Lisa Cooper Popup Exhibition

Born and raised in Norfolk, Lisa studied at Norwich School of Art, at that time demonstrating a particular interest in textiles. She spent a decade working as a journalist in London before moving to the countryside and returning to painting, inspired by the rugged landscapes of North Wales and Cornwall.

The cottage of Pwll-y-March, nestled in the mountains of Cwm Nantcol around five miles from Harlech, was her grandparents’ home and has remained in her family for three-quarters of a century. The surrounding countryside provides endless inspiration for Lisa’s paintings and she enjoys nothing better than tramping the hills, sketch book in hand, observing the changes in the natural world across different weather patterns and seasons. She divides her time between Cwm Nantcol and Cornwall.

Working across all media, but particularly mixed media and watercolour, she often incorporates fragments of maps, photographs and documents related to the location, heightening the sense of place in her paintings. She then works into the collage with media including acrylics and oil pastels, using a variety of mark-making techniques and implements. She is happiest expressing herself in a fast, loose style that sometimes veers towards abstraction and captures the immediacy of her surroundings.

More of her paintings can be seen on her website:

www.lisa-cooper.com