Lindis Richards- A Quiet Land. Please ring to view T.0208 464 5816
23rd October to 16th November 2012
Open eve: 24th October 2012 7-9pm
Predominantly a watercolour exhibition of atmospheric landscapes and seascapes from the South of England, the Lake District and the French Alps. Most of the work has been painted outdoors, aiming for a spontaneity and freedom to reflect the “surprise” element of a view freshly seen or revisited at different times and seasons.
Lindis Richards
In 1971 I obtained a BA honours degree in Fine art at Leeds University, but resumed painting regularly in the mid-1980’s. I subsequently maintained a fairly small but steady output of paintings, predominantly in watercolour and pastel, while working full-time (most recently as a medical secretary) and exhibited and sold work in libraries and shops, and to friends and colleagues. Highlights of this period of my painting life were acceptance of a painting at the Royal Watercolour Society Open Exhibition in Blackfriars and the Pastel Society Open Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London.
Since retiring in 2011 I have painted more often and have shown and sold work with Artstyle (based in Orpington), Gallery 17 in Beckenham and at the Mixed Winter Show at Kirkdale Bookshop Gallery in Sydenham in 2011. I particularly enjoy paintings outdoors, aiming to capture the scene in a more vibrant way. Influences on, and encouragement in, my art have come from various sources: my parents (my father a keen naturalist) encouraged me to appreciate the countryside, in particular the North Pennines and the Lake District. This year I joined West Wickham Art Association which has provided encouragement and stimulation from other artists;
I am also a Friend of two London Galleries. I attend a local community church and my own faith enhances my enjoyment of the beautiful world of nature.
My favourite artists are too many to mention but two examples are John Constable, whose lively sketches heralded a freer approach to landscape painting in British art, and Jonathan Pitts, a contemporary painter whose images, painted on the spot in all weathers, capture the qualities of our landscape in a very robust way.