Oram’s work is influenced by several 19th- and 20th- century artists. As a native of Scotland, she’s fully aware of the Scottish Colourists such as Samuel Peploe (1871-1935), Francis Cadell (1883-1937) and Leslie Hunter (1877-1931). She’s also a fan of English artist John Piper (1903-1992), who similarly combined delicate line over blocks of color and employed wax resist in some of his works. Another revered artist is French painter Raoul Dufy (1877-1953), who used line and color to create a delightfully light and pleasurable vision.