Artist Lucy Collings, AFCA, FCA On-Line Studio

The Gap
oil on canvas, 10 x 8 "

Fall-line Shadows
oil on canvas, 14 x 18"

Artist Statement

I paint to celebrate the beauty and variety of nature. It is my way of paying tribute to the magnificent natural world that surrounds us.

My work is representational with impressionistic uses of light, colour and brushstroke. I often exaggerate colour and light to create greater impact or stronger mood. My subject matter is approachable and accessible as I generally paint the everyday subjects and scenes which make BC such an incredible place to live. I hike and ski in the back-country, and so am able to access some very beautiful and interesting places. These are a delight to commit to either canvas or paper.

I use several different mediums -- watercolour, acrylic, pastel -- but there is nothing quite like oil paint. It has a consistency and immediacy that is not matched by any other medium, and I always use oil when I paint outdoors.

Mamquam Glacier
oil on canvas, 18 x 24 "

Biography

Since the age of five, Lucy Collings has sketched scenes from her natural surroundings. As a child growing up in South Africa, she enjoyed drawing and painting the horses on her families' farm. Today she is inspired by the mountains where she lives, skis and hikes. She has lived in North Vancouver, British Columbia since 1978.

Lucy enjoys painting "on location" and uses the family van as a traveling studio. She often drives to out-of-the-way places where she spends hours painting by the side of a quite road.

Lucy is a signature member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and an active member of the West Vancouver Sketch Club. Lucy's work appears on greeting cards produced by Blueridge Studios in North Vancouver.

Aspen
oil on canvas, 16 x 20"

Saltspring Island Farm
acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20"

View from Ambleside
8 x 10", oil on canvas

Exhibitions - 2007

August
Harmony Arts Festival
West Vancouver, BC Canada

September
Brewsters Coffee
2436 Marine Drive
Dundarave, West Vancouver, BC Canada

September
F.C.A. - Paintings by Number
Granville Island
Vancouver, BC Canada

Workshops 2007

January, February, March
Port Kells Art Club
Langley, BC Canada

October, November
Port Kells Art Club
Langley, BC Canada

Spring Break-Up
oil on canvas, 12 x 16"

Galleries

Evans Gallery & Framing
571 Lawrence Avenue
Kelowna, BC
(250) 861-4422
www.evansgallerycan.com

Seymour Art Gallery - Gift Shop
4360 Gallant Avenue
Deep Cove, North Vancouver, BC
(604) 924-1378

More Works

For more images, please see
Lucy Collings's Gallery:
www.nsartists.ca/lucycollings/

Centennial Trail
oil on canvas, 16 x 12"

A Steady Climb
acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18"

Contacting the Artist

Please contact Lucy by:
Telephone (604.984.9897) or
e-mail at: lucycollings"at"shaw.ca
(Replace "at" with @ )