artist statement.
My paintings are greatly influenced by the interaction between shape, light and shadow that I observe in nature. In particular, I love to wonder over water movement, the coast, clouds, and landscapes, taking it all in.
Equally, architecture and everyday objects inspire my compositions. I absolutely love taking my daily musings and turning them into something beautiful and timeless to be pondered over. The real joy for me comes when a viewer creates their own narrative for a piece that could be wildly distant from the root of its creation in my own mind.
I work on paper, canvas and linen, each carefully selected for their physical, ethical and ecological properties. I enjoy hand stretching my own canvases, ensuring that every element of the piece is finished with equal care and attention.
Quality and longevity is one of my top priorities as an artist. All the paints and materials I use are archival and promote a long life of the finished piece.
a bit about Mimi.
Mimi Zouch, a contemporary abstract artist, is based in North-West London (B. Birmingham 1984). After a successful career in law, and founding her own events company for over 4 years until 2016, the call to create kept pulling her towards drawing and painting. Having completed a life drawing course at Kingston University in her mid-twenties, she continued to explore form and composition.
In 2020 Zouch made the leap into her career as an artist, and the following years served to accelerate Mimi’s self-taught practice through experimentation with the use of acrylics and earth pigments on various surfaces. Paper manipulation is prominent in her most recent collection of works, exploring the natural textures and surfaces that she encounters on her daily walk through the woods and her fascination with the intricate variation and beauty of mushrooms and tree bark.
Zouch is represented by Catharine Miller Gallery in Chelsea, London, Art & People - Claudia Kennaugh - in Bristol, and she’s an artist member of ArtCan. Her work has been exhibited in The Crypt Gallery, America Square Conference Centre, The News Building, and Precious Postcards exhibition. She’s had work exhibited at The Decorative Art Fair in 2022 and 2023. Features include two online Houzz articles and an online artists feature with Estila magazine.