Sketching people unawares is one of the most exciting, unpredictable experiences an artist can have. There is an urgency to capture character and relationships before the subject moves or the light changes.
Norman Long
Norman is a versatile painter, equally proficient in still life and landscape but is perhaps best known for his sensitive figure compositions. He favours subjects of people in public places such as cafes because of the fascinating relationships that arise.
Norman Long (1976) was born in Preston and received his BA from Newcastle University. Early-career awards, such as the de Laszlo Award (Royal Society of Portrait Painters) and Artist of the Year (Artist and Illustrators Magazine) established his reputation, firstly as a portrait painter and then gallery artist. In 2008 he was awarded a scholarship for Postgraduate study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art.
Norman’s light-filled oils manifest his love for colour and a sensuous paint surface. He creates vibrant cityscapes and figurative compositions, capturing relationships between people in public spaces. An enthusiastic member of The Northern Boys outdoor painting group, Norman loves working en plein air. For figurative works, he combines painting from life with observational drawings, invention, photography and memory to convey the veracity of life.
The New English Art Club have shown Norman’s work for the past six years. Along with countless solo shows, he has exhibited with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, BP Portrait Award, Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize etc.
Norman lives in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, with his American wife Lindsey and three young boys. He loves to share his expertise with beginner painters and is the author of a popular book on Oil Painting technique. He is a trustee of the Manchester Academy of Fine Art.
This exhibition here in The Atrium at Low Wood Bay, is a representative body of work by the Lancashire based artist Norman Long. The exhibition, curated by Gavagan Art, can be viewed on the website.
Gavagan Art, in Lancaster, works with artists from throughout the British Isles with an emphasis on artists from the North of England with many artists based in either Yorkshire, Lancashire or Cumbria.
In partnership with Gavagan Art, Art in the Atrium at Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa provides an accessible, free and informal way of being able to see a display of fine art in the resorts' spacious Atrium.
Wendy’s ongoing delight in texture and surface is key to her work.
Her ideas develop from geological investigation into natural forms found in the landscape and man’s influence on that through the study of archeological sites.
Continuous ongoing research and development of new forms, increasing the scale of work, and investigating new surfaces, glazes and oxides, is all part of her ongoing journey in clay.
Wendy is originally from Clitheroe, Lancashire, but moved to North Wales in 1999.
She has worked steadily in her studio in Denbigh for over twenty-five years and has participated at many clay events, demonstrations and symposiums. These range from The International Ceramic Festival in Aberystwyth, Clay Art in Wales, Scottish Potters Association and many events throughout the UK and beyond — including: Keramisto Ceramics Festival in the Netherlands, Art in Clay at Hatfield, Earth and Fire and Ceramic Art London.
Wendy has been featured in the publications: Ceramics Art and Perception, Crafts and Ceramic Review. She continues to divide her time between making and teaching (Senior Lecturer at Wrexham University) and joint organising Ceramic Wales, an annual ceramic event in North Wales.
Other artists whose work curated by Gavagan Art, that have had exhibitions as part of the Art in the Atrium gallery.
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