FEATURED ARTISTS BIO
Gill Crozier
I studied fine art at Waltham Forest School of Art London and the Royal Academy Schools and worked in the fashion industry and then the theatre in London. Until recently I taught part-time for a local college and now run occasional day workshops. I am currently part of a group of four artists known as Earthscape. We are two painters, a tapestry weaver and a jewellery maker.
I have exhibited in Europe, London, Wales and the West Midlands and am a founder member of Borderland Visual Arts which is an artists network formed in 1999. We host various exhibitions throughout the year and an annual Open Studios event.
Fundamentally I am drawn to the underlying structure of landscape and of human interaction with it.
I work with landforms from drawings, photographs and memory. Points of departure come from direct experience or from the written word.
The materials I use are mostly water based (acrylics and inks)plus collage and maybe oil pastels. I build layers of texture and paint and although I usually have an idea to begin with I am led by my dialogue with the colour, shapes and marks that I make on the 2D surface. Prints may be used as finished works or integrated into paintings.
