Liz Balkwill PS
Liz graduated from Norwich School of Art and has been working as a professional artist for over 25 years. She has completed many notable commissioned portraits, and started painting still life to gain gallery representation.
Liz is a full member of the Pastel Society, where she has received several awards. She has taught drawing and painting techniques for many years through adult education and art centres, and consequently can turn her hand to most media. Although she is best known for her pastels, she is equally comfortable working in oils. Her oil portraits have been accepted at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, and her still-life oils at the Royal Institute of Oil Painters at the Mall Galleries, London. She is represented by Mandell's Gallery, Norwich, and Thompson's Gallery, London and Aldeburgh, and her work has been published in Artists & Illustrators magazine.
Artist Statement
I endeavour to achieve a good drawing, followed by capturing the way that light and shadow fall over a face, figure or object to convey form. With still life, I like the way light can convey mood and can transform everyday objects from the mundane to the beautiful.
