Hilary Davies, Mixed-Media Artist

I have been drawing and painting for a number of years whilst working part-time as a primary school teacher.  Inspiration has come from several tutors in adult and further education classes and the Open College of the Arts.

Until recently my work has been figurative with a strong interest in colour.  Now I work in a more abstract way, usually in acrylics.  I love the versatility of this medium.  Allowing the paint to flow and dribble I have been led by the material itself as it takes on a life form of its own.  It is an exciting process as images appear from the paint in conjunction with my thoughts.

I am now interested in letting the medium do the work as I explore ideas on pathways in life, directions and emotional states.  I am fascinated by the way different aspects of life overlap, interweave, connect  and disconnect and are part of the whole.  These thoughts are central to the underlying force of my painting.

I look forward, as I work in a new space, to seeing how other media can help me produce new images.