Liz Whiteman Smith
Using colour to create playful prints, her aim is to make people smile.
Liz Whiteman Smith is a freelance printmaker and artist, currently living in London. She has been inspired by her travels around the world and is drawn to the quirky and unusual. She creates series of multi layered screen prints, working from her own photographs and drawings. Using colour to create playful images, her aim is to make people smile.
She has exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, selling out a limited edition of 100 in the first 3 days. An elected member of the Southbank Printmakers Gallery, she is also active with Print Club London. She has work in the Victoria and Albert museum archives.
Liz founded and manages the North London Printmakers Group. This Group nurtures both emerging and established printmakers and gives them opportunities to exhibit in galleries and art fairs. The Group’s stand won the Critics’ Choice Award at the 2024 Affordable Art Fair in Battersea. Liz prides herself on providing her artists with opportunities and advice organising the fairs meticulously, paying the artists promptly and keeping them happy with a regular supply of her home-baked cakes.
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Magenta dancing booby
Pink, purple and blue patterned bird with a dot pattern on pink feet.£120View
Jive dancing booby
Pink, purple and blue patterned bird with a heart pattern on pink feet.£120View
Scarlet heart booby
Scarlet dancing booby with little hearts on red feet£120View
Salsa dancing booby
Pink, purple and blue patterned bird with a heart pattern on blue feet.£120View
Booby courtship dance
These colourful patterned blue footed booby birds are performing a mating dance showing off their brightly coloured feet to attract a mate.£200View
Can Can booby couple
This pair of colourful patterned blue footed booby birds are performing a mating dance showing off their brightly coloured feet.£200View
Courting booby couple II
These colourful patterned blue footed booby birds are performing a mating dance showing off their brightly coloured feet to attract a mate.£200View
A pair of boobies
These colourful patterned blue footed booby birds are performing a mating dance showing off their brightly coloured feet to attract a mate.£200View
Rainbow dancing booby
My rainbow dancing booby is a celebration of joy and colour.£120View
The Shard from Borough Market
The iconic Shard rises above the bustling Borough market.£140View
Pink Gherkin, London
Pink Gherkin juxtaposed against this lovely old London church.£140View
Purple Walkie Talkie, London
The iconic Walkie Talkie building rises above the historic Leadenhall market in the centre of the City of London.£140View
Cycling Velociraptor II
Green velociraptor out on the open road on a red bike. Having a great time pedalling fast on a bike which I now realise has no brakes.£95View
Scooting Velociraptor II
Blue velociraptor having a lot of fun on a red scooter.£95View
Relaxing Velociraptor III
This purple velociraptor is relaxing on a pink flamingo inflatable with a delicious cocktail, but for how long?£95View
Velociraptor digger
This velociraptor is gleefully riding a yellow digger.£95View
Bull and Last, Highgate
The Bull & Last pub in Highgate got its unusual name because it was the last stop on the coach heading north out of London.£120View
Morgan Arms, Bow
The Morgan Arms was voted the best pub in the Mile End by the readers of Londonist magazine.£120View
Hemingford Arms, Barnsbury
A lovely pub serving its community, fondly known as the Hemmi.£120View
Pineapple pub, Kentish Town
Pineapples were an exotic rarity in Victorian times and were considered a symbol of hospitality.£120View
Crossing Lake Taungthamen, Myanmar
A beautiful scene of the longest teak bridge in th eworld on a lake filled with water hyacinths£120View
Ginkaku-ji, Kyoto, Japan
Gold leaf is applied to the prints, as it is applied to the temples themselves, to purify and protect them from negativity£245View
Kiyomizudera pagoda, Kyoto, Japan
Iconic Japanese temple£245View
Temple of Saturn, Forum, Rome
A wonderful memory from Rome£120View