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Liz Shedden

Liz Shedden trained in Fashion and Textiles in the 1980’s and her work has always been influenced by texture and pattern. After living in London and overseas she moved back to her home town of Whitstable in 1992 and started painting again.  Liz has exhibited extensively over the years starting with Whitstable Contemporary Arts.  The group was influential in that it made a case for an arts centre in Whitstable which ultimately resulted in the Horsebridge Arts centre there today. 

Liz opened her own shop and gallery in 2014, Betty loves Bryan, named after her parents who encouraged her creativity. After closing the premises she built a studio in her garden, where she continues to paint every day.

Although her work has evolved over the years from pictorial to a more abstract style, something that has remained constant is colour and how colours react to each other. Usually starting with drawing and loose watercolours in her sketchbook, and then drawing in paint on the canvas, working into the paint building up layers until an abstract image emerges to evoke a feeling.

Mostly known for her ‘windy’ seascapes, and whilst the sea has been an inspiration, over the past couple of years the garden and all things botanical have had an influence too. Taking a short course in Biophilic Design she learned the benefits of nature in interior design in our homes and the work place. As well as continuing to be inspired by places visited on her travels - the colours, smells, weather - the Greek Islands, Scottish Highlands, and the South of France.

Having been to the Scottish Hebrides and Crete in southern Greece in the space of two months Liz was struck by some of the similarities in the landscapes. The two ‘Gorse’ paintings look as if they have the wrong titles - a blue sky in Mull and  grey skies in Crete. But yes that is just what happened, Liz was blessed with bright sunny days in Scotland and rain and wind in Crete but there were sunny yellow gorse flowers brightening up the landscapes.