Painting Title: “Filitosa”
There is something very satisfying about Liz Cleaves work. It may well be that it reminds me, in
part, of the delicate colour work of Matisse. Certainly the ’Softly through my window’ painting does.
Liz has a delicate touch with seemingly ease of composition. However she explains that what
fascinates her in the actual process of painting and composing. She says that whilst she works
she develops the colour ideas from a predetermined colour range. Speaks about the colour in
detail and it is clear she is indeed a formal abstract painter of quality.
Here what she has to say about her art...
“...Colour is my inspiration. It affects the way I feel and how I use it.
Applying pigment to canvas and then experiencing colour relationships is absorbing. Laying on
a colour and another colour (and maybe also another) is an adventure into the unknown. The
way that I develop colour in a composition is an important process that requires me to adapt and
moderate my thinking as I go along. Inevitably this means that I must also modify the shapes and
forms that appear. I mainly use unbleached canvas to work on. That, in itself, has tension, colour
and texture… all of which affect my way of painting, and the outcomes I achieve.”
You can find more of Liz’s work on her web site at: www.skybluesea.net
Painting Title: “Orb”