A full time professional cheshire artist with a passion for nature & wildlife.
My main field is painting with watercolours, occassionally I also work in acrylics oils and pastels.
Working from my home studio i share my life with lots of noisy, but wonderful creatures, including a long suffering but very tolerant husband.
I love wildlife watching as much as i enjoy painting, combining the two is a dream come true for me.
An avid birdwatcher I enjoy visiting my local birding spots, the lush countryside on my doorstep and my own organic gardens are also typical points of daily inspiration for me.
I save my sketches, notes and photographs from my field trips which I regularly refer back to when creating many of my paintings.
The myriad of creatures that visit my gardens & ponds are also my little muses, they are the beating drum of life for me, they make me who I am as an artist.
I love all animals, from the tiniest pond skater to the big cool cats they all matter.
My life also revolves around creating natural organic habitats for wildlife, I've spent many years creating wildflower meadows and wild areas.
I have two ponds which are now home to lots of frogs and newts, diving beetles, backswimmers, pondskaters and more, it's been lovely to also see hedgehogs dragonflies and birds regularly using these ponds for drinking and bathing.
You've probably guessed - I'm mad about nature and passionate about organic gardening.
Art and design has also been a strong force throughout my life.
I studied horticulture and floral design at college qualifiying with distinctions, some years later i changed career paths after falling completely in love with watercolour.
My artwork is now regualrly on display in galleries and shops around the country, also previously also featured in the John Lewis product range.
2015 - 2016.
invited to hold solo exhibitions in galleries in north Wales and Norfolk, almost all my paintings sold at both events , this gave me the confidence to launch my website.
2018.
Shortlisted for artist of the year, again in 2019, a privilege and delight showing my work at the fantastic mall galleries in London.
2020 .
One of my paintings made the longlist in the jacksons painting prize. I was thrilled!.
2021/2022.
An Invitational artist for the ' Sketch for survival ' exhibition.
2023.
In 2023 i decided to step away from art comps & exhibitions for the time being, to focus entirely on my studio work and my wonderfully supportive customers.
When I'm not painting I'm devoting my spare time to looking after wild habitats, and also my own animals.
Thank you for viewing my artwork.
L J Holmes
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I love wildlife watching as much as i enjoy painting, combining the two is a dream come true for me.
An avid birdwatcher I enjoy visiting my local birding spots, the lush countryside on my doorstep and my own organic gardens are also typical points of daily inspiration for me.
I save my sketches, notes and photographs from my field trips which I regularly refer back to when creating many of my paintings.
The myriad of creatures that visit my gardens & ponds are also my little muses, they are the beating drum of life for me, they make me who I am as an artist.
I love all animals, from the tiniest pond skater to the big cool cats they all matter.
My life also revolves around creating natural organic habitats for wildlife, I've spent many years creating wildflower meadows and wild areas.
I have two ponds which are now home to lots of frogs and newts, diving beetles, backswimmers, pondskaters and more, it's been lovely to also see hedgehogs dragonflies and birds regularly using these ponds for drinking and bathing.
You've probably guessed - I'm mad about nature and passionate about organic gardening.
Art and design has also been a strong force throughout my life.
I studied horticulture and floral design at college qualifiying with distinctions, some years later i changed career paths after falling completely in love with watercolour.
My artwork is now regualrly on display in galleries and shops around the country, also previously also featured in the John Lewis product range.
2015 - 2016.
invited to hold solo exhibitions in galleries in north Wales and Norfolk, almost all my paintings sold at both events , this gave me the confidence to launch my website.
2018.
Shortlisted for artist of the year, again in 2019, a privilege and delight showing my work at the fantastic mall galleries in London.
2020 .
One of my paintings made the longlist in the jacksons painting prize. I was thrilled!.
2021/2022.
An Invitational artist for the ' Sketch for survival ' exhibition.
2023.
In 2023 i decided to step away from art comps & exhibitions for the time being, to focus entirely on my studio work and my wonderfully supportive customers.
When I'm not painting I'm devoting my spare time to looking after wild habitats, and also my own animals.
Thank you for viewing my artwork.
L J Holmes
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