Louise Balaam

My work is inspired by an emotional response to the natural world, in particular to the quality of light. I am fascinated by the relationships between light and dark, and with how the pattern of light creates an emotional impact. I draw in the landscape and then paint intuitively in the studio, so that the work has a sense of place, yet can also evoke memories and personal interpretations in the viewer. My paintings relate to the English landscape tradition – particularly Turner - and Constable’s oil sketches are an important influence. I love the sensuality and depth of colour of oil paint, used in direct and gestural brushstrokes.

Louise completed a BA in Fine Art at Kent Institute of Art and Design in Canterbury, and an MA in Fine Art from Christchurch University, Canterbury. She has shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the Royal West of England Open and Autumn exhibitions, the New English Art Club, the Discerning Eye and the Hunting Art Prize, and has work in galleries in Kent, Surrey, the West Country, Cornwall and Scotland.

• The Island
• Pale Ochre Field, White Cloud
• Deep Green, High Sky
• Mild October Afternoon

• After the Rain, Yellow-Green Meadow
• Green Filed, January Sky
• Cool Sky, Turquoise and Ochre
• Warm Yellow Sky