Within - An exhibition by Louise Bougourd

About

A beautiful collection of contemporary abstract landscapes from Louise Bougourd.

'Within' is an exploration of Louise's responses to the natural world, the everchanging landscape, skies full of promise or threat - sometimes menacing but always exciting.

Louise spends many hours walking with her sketchbook in her backpack, alone in nature: " feeling minuscule in the vastness of our natural world, views stretching into veils of mist as they disappear miles away in the distance".

Louise's artistic process always begins in the landscape, working quickly, intuitively to record her emotional response to place and feeling; mark-making is fluid spontaneous often using found objects, twigs, bracken and grass. She makes many sketches as she absorbs the atmosphere, the elemental rawness of the natural world.

Back in the studio the process is considered, meditative and reflective. Louise uses water-based media or oil paint creating sweeping marks across the surface with a large brush, this process permits her to remain free and expressive from the beginning. Referring initially to her sketchbooks she finds the process soon takes on its own life leading in a direction of discovery founded in memory and experience.

Louise's evocative landscapes provoke feelings of reflection, a response in time rather than having a direct link to place, encouraging thoughtful interpretation from the viewer.

Meet the Artist - If you want to discover more about the thoughts and processes behind the work, head along to the Main Gallery on Saturday 17 May and Saturday 14 June from 10am - 4pm where Louise will be demonstrating her techniques.

Exhibition is on from 17 May until 14 June and is available to see during Fisherton Mill's opening hours (Monday-Friday 9.30am-5pm, Saturday 9.30am-5.30pm, closed on Sundays and Bank Holidays).

Free entry