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| KIRSTY LORENZ Wasps Studios, Patriothall, Hamilton Place, Stockbridge, Edinburgh | |
| ARTIST's STATEMENT | |
Flowers mean different things to different people .... to me they are the secret of the cosmos Winifred Nicholson I paint flower 'portraits' much as a portrait artist will paint heads and figures, and through them feel I express something fundamental about life and living. Translated into paintings the flowers become uber-flowers near perfect and sometimes to monumental scale. I paint a wide range of flowers; formal cultivated varieties with great poise and drama like dahlia, peonii and lilies. Amaryllis are other-worldly and triffid like. I paint many daisies and daisy chains, all different , all similar, with a humble almost nostalgic air. Currently I am painting wild scottish flowers. Some are very tiny yet startlingly beautiful on close examination. They exhibit wonderful structure and colour. Their wildness contrasts and resonates with my painting style. I studied Art and Art History at Goldsmiths College, London from 1989-1992. I live and work in Edinburgh, Scotland. | |
| Forthcoming in 2008 | |
| 25th Oct - 26th Nov | Really Wild Flowers, Scottish Ornithology Centre , Aberlady, East Lothian |
| Two person exhibition of wild Scottish flowers, with Jenny Matthews | |
| 30th Sept - 11th Nov | Featured Artist, Art at the Airport, Edinburgh Airport |
| Also exhibiting on an ongoing basis with various galleries, contact the artist for more info. | |
| Collections | Royal Bank of Scotland, Applecross Property Development, private collections in UK, Europe and USA |
| Project | |
| 2006 May | Hope Scott Trust grant awarded to visit specialist plant nursery in Germany that import a beautiful Peony called Rockii from China in order to source material for new paintings |
| Selected Exhibitions | |
| 2007 | Two person show with Ian Healy, Cairns Gallery, Peebles |
| 2006 | Solo Exhibition at The Riverside Gallery, Stonehaven |
| 2006 | 'Pushing Up Daisies'; Two person show with Ian Healy, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh |
| Selected Group Exhibitions | |
| 2007 | Affordable Art Fair, London |
| 2006 | Affordable Art Fair, London |
| 2005 | Merz Gallery, Edinburgh |
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