Lisa Layton
Sketchbook & Cards in Pen & Watercolour
Lisa is one of those artists you stumble upon sketching in a street or field and desperately want to peer over her shoulder to see what she's up to: And you wouldn't be disappointed!
Lisa's work has a wonderfully loose style, and yet is full of detail at the same time. Her book and some of the cards have several sketches on one page, including tiny little moments - such as a road sign or wild flower - things you might not notice in real life.
'For me sketching and painting is about capturing a moment in time. My sketchbooks record life as it happens, conversations, observations and inspirations, simply recording those moments or things that made you smile or brought you joy'.
Lisa loosely sketches out the outlines in pencil before inking, then add watercolour. Inspiration can come from anywhere, 'a handsome building, the backs of people sat on a bench chatting, to tiny wild flowers or butterflies dancing in the breeze or simply just places visited'.
'When you sketch particularly outside the memories are heightened, you simply notice and remember more. Looking at my sketchbooks, I am transported back to sights and sounds of that day, things that I have forgotten are refreshed, sketching allows me to relive memories in a way that a photo never can'.
