BEHIND THE BIG BAND Painting

A full time artist/illustrator/teacher since the early 1980's. Winner of a Bronze Medal 1994 Salon de Paris. Work selected by Prince Charles for the 1997 Discerning Eye Exhibition, London.. exhibited with the Society of Women, United Society of Artists, and others. Residency with the English National Ballet, Swan Theatre, High Wycombe, several ballet companies and orchestras, in the UK, and K-W Symphony Orchestra, Perimeter Institute, Uptown Jazz Festival illustrations for 10 years and others in Canada. The first International biennial at the Museum des Arts Panama. Inspired by light and colour, reflections, sunlight and shadows. My speciality has been portraiture and figurative works - body movement, dancers, musicians, body stances and figurative expressions. Resident artist for the Waterloo Jazz Festival, Canada, from 2001 - 20012 Recent series of paintings are of the colors and patterns of shadows forests, light through the trees. Mediums used vary from oils, acrylics, inks, watercolours and pastels and drawing mediums. A respected and inspiring tutor in fine art drawing and painting skills. Contact the artist for up to date courses in the UK, and planned residential courses in Kalymnos Greece. Lives in Dorset, England. http://www.podilawrenceartist.com