Below you’ll find my Artist Statement – offering a glimpse into the ideas and influences which shape my creative practice and guide me, whether sketching and photographing outdoors or painting back at Field View Studio.
Artist Statement
Painting the outdoors with vibrant colour, expressive texture and an often tangible, tactile presence is Margaret Ann’s response to capturing the memory of mindful moments in nature, transforming them into enduring ‘heart stories’. Her work reaches beyond memory, offering joyful, enduring images which evoke place, presence and emotion.
Deeply inspired by the landscape of her homes, the striking Chiltern Hills of England and the beauty of the Island of Ireland where she grew up, she transforms scenes into ‘heart stories’, real or imagined.
Each painting begins with a sensory response, identifying where form meets feeling and selecting a colour palette that reflects the scene’s character – whether snow-banked drifts, soaring cliffs and rising waves, textured foliage, boulders and bark or distant hills and paths. Every element is rendered with dimensional awareness and energy. Each piece is original, aiming to uplift and connect.
Her textured, contemporary paintings invite viewers to pause, reflect and discover their own stories – past, present or imagined – within each work. Combining visual appeal with emotional resonance, her pieces serve as enduring companions to memory and imagination, bringing warmth, atmosphere and a sense of connection to any living space.
What a lovely thing to say…
Over time, people who’ve visited Field View Studio, taken part in events, or collected my work have shared some kind words. Here are a few of their thoughts and I’m grateful for every one of them.
Bright, explosive colour and expression depicting views of the Chilterns and the stunning scenery around. Margaret pours herself into the colour and the seasons, an artist who connects with the outside world, and strives to demonstrate it’s vibrancy.
PC, Hertfordshire, England
Delighted to receive, beautifully packaged and safely shipped from UK, colourful mixed media work reflecting so vividly our fond memories of visiting Wormslow Plantation in Savannah, Georgia. What a vibrant reminder of our memorable family vacation – a treasured keepsake from a skilled artist.
SW, North Carolina, USA
Margaret uses a bright and colourful palette, but that is not to say that her paintings are one-dimensional. Indeed, there is a depth of insight and compassion that is made all the more poignant through its colourful and often textural representation. In her painting, ‘The Crop that Failed’, Margaret manages to convey the hope that the two women in the field must cling to, even in the face of imminent starvation.
VH, Oxfordshire, UK
Bright, beautiful and bold… some of the words I use to try and describe my stunning painting by Margaret Liversidge. Her work is filled with life and vivid colour, bringing a little bit of the glorious outdoors into your home. It’s a pleasure to behold each day-so much so, that I repainted my home office just so I could hang my painting in there to while away the tedious hours of working from home with a splash of joy.
GG, Buckinghamshire, UK
I have wonderful vistas of textured paintings of meaningful places I’ve visited -from Bavaria to the fenlands, skilfully ‘formed’ and painted by Margaret Liversidge. They depict rugged mountains and vibrant sunsets and sit proudly on my walls inviting conversation and intrigue. I am delighted with the Art works.
AW, Cambridgeshire, UK
I am very pleased to have two of Margaret’s paintings on my walls. I love the colours they have, and her use of texture certainly adds impact.
PW, London, UK