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About

Louise Canham is a London based artist, who works mostly with charcoal and ink, with a focus on the beauty of the human form.

Over the last decade she worked as an Art Director for fashion brands and agencies, including Stella McCartney, Burberry, Wednesday Agency and Net-a-Porter. Throughout this period she was drawn back to a more analog craft, collage, experimentation and tactile mark making processes, which have lead to a return to her love of drawing. Read more…

Recent pieces

Something from 2020. I like it because it came from 10+ drawings before it. Each one gradually simplifying, each line carrying more energy, until this abstracted version appeared. I was in my “flow” unbothered by opinion, likes or shar
HappySad (must water my plants) accidents 🫣
Monoprints, from 2004/5. I was about 18. There’s a lot I could tell you about these now that I see as flaws. The way I’ve drawn the arm, the tinyyyy hands! The simplification of outlines… But, I remember the feeling I had when I
Glossy oily scratchy pastels on board 🩸 Randomly started thinking about some old mono prints from art school last night. Would like to tap into that again… …Once I’ve organised the other 1000 ideas and thoughts in my head. And
Enjoying this accidental layering. . . . . . . . . . . #artistsoninstagram #artstudio #artstagram #artiststudio #linedrawing #discoverartists #charcoaldrawing #contemporaryfigurative #figurativism #lineartist
The wall of art lives! Some new. Some old. Some reminders. Some bits to be sold…soon. Although I’ve learnt my lesson and won’t be selling the original of my Gloria piece. She stands for bravery, going for it and believing. So s
Loosening up… 1 min poses. Charcoal on A3 🖤 . . . . . . . . . . #charcoaldrawing #contemporaryart #artistsoninstagram #wherearethewomenartists #emergingartist #lifedrawing #figuredrawing #artist #femaleartist #artistherapy #quickposes #draw
A4 Charcoal on paper 💫