{"id":37735,"date":"2018-01-01T19:31:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T19:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=37735"},"modified":"2018-01-01T19:44:52","modified_gmt":"2018-01-01T19:44:52","slug":"cardiff-character-lynne-cartlidge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/culture\/cardiff-character-lynne-cartlidge","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff Character: Lynne Cartlidge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>If you look at it the way this artist looks at it, the world would seem much more beautiful!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_37736\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 416px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37736\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1A-1-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1A-1-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1A-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1A-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1A-1-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1A-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1A-1-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meet Lynne!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>How fascinating can a bowl of fruit really be? It would actually seem very awe-inspiring if you could look at it through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnecartlidge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lynne Cartlidge&#8217;s<\/a> eyes. Lynne is an artist who specialises in still life painting and finds beauty in everyday objects which she portrays through her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/culture\/depth-cardiffs-art-places-visit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The forms and colours of a fruit or a flower deeply intrigue me,&#8221; she says. &#8220;Add to that the game of light and shadows, and you got yourself a very moving subject to paint.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 53-year old is a warm, affectionate person with many stories, from being a mother who strongly misses her son who lives in London to being an artist who has seen a lot of struggles in her career.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OaUP3KI-SyI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lynne at her studio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One quick glance inside Lynne&#8217;s studio &#8211; and home, which she shares with her partner &#8211; is enough to say that her subjects mainly comprise of fruits and flowers.<\/p>\n<p>Fruits such as pears and pomegranates, and flowers, are placed here and there. Her paintings all around also tell you of her interest.<\/p>\n<p>A huge part of the shelves is crowded with things like bowls, jars, flower vases, and kettles of various sorts.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, being a painter, brushes, canvases &#8211; and even a machine to frame paintings &#8211; occupy much of the space.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37737\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 416px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37737\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2B-1-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2B-1-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2B-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2B-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2B-1-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2B-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2B-1-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sneak peek at Lynne&#8217;s studio<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cosy, welcoming, and beautifully messy, this is where the artist works.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My approach towards work often takes the form of having a conversation,&#8221; she explains. &#8220;Rather than ploughing through, I often stop and ask questions about the ongoing work &#8211; whether I am going somewhere with it, or how could I portray it in a better way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She says that the features of fruits and flowers and the intensity and direction of light can make huge differences on canvas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prop perfect?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The physical characteristics of a fruit or a flower are obviously very important to her.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I go to the supermarket, I pick up a fruit, observe closely, put it down; then pick up another and so on!&#8221; she says jokingly.<\/p>\n<p>She added that her allotment garden is a major source of her props.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking back<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Born in New Zealand, Lynne&#8217;s family moved to the UK when she was about three.<\/p>\n<p>She found the portrayal of light to be extraordinary.<\/p>\n<p>She says that one of her earliest memories is of seeing a Rembrandt painting in London.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Conveying something with light and space is something which has always inspired me,&#8221; she explains.<\/p>\n<p>Lynne grew up to become an artist, pursuing a foundation diploma at Falmouth Art School and then a degree in fine art in Cardiff College of Art.<\/p>\n<p>But it was not until the &#8217;90s when she started to focus on the genre of still life as a form of exercise to hone her skills as an artist.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a difficult career, really,&#8221; Lynne opines. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t earn much as an artist in the beginning years. But I was determined to make it.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you look at it the way this artist looks at it, the world would seem much more beautiful! Meet Lynne Cartlidge and check out her paintings!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":41842,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[11988],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cardiff Character: Lynne Cartlidge - alt.cardiff<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lynne&#039;s still life art bring to life everyday objects like fruits and flowers. 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