LOUISE SHERIDAN

LOUISE SHERIDAN TALKS OF FRAGMENTS OF A VISUAL DIARY BUT THESE ARE FRAGMENTS WHICH HAVE SIMMERED AND MATURED AND FOUND THEIR PLACE IN A KALEIDOSCOPE OF MEMORIES. THESE ARE PAINTINGS RICH IN THEIR COLOUR AND DARKNESSES, AND RESONANT WITH THE ACCUMULATIONS OF TIME.

Michael Harrison, Director, Kettle's Yard, 1992-2011

REAL AND IMAGINARY LANDSCAPES AND MEMORIES OF TRAVEL MIX WITH PERSONAL STORIES, HUMOUR AND EXPLORATIONS OF NATURE, LIFE AND DEATH IN MY PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS.

Organic forms transform and evolve within nature; the earth changes and wild weather results in floods and chaos. The power of water, the rise and fall of tides, the depth and strength of the currents and the changing light, colour and atmosphere all fascinate me.

I have lived by the River Thames in London for most of my life, often walking along the foreshore which reveals half hidden mysterious objects and structures that hint at layers of the city's history.

Paintings were completed after travels to South East Asia, China, Iceland, Cuba, St Lucia and Costa Rica.  My grandfather was Japanese and that cultural influence can be seen in some work. I visited Japan for the first time recently and found the country fascinating and visually inspiring.

The environment, images and colours I experienced on a five month trip to India and Nepal had a profound effect on my early work. I continue to use the Nepalese textured and translucent hand made paper that I first discovered in the Himalayas.

Working with intuition, energy and freedom, ideas flow from the marks.

I build up acrylic paint layers, sometimes drawing into the images with ink, oil pastels and pencil. Drawing is an important part of my practice. Depending on my mood, I make large, expressive charcoal drawings through to tiny, intense ink scribbles.

Biography

Louise Sheridan lives and works in London. She completed a B.A. Hons. in Fine Art, Painting at Kingston University and a Post-Graduate Course in Painting in Cyprus. Later she lived in Barcelona for a year gaining an M.A. in European Fine Art, Painting, at the Winchester School of Art. She regularly exhibits and has completed commissions in the UK and India. Her work is held in public collections including Paintings in Hospitals, the Towner Art Gallery Collection, Eastbourne, St Thomas’ Hospital and Banque Paribas.

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