Thursday, 11 July 2019

A new opportunity at 'Marvellous Art Gallery' July 2019

New gallery opens in Leicester's Belvoir Street, the 'Marvellous Art Gallery' which will now be showcasing my work!  Owner Marvin Daika wants to bring exhibitions and events to the gallery.  He is currently showing the work of famous artist Paul Wright with a large oil painting of the late LCFC chairman, Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in the window and his son Aiyawatt which hangs inside.  Marvin wanted to open his own gallery, but thought it would be impossible.  "I used to run a shipping company but got tired of it," he says.
Offering something 'fresh and different' he's showcasing the work of local artists in a unit transformed into a creative space.  Come look inside or visit the website by clicking on the following link:  https://www.marvellousartgallery.co.uk
Here are my latest two New York oil paintings showcasing at 'Marvellous.'

New York Empire State
Oil on linen
30.5cm x 30.5cm (12in x12in)

New York Times Square
Oil on linen
30.5cm x 30.5cm (12in x12in)


The Cank Street Gallery closes in June 2019

I have been deeply saddened to hear the news of the closure of The Cank Street Gallery, 'the largest independent art gallery in Leicester.' Owner Dayle Flude and her team gave myself and many local artists the opportunity to exhibit our work, offering support and advice and giving us credibility to be in her gallery.  We all became part of a 'family', which I'll surely miss.
I don't think the Leicester art community will ever recapture that sort of atmosphere again and it's very sad walking past that area of town.  Just as the Leicester Mercury describes it, "it's hard to imagine now the art landscape of Leicester without them" and "Leicester will be a visually poorer place without this gallery."
A huge thanks to Dayle and her team for their tireless work and efforts to support us creatives!


One of my last paintings sold at Cank Street of The Globe, Leicester to art collector Steve Brewin.

Monday, 31 December 2018

Happy New Year To You All!

At the end of Christmas all you need is a hug!  Happy New Year, Lizzy x


Thursday, 16 August 2018

Mingling with celebs at Fashion Awards Night

TV presenter and art collector Anne Davies invited me to the East Midlands Fashion Awards 2018.  Anne and co-host fashion expert Patrick Grant joined us to watch paralympian Richard Whitehead and BBC’s Lucy Martin take to the catwalk amongst the professional models. I bumped into a few famous faces!
An atmospheric backdrop of theatrical lighting took place in the magnificent setting of St.Mary’s Church, Nottingham, an excellent venue to convey the amazing talent of our Universities.  Money raised was donated to Rainbows Hospice.























Monday, 18 June 2018

The Cank Street Gallery Summer Open Art Exhibition 2018

  

The walls are amass with colour as creativity dazzled around every corner of the Cank Street Gallery at Thursday's Private View.  Hundreds gathered and drank the bar dry by 7.15pm as we arrived!  Tim, Anetha & myself captured a glimpse of the atmosphere on such a fabulous evening.

My entry 'The Globe,' £295

Anetha Hunte & Lizzy Hewitt

Lizzy Hewitt artist

Artist Sue Graham with her landscape
Lizzy Hewitt, Judith Linley & Anetha Hunte

Maryam Naraghi, Lizzy Hewitt & Anethe Hunte

Maryam Naraghi with her daughters


Tim Noakes




Gallery Staff Stefan (left) chats with artist Linda Sharman (2nd from right)
Artists Jim Griffiths (left) and Paul Barrand


Visitors enjoy an extensive selection of artworks
A visitor enjoys a view of 2nd prize winners work,
George Sfougaras for Yiayia (Grandmother)
 (centre)


Sunday, 18 March 2018

Meet the Artist: Linda Sharman, Saturday 10th March 2018


Gallery panorama with Tim x2!

I took my friends along to see Leicester and LSA artist Linda Sharman at the Cank Street Gallery last Saturday.  It was a bitterly cold day so my friend’s enjoyed a hot drink and a piece of Linda’s homemade cake! (the chocolate marshmallow was to die for!)
Linda is such a lovely lady; we spoke about how her father, a successful artist, had inspired her technique.  Her exhibition ‘Visions through Light’ features a series of landscapes of Venice and Norfolk.  I’ve always liked the impressionistic quality of her work, which stands alone without any reliance on detail.  The viewer feels like they are there, present in the moment, underneath a vast expanse of sky or looking out from a Venetian bridge. There are remnants of the great impressionists Turner and Monet and like them she creates an atmospheric moment of time. 
‘Visions through Light’ exhibition runs until 21 April.
Artist's Linda Sharman (left) and Louise Ellerington
A New Day by Linda Sharman

Anetha Hunte, Tim Noakes & Lizzy



Tuesday, 19 December 2017

Christmas at Cank Street Gallery

Lizzy with Andy Ward
Welcomed by news that the gallery had sold another one of my paintings made celebrating with friends even more special. HAPPY CHRISTMAS and many thanks to all those that have supported me throughout the year!

Andy Ward
Anetha Hunte & Andy Ward
Artist Paul Hainsworth (R)
Rob Flude
Cank Street's Maryam (R)
Dayle Flude, Cank Street Gallery owner
Zara, gallery friend
Visitors invited to a glass of Christmas sparkle!