'My predominant interests lie
in a strong involvement with colour, in the qualities
of paint application and in spaces and forms created
on the surface of the canvas.
My work is about the process of
creating a painting; my engagement with my materials,
the beauty of colour, the layering of mark making
and a study into the passage of time through the
history of making a painting. Chance occurrences
that happen while painting, the traces of lines
and marks, the freedom of brushstrokes and the
random blurring of paint - all these elements
work alongside the considered placement of colour
and contribute to the creation of my paintings
and the narratives which they thereby create.
My aim is to achieve a play of balance, depth
and surface texture to create rich and inviting
paintings.'
Katherine Palmers-Needham first
studied fine art at the College of Higher Education
in Bath where she graduated in 1994. She later
went on to study at Chelsea College of Art where
she was awarded a first class honours degree in
'Theory and Practise in Visual Art' in 2003. She
now lives in London and works from her studio
in Chelsea.
