Liz Evans Greater London, United Kingdom
I have a BA in Jewellery and Silversmithing from the CASS London and an MA Printmaking from Middlesex University. I have a pearl grading certificate from the GIA. I alternate between jewellery, art and printmaking often trying to combine them. I use many photographs, from my own collections which I take whilst walking, mainly around London and other cities in the UK.
Having quite a diverse background in art practices, I have recently gone back to my roots of fine art. I work predominantly in acrylics but love texture, so have undertaken some mixed media art involving gesso, acrylic paints, washi tapes, pastels and printing inks. Mostly painting in acrylic or working in pastels allows me to concentrate on colour. I occasionally work in oil but this is limited. I have become very interested in abstract art as I am finding finer work more difficult now due to arthritic hands. My work has a relationship to landscape whether natural or man-made and I love dystopian scenes so weather can also play an important part. I am influenced by artists such as Ludwig Meidner, Edward Munch and Richard Dadd, particularly the 'Fairy Fellers Master Stroke ' which is my all time favourite painting. My favourite artist is Frida Kahlo as she worked within the realms of her disability and her work tells her story often with gritty visuality. Much of my work involves metal. Whilst studying jewellery and silversmithing, I learnt to pre-anodise and colour aluminium which is one of my favourite mediums and a great starting point for art work and jewellermaking. I have used this medium to print photographs such as my 'Shard' and 'Gherkin' pieces, and have exhibited my 'Tate Britain' collection in Bezalel as part of my degree. Another piece, 'My Two Sons', was exhibited at the Truman Gallery in Brick Lane, East London. I completed my Masters with a body of work involving aluminium Braille jewellery and textured acrylic/perspex jewellery which was laser etched with my own 'doodles'. I don't often make silver jewellery, preferring other materials, but have undertaken a few contemporary pieces including reticulation and hammering to add texture. I do sometimes set stones. My favourite 3D artists are Victoria Landsford, an etcher; Joshua Harker who makes 3D models of his 'doodles' and Roy Nachum a fine art painter who uses Braille in his work and actively encourages people to touch his paintings.
