Natasha Cooke

Natasha is currently studying for a Masters at Camberwell College of Arts. She received the 'Silver' award in our En Plein Air 2025 Competition and will be our visiting Artist at Lossenham during Spring 2026. Natasha has also exhibited at Mall Galleries - ROI Annual Exhibition: Art Academy London Award, Stanley Grimm Prize (2nd place).

Natasha’s oil paintings stem from her fascination with the landscape surrounding her home in Weald, Kent. There is a bond we form seemingly subconsciously through small moments that connect us to the land that surrounds us. Whether it be through memory, seasonal rituals, or other inhabitants, these connections are special and only possible through getting to know the language of the landscape, spending time with it. It is this deep connection and sensitivity towards Natasha’s home that she hopes to convey within her work, painting not just the scenery, but the language of the landscape. Working en plein air helps her understand this landscape. Held captive by it, forced to look, to feel, to listen, with every new experience documented in paint to further understand its character. Materially, her paintings are a representation of this learning; energetic, often rushed, mark-making, and bold statements of light and shadow. Any paintings completed in the studio are informed by paintings, sketches, and writings completed outside. Natasha’s work, then, is an expressive, in-depth, sentimental ode to a small part of the landscape that exists around her, and to its language she continues to learn.