About Eila Black

Eila Black

 

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I have been painting all of my life.

As a child I was naturally creative. By the time I was a teenager I was painting regularly in oils, acrylics, ink, watercolours, etc.

These were mostly cubistic, modern figurative, semi-figurative and abstract works. In latter years I have painted many interior scenes, colourful expressionist floral works with surrealistic influences. Vibrant, powerful colours regularly feature in my paintings. The richness of nature gives me limitless possibilities and inspiration.

I love beauty in all its forms, flowers, fine gardens in all seasons, works of art, architecture among other things. In my figurative work, however, I seek to find philisophical meaning from life’s experiences and to present them in an original way. I like emotions to be reflected through complex human nature. My art often contains subtle messages for the onlooker to discover.

Education

Kokkola Grammar School (Gymnasium), Finland

3 years art and art history among other

College for the Distributive Trades, London

Advertising and Marketing HN Diploma 1973

Lintas SSC&B, London 1973

Events

First Prize West of Finland (Vaasa County) for young artists

Finnish National Competition Young Artists VIIth place

Exhibitions

Participated in a number of group exhibitions in Kokkola, Finland 1970/80’s

Galashields Gallery, Galashields, Scotland 1976, sole exhibition of my original art

Wimbledon Art Gallery, Wimbledon, London 1987, sole exhibition of my original art

Travels

I have always been very curious and interested in other countries, their people, cultures and history. Since the early 70’s I have traveled extensively which has greatly widened my experience of life and provided untold stimulus for my work.

My travels have taken me to the Nordic countries, most of Europe, Asia including India, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Macau, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
I have also spent extended time in the Americas, West and East coast USA, Texas and Hawaii, Canada and Mexico.