Nina Archer
Nina Archer is an abstract painter, living and working in the south Shropshire hills. Following a career in graphic design she moved to Shropshire a few years ago and began painting full time from her studio which overlooks the borderlands of the Welsh Marches. The work is very much about her experience of living and working in this area, a diverse landscape with a distinctive geography of ridgeways, forested valleys, mountains and rivers. She spends time walking, observing and visually recording elements of this landscape. When she is back in the studio she develops these observations through abstracted forms often defined by the dramatic light, black shapes, the darkness and contrast of the forests, accents of colour and the textural feel of this unique landscape.
Nina works with a largely monochromatic palette in acrylic, charcoal and graphite and her work always retains a strong core drawing element. Her training in design has had a significant effect on her understanding of form, proportion and mark making and has been instrumental in the development of a graphic approach to the work.
Nina is represented by several galleries and has exhibited work throughout the UK, including the Royal Cambrian Academy, Wells Art Contemporary, The Society of Women Artists and at many London Art Fairs.
Nina works with a largely monochromatic palette in acrylic, charcoal and graphite and her work always retains a strong core drawing element. Her training in design has had a significant effect on her understanding of form, proportion and mark making and has been instrumental in the development of a graphic approach to the work.
Nina is represented by several galleries and has exhibited work throughout the UK, including the Royal Cambrian Academy, Wells Art Contemporary, The Society of Women Artists and at many London Art Fairs.
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