A Place To Be Print

The contemporary ‘Scapes' paintings on canvas are inspired by Lynne's love of the natural environment. Lynne’s childhood was spent in the shade of the Black Mountains and the glow of the poetic Golden Valley in Herefordshire. This dramatic yet immersive landscape into which she escaped, both physically and emotionally, has inspired her work. This is where she developed a deep understanding of and respect for the natural environment and where she began a lifelong authentic creative journey. Lynne’s work expresses an energy that is distinctly contemporary. Immersing the viewer in a celebration of nature and colour, Lynne explores the theme of scapes from sea and land through to urban and dreamscapes. Forms and shapes are abstracted and they have an emotive spontaneity, offering an ongoing dialogue that slowly unfolds. Poetic narratives play out, embracing all the senses. Marks are layered until the surface takes on its own relief pattern, and the image and atmosphere emerge. Each painting has nature and landscape as its starting point. As the painting emerges, it ebbs and flows, often moving away from representation, becoming more intuitive and expressive. The canvas is layered with washes of colour and impasto mark making. Layered poetic images of nature come to the fore, which in turn influence the direction the painting takes. Memories, experiences and observations become edited and imprinted within the composition. Organic yet structural.