GILL HAMILTON

Born in Lancashire in 1953, I have drawn for as long as I can remember and still consider drawing to be the most important of artistic skills.
I attended Burnley College of Art to complete my A levels and an Art Foundation Degree, going on to Ripon College of Education to train as an Art teacher.

It was only after early retirement to take on a caring role that I began to paint in earnest and later concentrated on my own artistic practise. Being at home for long periods of time, I started to paint what was around me and so I specialised in still life
My crisply and carefully composed still life paintings evoke a sense of the familiar and occasionally a sense of fun.
My contemporary still life paintings displaying a modern, illustrative quality and capturing moments which are often overlooked. Some of my paintings suggest a human presence or familiar narrative which resounds with the viewer.

In recent times I have begun to include Naïve paintings in my repertoire, enjoying the contrast from my detailed, realistic work. They give me the freedom to play around with loose brushwork, intuitive mark making and inventive colour and composition.

I live and work in Cheshire and in 2019 I was elected a member of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts.