Liz Myhill RSW SWLA “Drawing from a vantage point high on a blustery clifftop, seabirds soaring overhead, cliff ledges thronging with life and waves crashing below. Sitting motionless and concealed watching an otter family working their way along the shoreline. Or venturing into and beneath the waves myself with a drawing board and waterproof paper tethered to my belt. These are experiences that define my life and work as an artist. Taking time to pause and observe, to explore my surroundings with all my senses and to make work in and of the moment. Much of my work is completed in one sitting while outside, immersed in the landscape and wildlife that inhabits it. There is an urgency and unpredictability about working outdoors upon which I thrive. Encounters with wild creatures are always precious whether an iconic species such as the otter or the more modest flitting past of a damsel fly in high summer. To make work outside, unfiltered by the luxury of time and space in a studio feels a raw and direct response to my experiences. And when I look back at these works, often after the passage of long periods of time, I recall the sense of atmosphere of the day, maybe a scent carried on the breeze or other intangible fact that may not even be visually represented in the work but has all shaped its creation.” Liz is a Scottish artist originally from the Isle of Skye and now living and working in Highland Perthshire and the Isle of Skye. She also makes numerous study trips throughout Scotland all year round, from the high tops of the Cairngorms to sheltered sea lochs of the west coast. Recognition for her work has been received through a number of awards such as, most recently, finalist in the Wildlife Artist of the Year Awards, the Swarovski Optik and Birdwatch Magazine Artist of the Year and the RSW Watermark Award. Liz is also involved with a number of conservation projects and organisations with whom she works or volunteers. In 2023-24 she is Artist in Residence at the Rahoy Hills Scottish Wildlife Trust Reserve in Morvern.