Lesley Skeates
Lesley is a landscape and floral painter. Using palette knives and thick oil paint, she works directly from nature. She has developed a painterly style, working at speed to capture fleeting moments of light, weather or tide.
After graduating in Fine Art from Aberystwyth University, Lesley enjoyed a successful career as a Medical Artist, eventually settling in Edinburgh. During this time Lesley continued to paint for pleasure and now works as a painter full time.
For Lesley, the colours of the natural world provide endless inspiration She is particularly attracted by the challenge of painting water, be it quiet reflections in a pond or the turbulent surf of the sea. She is often to be found under a tree beside a burn in all weathers capturing a scene in one sitting.
“I am happiest immersed in the countryside, nestled beneath a tree or at the water’s edge, painting ‘en plein air’ directly from nature. I paint to share this experience – the warmth of the sun, the breeze, the bird song or the splash of the burn. Occasionally I glimpse a kingfisher or an unsuspecting deer that has wandered too close.
Recently, I have also found solace in local gardens and parks, and rediscovered the delights of studying flora in all its variety and splendour.
Using small panels I work ‘alla prima’, swiftly applying one thick layer of oil paint. Palette knives allow me to drag and push the colours into each other and create rich pattern and texture.”
Work by Lesley Skeates:
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£500
The Caley Garden
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£500
Meadow
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£500
Quince Blossom & Jug
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£500
Cherry Blossom & Willow Pattern
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£1100
Cherry Trees
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£500
Hellebore
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£500
Purple Haze
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£750
Reflections
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Pink Waterlilies
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£750
Galaxy
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£500
Fish are Jumpin’
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Depth
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£500
Dappled Light
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£500
Colours at Gosford
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£500
Along the Loch, Dundas Castle
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Above the Falls
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£500
White Wonder
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Treasure
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Tranquility
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£500
Changeable Day
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£500
Across the Lake
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Highland Rapids
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£650
Cow Parsley
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£450
Eyot at Figgate Park
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£450
Above the River Esk
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Autumn Pond
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Wild Garlic
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Pool at the Park
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Wild Sea, Antrim Coast
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£450
Low Tide
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£400
Zephyr
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