About Lisa Houston
I’m an artist based on the west coast of Scotland.
I live amidst mountains, glens and lochs and just a short drive to the open sea. The constantly changing weather brings with it a unique quality of light that washes over the landscape.
Living in these unique surroundings is what inspires my mixed media and oil paintings.
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If you are interested in buying one of my paintings, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Email: info@lisahouston.co.uk
What is mark-making?
/by Lisa HoustonOn the homepage of my website, I reference that ‘mark-making is a creative journey’, which has intrigued some people to ask me what I mean by mark-making? So this journal entry is an attempt to explain my process and why I use that term. Mark-making simply means… to make marks. In a previous life as […]
The Great Outdoors – Magazine Feature
/by Lisa HoustonI was absolutely flabbergasted to be contacted by the Editorial Assistant of ‘The Great Outdoors’ magazine asking if they could use one of my paintings in their next edition within the ‘In the Frame’ section! Facebook isn’t that bad after all ? Living close to the sea means I sometimes get a chance to go […]
I love a sketchbook
/by Lisa HoustonFor many, it’s putting paint on canvas that really gets them excited, yet for me, it’s the preliminary work I do in sketchbooks, the simple lines and mark-making, that help shape ideas and contexts for creating larger works…although to be honest, sometimes a simple sketch is as good as it gets. A day spent along […]
Winter wanderings…
/by Lisa HoustonOur winter wanderings provided a great opportunity for me to explore the frozen and snow-covered landscapes across the peninsula and allowed me to create some new sketches and paintings.
Snow comes to Ardnamurchan!
/by Lisa HoustonLiving by the sea we very rarely get much snow, but this year was different, and we had a very wintry January. Unfortunately, because of Lockdown, there was no skiing to be had on Aonach Mor, but we made up for it by taking every opportunity to get away in our local hills. Archie loves […]
Thank you very much!
/by Lisa HoustonWhat a great feeling it is when someone loves your paintings enough to enquire about owning one…and then they ask if it is possible to buy three! I was so happy to see these three artworks heading off to a new home in Skye. Delivery was affected by some of the worst snowy weather we’ve […]