Lucy Hawkins

I paint outdoors to capture the experience of a place, to gather inspiration in situ and be immersed in a location. The colours seem more vivid, the marks more visceral when applied outdoors. I work with acrylics, oils and mixed media to make at times semi-abstracted pieces. Through colour, mark making and surface I aim to make an immediate response to the world around me. I have lived in the Southwest for many years and I am inspired by its wilder places – West Penwith, North Devon and Exmoor.

I graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone Collage of Art, University of Dundee with a first BA(Hons) Design, an MA at Birmingham Institute of Art and Design and PGCE in Art and Design from Exeter University. I combine my art practice with teaching art 11– 18 at a Dorset secondary school where I am Head of Art. I’ve also led workshops for adults and some art sessions for adults with learning differences at the fabulous Imagine, Learn, Create. I’ve learnt a lot about art through teaching and the sanctuary art can provide for us all.