Catherine Shelvin's paintings seek to communicate with us on a purely emotive level. Using vibrant colour, form and line, her work explores the combination of pure abstract elements to evoke a direct response from the viewer. Drawing on intense feelings of joy, truth and hope, her work hopes to affect our emotion and mood by submerging us into a world of positive colour. Catherine Shevlin studied Fine Art at Ulster Polytechnic and Winchester School of Art. She presently teaches art at a small specialist unit for children with medical problems, in Blackpool.