Lawrence Coulson
Lawrence sources the majority of the subject matter for his work from his beloved British countryside, and his two brand new limited editions are no different. He told us: “I just love it, to be honest. We’re a relatively small island, but the variety is immense. Over the last few years, I’ve tended to capture my local area – East Anglia – which offers both woodlands and coastal scenes.” As an artist, Lawrence recognises the need for his work to provide pure escapism for the viewer, saying: “We’re all wrapped up in fairly hectic lives, and if someone can look at my work and it can take them somewhere else, even for 30 seconds, then I’ve done my job. It’s that simple, really”. Capturing the elements – the extremes of weather and natural phenomena – has also been an ongoing theme throughout his career to date. We
saw it feature allegorically in his previous release ‘ We’ll Brave The Storm ’, created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the piece conveying a message of hope. Staying true to this, Lawrence explained to us why weather continues to be thematically significant within his new editions: “In both ‘Divided Sky’ and ‘Thunder Passing’ I hoped to capture the sense of tension felt during thunderstorms. There is an anticipation that builds between one lightning strike and the next followed by the silence shattering thunderclap. It is this level of drama and contrast within nature that continues to fascinate me and provide endless inspiration for my paintings.”
View Lawrence’s full collection here.
Divided Sky (opposite) Canvas on Board with Hand-Varnish | Edition of 195 Image size 46.5cm x 46.5cm | Framed Size 56cm x 56cm £350 Framed Thunder Passing (left) Canvas on Board with Hand-Varnish | Edition of 195 Image size 46.5cm x 46.5cm | Framed Size 56cm x 56cm £350 Framed
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