Tina Balmer

A Graduate of St Martins School of Art, my painting is both inspired by, and a celebration of the domestic and ordinary. Everyday objects such as vases, jugs, tea pots and flowers  representing the rituals of daily life, are arranged often on a table, creating patterns that are underpinned by a strong sense of design. Although figurative, I’m not concerned with getting an absolute likeness but with the painting itself. The paint, which is used in a relaxed way, the marks, the canvas, the colours, and  the composition jostle with each other until the painting finds a life of its own.