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Kingsfisher Walthamstow Wetlands
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Prints drying in the studio
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William Morris Garden
Exhibition
At Night in the Wetlands and other images
28 Jun 2018 – 28 Jul 2018
Event times
Tuesday-Saturday 10am to 6pm
Cost of entry
free
Address
- 54-56 Hoe Street
- Walthamstow,
- London
United Kingdom - E17 4PG
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- 3 minutes walk from Walthamstow Central Underground (Victoria Line), train and bus stations
Walthamstow based artist Kirsten Schmidt shows paintings, linocuts and etchings inspired by the green spaces around E17 especially the Wetlands and Lloyd Park.
About
Fine art printmaker and painter Kirsten Schmidt loves nothing more than explore her surroundings with a sketchbook. Over the last year she has drawn and painted in situ in Lloyd Park's William Morris Garden, the newly opened Walthamstow Wetlands and Walthamstow Marshes.
She uses her sketches to produce highly decorative linocuts and etchings, often hand colouring and embellishing with metal leaf. Herons, Cormorants, Kingfishers, Swans and other birds surrounded by nature feature in her work. In the summer she is especially inspired by the vibrant colours of the William Morris Garden behind the William Morris Gallery; living nearby she often sits amongst the plants and tries to capture the glorious chaos of nature. The results are bold pastel and oil paintings.
