Liz Allen

Liz Allen is an artist from Sevenoaks, UK. She left her hometown at 19 to study at Bath Academy of Art, after which she moved to London. Though intending to continue with painting, the necessity of earning a living took hold and painting was shelved for 14 years.
In 2005, Liz moved from Brighton to Monchique in Portugal’s Algarve province, looking for a break from the materialism and stress of living in the UK. It was here that Liz’s painting style developed, aided by the quiet and remote location of her home studio, and the lack of distractions that seemed ever present in the UK.
The painting course at Bath favoured conceptual and analytical ways of working, which Liz found her new style of work had completely moved away from.
Liz´s paintings are often based on her experience of being immersed in and surrounded by nature in her home deep in the countryside near Monchique. Trees and landscape play a prominent part in her paintings, as well as townscapes and architecture.
Liz begins usually begins her work by making sketches in situ, and refers to her sketches throughout the process of painting. Photographs are used as a backup source of reference also. As the painting progresses, colours are introduced which must find balance in the painting, to produce a dynamic yet harmonious outcome, reflecting the essence of the subject matter.

Academic qualifications:
Art Foundation Course: Croydon College of Art and Design 1975-76; Bath Academy of Art, B.A. (Hons) Fine Art painting 1976-79