Aug 16, 2022 | Blog, Exhibitions, Magic and Medicine, Plants
I am delighted to share details of my forthcoming solo exhibition at Gracefield Art Centre, Dumfries: ‘Recipe for a Miracle – New Botanical based Paintings by Kirsty Lorenz’27th August – 1st October 2022, open Tues to Sat 10am – 5pm...
Jul 16, 2022 | Blog, Exhibitions, Magic and Medicine, Plants, Press
So pleased to see my new painting ‘Recipe for a Miracle’ featured in a double page spread in the summer edition of Homes and Interiors Scotland. This work is part of a new body of work that represents a big creative development for me, in terms of colour,...
Oct 16, 2021 | Awards, Blog, In progress, Magic and Medicine, Plants
Many thanks to Fife Contemporary for the VACMA grant enabling me to undertake research to develop my work inspired by the healing properties of plants. My research led me to the Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh Herbarium to look at preserved plants featured in two...
Mar 3, 2020 | Blog, In progress, Magic and Medicine, Plants
You will be able to see this painting and the preparatory sketches at my next Open Studios event on 8th, 9th and 10th May 2020. This recently completed painting is called ‘Diod Anfarwaldeb – The Draught of Immortality’, inspired by an ancient herbalist...
Oct 28, 2019 | Blog, In progress, Magic and Medicine, Plants
This post describes the inspiration and the development of this painting. It is inspired by a ‘mind opening’ herbalist recipe I came across in the wonderful book ‘The Magic of Herbs’ by David Conway. The recipe is called ‘Aura...
Apr 15, 2019 | Blog, Collaborations, In progress, Magic and Medicine, Plants
This is my first completed composition exploring the theme of ‘Plants, Medicine and Magic’. It is graphite and watercolour on paper, aprox 50x50cm. It shows a willow circle filled with Winter Aconite flowers.Willow contains salicylic acid which is the...
