Renira is an artist designer based in rural Northumberland who graduated in Landscape Design in Leeds in the 1980’s and studied Fine Art at Sunderland in the 1990’s. She continues to explore the connection between her creative work and the landscapes of northern UK. Her practice is based on the experience of green spaces, both environmentally and mindfully, whilst celebrating the beauty and diversity of natural forms.

Renira currently works from her studio in Felton, Northumberland. She enjoys working outside, in a spontaneous way, responding to subject and observation by varying the use of media. This includes watercolour, inks, mixed media, and printmaking, especially monoprinting as an almost sketch like process.

Her arts practice has evolved through an exploration of our relationship with wild and quiet places. Recently one area of work has been based on trees that mark our physical and mental journeys, a connection we all have from street trees to Christmas trees. Through wooded valleys, along the windswept coasts or on moors with solitary ancient thorns, trees can slow the pace and invite reflection. We may observe but not always see...