Lucy Willis: Gardens and Other Paintings

5-26th November 2014

Private View: Tuesday 4th November, 6-8pm

Lucy Willis’ new collection of watercolours are inspired both by her travels abroad as well as places closer to home in England. Beautiful beach scenes and stunning interiors from Greece, houses and rivers from journeys through France and some quintessential English country gardens feature in this exhibition.

Corner of the Kitchen Garden, watercolour, 37 x 56cm, £1950

Willis’ sensitivity to details of architecture or features of a place, along with a wonderful portrayal of light within each location can be seen throughout, and these characteristic features are much admired by followers of her work.

Pine Tree Shadows, 29 x 42cm, £850

Lucy Willis trained at the Ruskin School of Art and since then has travelled widely, taking inspiration from many places to fuel her painting. She has tutored many painting groups in various countries across the world and written two books on the subject of watercolour painting. Exhibitions include numerous solo exhibitions and group exhibitions all across the UK. 

Girl with a Parasol, Lijiang, China, 24 x 36cm, £850

She won the BP Portrait Award for portraits of Shepton Mallet Prison inmates, following her artist residency there. She was elected a member of the Royal West of England Academy in 1993.

For a full online catalogue of the exhibition: http://www.curwengallery.co.uk/gallery/willis14/title.htm