ABOUT THE COLLECTION
EXPRESSIVE OILS
March - April 2020
Lesley Birch's 21 day isolation project of
alla prima oil paintings
as seen in the #artistsupportpledge
All Oil Paintings were created in lockdown on specialist oil painting papers.
Each piece was small enough to travel in an A3 envelope to isolated buyers.
Paintings went as far as New Zealand and USA.
"This was the strangest of times creatively. When lockdown came, I found myself in overload, painting to escape into myself. I went to the West Coast of Scotland in my head - to rugged bays and cold skies. I filmed myself painting in time lapses. I went back to Cornish Seas at Zennor and Priest's Cove, Holkham Bay in Norfolk and Crummockwater in the Lake District. The West Coast of Ireland came in now and again. Every time I painted, I recognised the place and the title came to me."
Lesley Birch 2020
The Artist Support Pledge is the brainchild of artist Matthew Burrows in response to the current pandemic in which artists have found themselves without work, teaching, technical support or gallery work. Exhibitions and sales have disappeared. And, so to alleviate this stress, Matthew has instigated the Artist Support Pledge. I think it's a grand idea and I have decided to take part. It's a simple thing:
Artists put up works for sale and if fortunate enough to reach £1000 in sales, they pledge to purchase a work by another artist for up to £200. This creates a dynamic culture and market, where all contribute, whatever their level of success. This is a culture dependent upon the honesty and generosity of our artistic communities at every level.
You'll find the #artistsupportpledge on Instagram and lots of work by the many other participating artists. All prices include UK delivery.
Artists put up works for sale and if fortunate enough to reach £1000 in sales, they pledge to purchase a work by another artist for up to £200. This creates a dynamic culture and market, where all contribute, whatever their level of success. This is a culture dependent upon the honesty and generosity of our artistic communities at every level.
You'll find the #artistsupportpledge on Instagram and lots of work by the many other participating artists. All prices include UK delivery.