Amy Louise studied Art and Graphic design up to A-level, despite the Grammar
School she attended always encouraging more academic subjects. After
results day, she turned down a place to study English Literature at
University in order to do her Art foundation year at Lincoln Art
College.
Amy travelled 2 hours by bus each day to attend the course in Lincoln.
Here, she finally had the space and materials to try a number of
different creative practices, before settling on her passion for
textiles. She then went on to study Fashion Design and graduated from
The University of Lincoln in 2011.
Following her graduation, Amy Louise completed a residency in Sweden for a
Festival, working on designing and making elaborate costumes for the
dancers of the Carnival. There is no doubt that her background in
fashion inspires her paintings. The development of creating textile
designs and her new collection of paintings share similar processes.
Building and developing characters, giving the animals personalities,
truly brings the artwork to life.
The vibrant colours of the characters immediately catch your eye against
the neutral Farrow and Ball backgrounds an interior designers dream!
The bold bitumen outlines give the work a real punch of contrast.