Liz Foster North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Working across oils, water-based and mixed-media my work fluctuates between pure abstraction and a subtle refence to place or object. Paintings begin with intuitive marks and colour, and are developed over several months, if not years, with several paintings being worked on at a time. The final composition only comes to realisation in the later stages of the process.

My painting explores concepts of repetition and pattern, creating systems and rhythms that reference the natural, human-made and auditory environment. I create compositions from the reiteration of smaller parts that shift and move across the picture plane. Colour is central to my work and often drives my decision making. I work predominantly in oils, though my ideas are developed through extensive use of drawing and print. I am process-led, and each work begins with intuitive marks which over time, with editing and re-working, begin to suggest a structure.

Artwork

Fray, Oil on Canvas, 2021, £3000

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Scatter, Oil on Canvas, 2019, £2000

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Puzzle Tree, Oil on Canvas , 2019, £2000

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Unexpected Landscape , Oil on Canvas , 2019/20, £3000

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Tilt , Oil on Canvas, 2019, £1200

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Projects and exhibitions

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art&York Art Fair

25/10/2019 — 27/10/2019

art& York Art Fair ran over three days. I exhibited a collection of recent oil paintings along with works on paper.

York Racecourse, York Details

Discovery Room

31/01/2018 — 31/08/2018

I was commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust to create a community room, offering multi-functional and flexible usage, suitable for youth clubs, craft clubs and local community groups. The room needed to feel creative and bright but also safe and comfortable.

Am important aspect of the project was to engage with members of the...

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Folk Hall, York Details
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