Sue Lynn North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Sue Lynn, a Yorkshire contemporary artist. has been painting for over 30 years. Sue studied Fine Art and Crafts at Leeds College of Art, BA Hons Art and Design at Bradford College. Sue uses oils primarily, to draw out intangible moments from specific memories. These result in richly textured and colourful paintings.
I am a contemporary artist, born in Leeds. Realising a life long ambition when I began to paint in my early 40s, reminiscence has been the driving force within my studio practice ever since. After moving around for a while in my 50s, I returned to Yorkshire, settling in the Harrogate area where I live and work.
My chosen medium is oil paint, for its endless possibilities and qualities. I draw on elements of intangibility from a particular memory, to then re-visit in paint a remembered mood or/and fascination.
I’m not looking for literal translations, as I realise there is no precise formula for memory’s understanding. The complexities of remembering can only be an individual experience, my own short term memory for instance has always been erratic, whilst my long term reminiscences are vividly detailed, as in a film still.
My starting point for drawing is putting down on paper a ‘scrap’ of a remembered moment. I begin with the basics of charcoal on paper, building the image sometimes using graphite, chalk metallic pencils, sometimes acrylic paint, scoring into the medium loaded paper until I’m satisfied I’ve reached a sort of compromise between my remembered ‘moment’ and the image in front of me.
Art practice for me is ongoing and experimental, an exploration of reminiscence and the problematics surrounding it.
Artwork
Yellow Skirt Study, Mixed medium/ collage on watercolour paper, 1997
Swan Like Her, Mixed dry medium on paper, 2019
Blue/Yellow Encounter, Oil paint, 2019, £450.00
Goxhill Playground, Oil on Canvas, 2022
Rapeseed Field 1, Oil and mixed media collage, 2018, £200.00
Mirror Image, Red Painting, Mixed media, 2012, £750.00
Untitled 11, Oil on Canvas, 2022, Price on application
Shortfall PPE, Oils, 2022, £550
Pulled Space, Oil and mixed media on Canvas, stretched over canvas support, 2020, £550
Falling 11, Charcoal, mixed media, 2018, £500.00
Masquerade 111, Mixed, 2012, 500.00
Conversation, Mixed, 2018, £400
Bridge, Rookwood, Oil paint, 2023, £650
Horizon ‘Bronze’, Oil paint, 2022, £350.00
Rookwood 1, Oil, mixed collaged medium, 2012-218, £550.00
Canal, Oil paint, 2023, £600
Masquerade 1V, Mixed dry media, 1997
Yellow Skirt, Oil paint on canvas, 1996
Projects and exhibitions
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North Yorkshire Open Studio s11/02/2023 — 21/05/2023 Really lovely space to showcase the NYOS 23 group |
Inspired by ...gallery, Danby | Details |
Memory Wall02/09/1993 — 20/11/0093 Designed and painted a reminiscence wall, to aid the recall of patients during therapy. |
Seacroft Hospital, Alzheimer ward, Leeds | Details |
Part Time Fine Arts and Crafts Student shows and Solo show04/11/1991 — 05/06/1993 Leeds College of Art, group shows, and Solo show |
Jacob Kramer Gallery, Leeds | Details |
Paintings and Drawings, Solo show. Susan Lynn08/05/0099 — 31/05/0099 A really good show, the curator was really obliging, a great turn out for the private view |
South Square Gallery, Thornton, Bradford | Details |
NYOS, North Yorkshire Open Studio Artists group show11/02/0023 — ongoing |
Inspired by Gallery, Danby, Danby lodge, National park Centre | Details |
Paint10/11/0022 — 02/12/0022 Very professional curator, owners Michael and Sharon, a well curated mixed open show. |
Fronteer Gallery, Orchard Square, Sheffield | Details |
Winter exhibition08/11/0022 — 18/01/0023 Jacob and Heidi run a very busy gallery/ workshop, pleasant and approachable |
Creatives gallery, Chapel Allerton, Leeds | Details |
Word of mouth09/11/0005 — 03/12/0016 sale of drawings in Leeds , commissions in Hertfordshire and Solo show at my then home in south Devon. |
Private sales from home, Leeds , Hertfordshire, South Hams | Details |
Mixed Summer Show09/05/0005 — 03/06/0005 Lovely gallery in the heart of Harrogate |
Walker Gallery, Harrogate | Details |