LETTIE BLACKETT

Lettie grew up on the Solway Coast and cites the surrounding area as her primary inspiration. When not painting and drawing she can be found walking her dogs on the beautiful beaches and countryside of Dumfriesshire. Lettie paints directly from life endeavouring to capture movement and light while maintaining a sense of realism.

Lettie read Fine Art and History of Art at Newcastle University and then undertook further studies at Lavender Hill Studios in London as well as an intensive course in portraiture with Nick Beer in Salisbury.  She says of her work, 'I think it is invaluable to learn the rules of painting passed down by the Great Masters but in turn I am determined not to be shackled by them but be free to develop my own expressive style without imitating those of others'.