Liz Somerville

Liz graduated from Winchester School of Art in 1988 with a degree in Textile Design. In London she freelanced for a fashion forecasting company and print design agents whilst continuing to develop her paintings and prints.

She moved to Dorset in 2004 to concentrate on her printmaking and painting, and has taken part in numerous open studios and group exhibitions since. She works in a studio attached to her house in a small village in the heart of west Dorset, close to the South Dorset Ridgway. Inspired by Ravilious, Nash and Bawden, her imagery concentrates on landscape and the incidental forms and structures found within it. Her most recent work explores the texture, rhythm and muscularity of land.

Since being a teenager Liz has experimented with print. The technique she is working with now combines relief print with painting. This allows her to re-work a single image many times, changing its appearance in each case. She produces 10 versions of each image plus up to 5 artists proofs: 10 versions rather than an edition of 10 because essentially each piece of work is unique.

Prices range from £150 - £1600. Please get in touch to find out about availability. Visitors to the studio in Cattistock are always welcome by prior appointment.

Shows 2009