About

My practice revolves around exploring the living landscape and the natural elements. I am constantly inspired by the weather, land, places, and in particular the Welsh landscape.  I explore these settings through sketches that are created on location as I try to portray the ever-changing world that is being shaped and transformed by the elements.

I find my inspiration in the shifting climate and slightly more extreme weather conditions that are becoming more frequent across the UK. I try to capture this atmospheric phenomenon and the vastness and dramatic landscapes, by taking a form of automatic and gestural response by using objects found within and around my surroundings.

The location where these artworks are created holds a special significance in my work. Each piece that is created is highly important as it becomes a documentation of that place, at that time. I often incorporate a range of organic forms, within the artwork, including grass, shells, pebbles, sticks and much more. I have a keen interest in creating artworks with found objects, it is adding to this location’s history, and it becomes a site-specific work.
The artworks I create are aimed to foster a deeper connection and appreciation for the natural world and the wonder that surrounds us. I continue to discover the Welsh landscape and coastline with a conscious mind for the environment. 

Bio
Heidi Baines grew up in Newport, South Wales. She has recently graduated from the Sir John Cass school of Art and Design (London Metropolitan University) where she was studying BA Fine Art. She was awarded the David Skingle Prize for printmaking and was selected as one of the Young Welsh Artist’s 2023.

Blog
https://www.walkingartistsnetwork.org/2022/01/14/walking-and-mapping-in-london-and-newport/

Exhibitions
2023
Art On The Hill – Arts Trail, Newport
Young Welsh Artist – MOMA Machynlleth

2022
Salon de Refuse – Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Force of Nature – Canal Side Studios, Hoxton

2021
Art On The Hill – Arts Trail, Newport
Knutsmatrix – Graduate Show (Online)
Back to Nature – Alma’s Cafe, London (Pop up exhibition)

2020
Art On The Hill – Arts Trail, Newport
Capricorn & Cancer – 94B Dalston, London
Open Water – Oriel Gallery, Croesor (Rescheduled)

2019
Christmas Cracker – The Cass, London
Easter Exhibition – The Cass, London
The Golden Ration – St. Giles in the Fields, London

2018
Christmas Cracker – The Cass, London