Pattern Designer, Woodland worker and multidisciplinary artist & craftsperson. She has been based in rural North Shropshire for the past 10 years and also works throughout the Midlands.

Elizabeth is a self-taught watercolour artist and finds painting outdoors a liberating experience. She is inspired by the beauty of the natural world, and interprets the landscapes under sometimes challenging weather conditions.

Working in the field, on walks and rambles through the countryside, Elizabeth captures the atmosphere, colours of the season and mood of the day in a fresh and expressive way. Her paintings reflect an immediate connection to the landscape, and are imbued with her love of being outdoors.

Her figurative work reflects a similar approach to painting - fast, fresh and intuitive. Sometimes minimal, with only the essential lines of the body indicated, her works are contemporary and thought provoking.

Elizabeth's original pieces of sculptural greenwood furniture combine a knowledge of traditional rural crafts skills with contemporary design. She makes craft items in woodlands using only hand tools, fresh timber and an eye for finding interesting natural shapes in the wood.

EDUCATION

MA Design & Digital Media (1998, Coventry University)

2.1 BA (Hons) Contemporary Arts (Music & Visual Arts)
(1993 - 1996, Nottingham Trent University)

PAINTING TOURS
Isle of Wight (April 2010)
San Giovanni D'Asso, Siena, Italy (Nov 2009 - Feb 2010)

EXHIBITIONS
Ongoing - Backstairs Gallery, Oakham
Sept 2011 - Down to Earth, Whitchurch, Shropshire.
Aug 2011 - Gallery 3, Gateway, Shrewsbury (solo)
March 2011 - Jones Coffee House, Market Drayton, Shropshire (solo)
Feb 2011 - Jones Coffee House, Whitchurch, Shropshire (solo)
Oct 2010 - New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme. (solo)
Sept 2010 - The Greenstage Gallery, Bishops Frome.
August 2010 - The World’s Biggest Gallery, Craven Arms.
August 2010 - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, (solo).
July 2010 - Down to Earth, Whitchurch, Shropshire.
July 2010 - Gallery SCA, Shrewsbury.
June 2010 - The Gallery, Bishops Castle.
June 2010 - The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury.
June 2010 - Ellesmere Art Fair.
June 2010 - SPACE, Ellesmere, Shropshire, (solo).
May 2010 - Dee Fine Arts Open Exhibition, Heswall.
April 2010 - Life & Landscapes, Oswestry Visitor & Exhibition Centre (solo).