Lizzy Hewitt - Modern Artist
Originally a professional photographer, Lizzy Hewitt changed her focus from camera to canvas twenty years ago. Her artworks, from family portraits to business and feature works, have become increasingly sought after.
"Painting ‘landscapes with feeling’ inspires me. I’m interested in landscapes that have a human element, evoke emotions and are not merely representational. I like art that goes deeper and expresses something, so my paintings become a study of the soul and the human condition. Finding out what it means to be human and exploring our own emotions, a sort of self-analysis, that every viewer can relate too. My ‘Be Free’ Seascape exemplifies freedom; a woman is running in the waves with the wind in her hair.
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I’m working on a series of portraits of my heroes, admirations and inspirations. People I love and admire particularly from my interest in music and popular culture, the pretty and the beautiful, alive and dead. I’m interested in capturing the feeling of beauty and the feeling of presence in a pared-down style; the character and the psyche without all the unnecessary details.
I’m drawn towards pictures of the ‘charmed’ and ‘damned’ of yesterday and today. Figures in their youth and beauty at the moment of time they inhabit before they are about to fall.
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Pop stars and musicians that have a magical quality, beauty and grace with their own creativity and uniqueness that I hope to achieve. Figures in the public domains that are accessible to all and not just the gallery elite.
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Contemporary in subject and treatment, my creativity is expressed through the beauty of my subjects. I feel joy and exuberance painting in the medium of oil with its vibrant brush marks and luminous colours.
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Portraiture is an act of celebration. I want to make a personal tribute to icons of the past and present, immortalising them in paint for future generations to see. Giving viewers a picture of our time, and of themselves as reflected through the heroes of my painted faces."
Education
1993
Loughborough College of Art & Design: Foundation Diploma
1996
Derby University: First Class (Hons) Graphic Design
Representation
2020-present
Marvellous Art Gallery, Leicester
2013-present
Saatchi Art Online, London
2014-2019
2013
Cank Street Gallery, Leicester
West End Gallery, Leicester
Exhibitions
2018
Cank Street Gallery Open Exhibition, Leicester
2017
Cank Street Gallery Open Exhibition, Leicester
2016
Cank Street Gallery Open Exhibition, Leicester
2015
Cank Street Gallery Open Exhibition, Leicester
2014
'Open 25' Exhibition, Leicester New Walk Museum
2014
Parallax Art Fair, Chelsea Town Hall, London