We’re delighted to welcome artist Lesley Williams to the Yorkshire Arboretum this Spring with a new exhibition ‘At the Margins’ running from Saturday 4 March until Sunday 26 March 2023.
‘Meet the Artist’ Preview Event on Friday 3 March, 6 – 8pm.
Please reserve your place here.
Lesley’s exhibition of semi-abstract oil paintings reveals the translucent colours found in gardens and the wider landscape. Her work featuring ponds explores her interest in spatial dynamics as well as the reflective qualities of water within plant forms. Lesley encourages the viewer to look through and beyond the immediate surface.
“Marginal areas within the landscape have increasingly become of interest to me and have formed the subject matter for this recent collection. Areas on the edges and at the meeting points within the landscape are often overlooked. At the foot of trees, in the hedgerow and at the water's edge, there is a wealth of flora which provides a vibrant, multi-layered, and colourful scene.” Lesley Williams
Items from the exhibition will be available to purchase. For further information please email visit@yorkshirearboretum.org or call 01653 648598.
About the Artist
Lesley gained a BA (Hons) in Textile Design and an MA in Fine Art from Leeds Metropolitan University. She taught Art and Design for many years before leaving to concentrate on her own work, which has been collected here and abroad. Her paintings are developed over a period. From relatively figurative starting points, multiple layers are created, allowing time for the subtle sensations and memories of the time and place to be included. Circular shapes are sometimes embedded in the composition to reflect the cyclical rhythms of nature.
