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LFA Artists’ News
In 2020 the requirement for social isolation has led to all art galleries closing their doors. However, new visual art may still make a positive contribution to the quality of people’s lives and this page offers the public the opportunity to view the work that LFA members are producing in this challenging time for all of us. We hope that visitors to the website will gain some pleasure and benefit from these posts. Take care and keep safe.
In the current circumstances LFA is not able to hold its annual exhibition at Dean Clough in June and July as planned. At present LFA is unable to say if its other exhibitions planned for later in the year will go ahead.
Painting Poppies
Painting poppies in the garden I’ve always loved poppies from being child. Still restricted to home because of Covid 19 I can’t go out and find wild poppies to paint. However we have loads of garden poppies that have just started flowering. They look magnificent and...
Day out in Whitby
Linoprint ‘Day out in Whitby’ Reduction Lino block for Day out in Whitbyafter inking and printing in 10 stages I finished this linoprint ‘Day out in Whitby’ in February this year from sketches made in normal times. It was intended for the LFA exhibition to be held at...
Dreaming of wildness and weather and the smell of the hills
Memories of the Moor Still Dreaming I was planning on being in Scotland in April and on Orkney in May and June, being inspired by mountains and sea and wide empty spaces. Instead I am stuck in a pleasant but tame agricultural landscape. However this does not stop me...
Getting Back to Painting Plein Air
View from White Ley Bank, Fulstone – ink and colored pencil 15th May 2020 Fulstone Vista oil Dec 2017 After the relaxing of the lockdown restrictions about the time allowed to exercise outdoors, it was great to be able to take advantage of the generally fine weather...
Moving On
I used one element of a Patrick Caulfield print [the basis of the Leeds University “stimulus” – a 60s style plate – red with white spots] and I made this into an 18” x18” painting incorporating an actual plate. I have made a similar work with a target. During the...
Sweet Peas
Sweet peas in glass vase Studio set up. This is an oil painting on canvas size 45cm x 55cm. The subject was intended to be used as one of a series of demonstrations to a local art group but wasn’t used as an actual live demonstration because the lock-down interrupted...
Figurative Art Fair online
Blue Danube Façade Pass the minutes and the hours. I will be exhibiting three of my new drawings in this online Figurative Art Fair. The brand-new art fair organised by the Federation of British Artist will feature selected work for sale by elected members of their...
Studio Work in Lockdown
Ancient Egypt No.1 (Detail) Acrylic 61x61cm Ancient Egypt No.2 (Detail) Acrylic 61x61cm. Inspired by Ancient Egyptian border patterns, I made a collection of 8 designs titled EGYPTIAN SKETCHBOOK in pens on canvas to emulate the effect of the many preparatory and...
Karst
My studio woodblocks for’Karst’ book My studio ‘Karst” book cover and box I am working on a book of prints for the LFA exhibition at the Leeds University Audrey Burton Gallery in November. This is a response to a piece of work in their extensive collection, a John...
Mexican Civil War 1910-20
Mexican Civil War 7 Pencil on paper Mexican Civil War 18Pencil on paper These drawings are part of a collection of work looking at the Mexican Civil War 1910-20. A bit obscure I know but does have some contemporary parallels. These drawings were to be exhibited at...