Veronica Lamond

Abstract & Figurative Artist
Cornwall, UK

My abstract work springs from an essential state of continual uncertainty – it evolves through an unknown journey of call and response, each painting having a layered history of many changes. 

By disciplining myself to have no constrictions in the early phases of each work, I work dynamically until something emerges that takes the painting forward. The interplay of colour, line, texture, and shape then begins to weave together an open-ended, abstract conversation that is felt, rather than explained. 

The contrasts, nuances, and discernment of life, are all reflected in my artwork. Some paintings are filled with a vibrant energy, others with quiet order. 

My hope is that the viewer is left free to reinterpret the work and find a place for it in their own personal stories. 

At other times, I paint using an Abstract Realism approach - sometimes working from black and white Cornish archival photographs, by kind permission of Kresen Kernow and Cornwall Museums. In these paintings I merge historical images with the freedom of abstraction. 

My paintings are in mixed media – acrylic paint, pencil, oil pastel and charcoal, usually on wood panels. 

I work from my studio on an industrial estate, on the outskirts of Wadebridge, Cornwall.

Born in Durban, South Africa 
Lives in Wadebridge, Cornwall, UK 
Studied at Falmouth College of Art, Cornwall 
Member of Art2Life Academy, San Francisco