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Lucy Austin

Bristol
Abstract painter and printmaker inspired by forms from the urban landscape. Works with a mix of drawing, print collaged onto canvas or paper.
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My work begins with making a sketchbook which I find is a way to explore new language for a series of work. 

My inspiration partly comes from living in the urban landscape; I mix up ancient parts of Bristol's architecture with contemporary graffiti appearing on urban industrial forms. I repurpose cardboard packing from domestic items, and I draw on parcel labels. I use oil sticks making drawing which resists water based acrylic paint, perhaps here there is a metaphor for our times. My paintings attempt to wrangle some of these different ideas in one coherent image.

The images are built up on canvas over a long period of time with layers of this collaged material. These fragments are pieced together slowly and combine elements of drawing, printmaking and painting. 

The combination of materials I use include raw canvas, wax, felt, rice paper, cardboard packaging and gesso. The overlapping layers create a landscape which is rich and thoughtful within which there are elements appearing and disappearing under the surface.

I am currently working towards a new series of paintings and prints for a Solo exhibition in Sept 2025 at Ruskin Mill in Nailsworth, UK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Milestone

Something Else

100.29 Drawing Series

100.28 Drawing Series

100.18 Drawing Series

100.24 Drawing Series

Fuzzy Logic

Soapbox

Anomaly

Landscape 2

Landscape 1

Sketchbook pages 29 - 30

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