2019-08-01_Country_Homes_&_Interiors.

LouiseDearis oneofa number
ofartistsfeaturedintheRunway
Gallery,anonlineshowcaseof
contemporaryart.Fromherstudio
bytheseainEastSussex,Louise
createsmultilayeredworkson
aluminiumpanels,fulloftexture
andintriguingmaterials.Here,she
tellsusabouttheinspirationand
processbehindhershimmering,
sensual artworks.

Wheredoyoufindinspiration?
Myfavouriteplaceis thesea.I swim
intheseaeveryday,andtheglitter
inmyworkrepresentsthesunlight
twinklingonthewater.I alsoloveto
walk,whichgivesmethechance
tophotographnatureatitsmost
beautiful.I’mintheprocessof
movingmystudiofromBrighton
tothesouthofFrance.Myplanis
toworkfora coupleofweeksat
a time,returningtoLondonfor
meetingsandthemonthlysalon
forourartmovementTheBeautalists,
ofwhichI’ma founding member.
Describeyourstyle
Myworkis fullofjoiedevivre,
vibrantcolours,glitterandcrystals
that shimmer and sparkle. They

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nearlyalwaysportraybeautiful

women.ThelineI usetopaintthese

gorgeousgirlsis puremarkmaking,

andit’sasdistinctasanindividual’s

handwriting.Eachandeverylinehas

tobealluring,tocreatetheseductive

effectofthewhole.Theeyesandlips

areverymucha signatureofmystyle.

Whateffectdoyou want your

worktohave?

Iwantit tomakepeoplesmile,andto

evokethefeelofa happymemory,

likewalkingalonga sunnyshoreor

snugglingupwitha lover,andadda

touchofsparkletotheirdailylives.

Whenyou’vecreatedoriginals,

yousometimesproducetheseas

limitededitionprints,can you tell

usaboutthisprocess

Iworkcloselywitha masterprinterto

reproducemyprintsontactilepaper,

whichis thenembellishedwith

differentfinishes,suchasgoldleaf

andhigh-glossvarnish.I thenhand

finisha selectfewbycreatingmore

layers– addingglosspaints,glitters,

sequins,stickersandcrystals,making

eachindividualpiecea uniquework.

Whatshouldsomeonelookfor

whenbuyingartfortheirhome?

Buy from the heart and what you

love.You’llbelookingatit every

day,sohavesomethingthatmakes

youfeelgood.Myworksare

createdwithpassionandI think

thatshows.Theyexciteandentice

theirviewer,andpeoplewholove

themdogetquiteaddicted.I have

clientswhobeganbuyingprints,

wentontobuyhand-finishedprints,

beforemovinguptooriginals.My

biggestcollectorshaveup to 18

pieces in their home.

Next moNth

JakeMosher’sartwork,createdin

thewildsofMontana,interprets

the splendour of the natural world.

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