Nelson Suter Art Society

to promote and encourage the cultivation and production of work in the visual arts

Originally from the UK I have lived in Nelson for the past 28 years.

I have always loved to draw and paint and coming from a very creative family I can’t remember a time when art was not a central part of my life.

I have learned a great deal from various art classes over the years but am mainly self taught.

My main career (other than being a mum to my two sons) has been with garden design which I have enjoyed for a number of years and definitely viewed as another outlet for my creativity.

I have now decided to focus on my own garden and dedicate most of my time to painting.

Having worked with watercolour and acrylics I loved both mediums but have in the past couple of years found a passion for oils. I enjoy the versatility, flow, luminosity and glow that I believe oil paint allows.

My painting subject is often still life - I have a fascination for shape, pattern, light and shadow and the effect all of these have with the play of colour.

I also have a small obsession with flower form and more recently have focussed on painting large images trying to capture the intricacies and depths of the individual blooms.

I have been happy to sell my work both online and through local galleries

My Facebook page-Art Lyndsay O’Hanlon