Artist Natalie Gilmore says about her work:

“I graduated with a degree in Fine Art from Bretton Hall College in 1996 but followed a very different career in Public Finance. I have always painted, but over the last few years have found it increasingly important for me to express my creative side, and I spend every spare moment practising my art.

I take my inspiration from everything I see around me. Growing up and living in Knowsley I’m blessed to live close to so many beautiful natural spaces, and working in Liverpool I paint the buildings and streets that I love.

I mainly work in acrylic and take advantage of the striking colours that can be created by the over-layering of paint. My style varies depending on what kind of day it’s been. I can get lost in concentration and produce very detailed work made up of thousands of individual dots and dashes of contrasting colour – or I can use a much more expressive style, working quickly and trying to capture shape and texture – quite often a finished piece can be a mixture of both processes.”

Read more about Natalie Gilmore’s work here