Genevieve Leavold is a professional abstract painter from the UK, working mainly with oils. She uses abstraction to explore concepts of self, and our relationship to the natural world.

Taking a meditative approach to her process the paintings are created by layering transparent glazes and opaque marks. There is a vital element of movement in this process: it’s physical: using large brushes to lay out the composition of the work and moving with the brushstrokes. 

When speaking about her process Genevieve notes that brush strokes are unplanned, an intuitive response to the layers and colours beneath. Each new layer creates balance and harmony within the half-formed shapes. Echoes of plant forms, water and landscapes are present but slip and slide into something new.

“I hope to take the viewer on a journey into another world, one that sits below the surface, a world of energetic exchange and flow. I feel that this can only be expressed in abstraction, removing the preconceived ideas and speaking in a language of colour and movement” 

Genevieve Leavold is based at Silk Mill Studios, Frome in Somerset, having returned here after spending 8 years living and painting in Belgrade, Serbia. She has exhibited in the UK, Europe and USA and has paintings in private and corporate collections worldwide.