Louisa Burnett Hall - Where the Catkins Blow
40 x 40 cm, acrylic on canvas, 2018
In the shallows at the lake edges, vegetation and water mingle in a dance towards the light.
This series was inspired by travelling to the lake districts in Croatia. Fascinated by the way water opens up multiple views into other dimensions, Louisa was struck by the remarkable visual purity of the lakes and rivers. Playing with the fluid properties of acrylic paint, she pours it on the canvas to create intersecting masses, then ‘writes’ the patterns and rhythms of light formed by the current and reflections across the surface.
Louisa Burnett-Hall
Louisa focuses on the theme of water in her paintings and drawings. Running water is studied in different locations and countries, as a source of visual meditations, tracing abstract lines in nature. Within this she explores various lines of enquiry: perception of visible and invisible; passing time and the ephemeral; running water with its reflected environment; and water’s vital importance as part of the global environment. She considers the creation of her artworks to be poetic acts. She lives and works in Paris, France. She graduated with an MA in Fine Art from Edinburgh University and a PGCE in Art and Design from London University.