“Flow / Llif”, is inspired by the River Wye.  Lucy’s parents farm at Nannerth, alongside a beautiful stretch of the Wye between Llangurig and Rhayader and Lucy has walked by and swum in the Wye since childhood. So far, Lucy has explored the Upper Wye Valley from its source at Pumlumon to Hay on Wye and is now walking the Lower Wye Valley, to where it joins the Severn Estuary.

Hay Castle was the first showing of “Flow” and, after the Wyeside Arts Centre, it will continue to be developed and toured to other galleries along the course of the River Wye.

Lucy studied French and Drama at Manchester University and Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama. Before taking up painting full time she worked as an actor, as a community arts practitioner, as a teacher, and at BAFTA.

Lucy moved back to Wales with her family in 2007 and lives near Llandrindod. After many years of dreaming about it Lucy finally took up painting after a car crash in 2018. And so, despite being born in 1969, she describes herself as an “emerging artist.”

During the last year Lucy has exhibited at Found Gallery Brecon, Celf O Gwmpas Llandrindod, Erwood station Gallery, The Hymns, Oriel Plas Glyn Y Weddw, Llantarnam Grange and Hay Castle. Lucy now returns to the Wyeside 9 months after first exhibiting her seascapes in the Wyeside Art Group Summer Show.

“Fantastic use of light and movement – great colours and a real sense of the power of nature.”

“There is a serenity in Lucy’s images which soothes the soul. Even the tumultuous waves of her seascapes crashing against ragged rocks have a fluid calm within the brushwork, her palette the cool blues and greens which we associate with the peace we find when emersed in nature.”