Lizzie studied Graphic Communications at Bath Spa, after an art foundation at Oxford Brookes. She then went on to explore commissioned work in illustration and animation for a few years before returning to the art form she had most loved at school - printmaking.
Lizzie prints in a stylised and figurative way, paying close attention to form and colour. She likes how printmaking involves a process of simplification, a process of finding shapes and patterns in the world around her. Lizzie enjoys the element of craftsmanship in carving or etching a plate, and the quality of the lines and marks that can be created. Colour plays a big part in Lizzies work, and she is endlessly exploring the rich colours that can be mixed from the oil-based inks with which she prints.
Inspiration for Lizzie’s work comes from the natural world, the creatures who inhabit it, and a desire to capture the moments of wonder that are experienced in wilder places. Such inspiration is echoed in the poetic titles that accompany her works.
Lizzie works as a printmaking technician at the Oxford Printmakers Co-operative. Her work here has been a driving force for her own experimentation, combining different methods and endlessly playing with ways of creating texture and line.
Lizzie is an award winning member of the Oxford Art Society, and was selected as Henley festivals RISE artist in 2022.
