Elizabeth Crewther

North Wales based, Elizabeth is surrounded by the sea, hills and woodland that enables constant inspiration.

“For me personally art is a way to express freedom in a boundary-less space without conformity, where a colour and texture encased form exists. The rendered form you see before you is not just a bird or a flower, it is a tangible collection of colour and texture that has been brought together on the canvas.

My artwork is an expression of a happy place, memory or thought brought together into the world as a painting. When I am in the studio I find moments of stillness and clarity, with the occasional gust of whimsey. I work primarily with acrylic, I love the bright pigments and the versatility of its consistency. Although I use a brush for the outline layer of a piece, palette knives and bamboo sticks are my main tools for achieving the level of texture required to make forms and shapes. Experimentation is one of the best aspects of being an artist, how else can we develop our skills and find new and wonderful ways to conjure our imagination!

I have always spent time in nature and enjoyed the many textures it hosts, I frequently bring home pebbles from the beach or pine cones and feathers from the woods. The texture of leaves and petals help me to explore creating a canvas version of their beauty.

The use of colour in my work is of great importance, having been born with congenital cataracts which were undiagnosed until my early twenties, I spent my youth without really knowing colour. Following my first eye surgery the revelation of everyday colours was astounding, blue and yellow I found to be really vivid and vibrant. These are the colours I associate with happiness.”

Elizabeth Crewther

Technicolour Dancing Ponies

Technicolour Mare & Foal

Hibiscus Carnival

Cormorant

Bwythyn Gwyn – White Cottage

Fly Me To The Moon

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