Artist Statement
I create colourful medium-sized oil paintings, mostly in an abstract / expressionist style. I apply thick oil paint using palette knives, oil sticks and rags to achieve a textured and layered effect.
My paintings are an unplanned stream of consciousness, inspired by my pull to psychedelia and the supernatural.
I focus on a certain way of seeing, what is unseen. I am curious about the meaning of life, and the lack of meaning. My paintings are a commentary on the absurdity I think and feel about the world.
About Lorna Allen
B. 1976, Scotland. I have been selling my art and antiques as a self-employed dealer for 25 years. I live in Scotland with my husband and our rescue greyhound.
Education (1990's)
PGCE Art & Design, Goldsmiths University of London
BA (Hons) Theatre Studies, RCSSD University of London
Foundation Theatre Design, LCF University of the Arts London