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Lorna is a prolific New Forest artist who discovered her passion for drawing
and painting when, as a child, it helped her while away many hours on
the long sea voyages to and from Australia. Also, Lorna’s fascination
with, and love of, the countryside meant that she was never short of
inspiration. Later, Lorna was
privileged to study Fine Art with the late Edward Jones, RBA, H Dip
Fine Art, the man who taught her to understand art and encouraged her
to go to Art College. Ted was a man for whom Lorna has great respect
and admiration. Following his advice,
Lorna then went on to study at the Bournemouth and Poole College of
Art and Design, gaining the Higher National Diploma in Natural History
Illustration. Having completed her studies, Lorna then became a lecturer
at the College, specialising in Natural History Illustration and training
many fine artists who now enjoy success in their own right. In 1990, Lorna decided
to go solo and founded the Lorna Byron School of Art, consisting of
a handful of students, all very eager to learn. Some of those original
students still enjoy the classes, to this day. The School now boasts
a very high success rate, with many students who started as beginners
and have now turned professional. Lorna has a love
of working in water colour and pastel, complementing these mediums by
painting, also, in gouache and oil. “Having the ability to work
in more than one medium is exciting and also suits different moods (of
both the subject and the artist!) Admittedly, the learning may take
longer but the end result makes it all worthwhile.” Her paintings have
been exhibited in London, the Mall Galleries, The Royal Society of Botanical
Artists – Westminster Hall and in the Broadgate Arena in Liverpool
Street. She has also exhibited with the Wessex Artists in the Guildhall
Salisbury. Today, her work is on view in London, and provincial galleries.
Her commissions include pieces for The Arts Council, The Rotary Club
of Great Britain and many local businesses and private collectors as
far afield as France, Italy, America, Japan, Cyprus, Canada, New Zealand
and Australia. Over the past few
years, Lorna has also been drawing inspiration from the Mediterranean
island of Cyprus. She has also taken groups of artists on painting
holidays to the Cypriot village of Tochni, on the southern coast
of the island at the foot of the Troodos Mountains. |
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