Colour and process are the two fundamental aspects of Heather’s work, colour is intuitive and celebratory, starting with a saturated coloured ground, this creates an atmosphere and through the use of layers and a constant reworking of the painted surface, a personal vocabulary of marks develop, using brushes, print rollers, squeegees, any tool that enables her to create and reveal atmospheric layers, a lyrical and fluid atmosphere develops evoking an emotional response in the viewer and memories of seascape/landscape.
Wild swimming has given her a new perspective and access to the sea year round, having immersed herself in the unique colours of the St Ives beaches she then immerses herself in the painting process back in her studio, she likes to work on many canvases at the same time using acrylic paint offers her the freedom of building up layers quickly and capturing a sense of energy and movement of the sea. Painterly lines and marks serve as metaphors of energy, movement and growth, exploring the relationship between colour and the vitality of the natural world.
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