Lynda Appleby is a professional artist whose work ranges from delicate emotive watercolours to dynamic, powerful large-size acrylic paintings that capture the essence of the landscape in the way that photographs cannot.
Multi-talented, she is an illustrator, architectural portrait painter, art tutor and imaginative landscape artist. Her work is growing in popularity and is now sought after by discerning collectors, galleries and clients, such as the BBC, BP, the Duchy of Cornwall and the National Trust.
Her work is also winning prizes in many exhibitions and, more recently, she has been sourced by one of Englands finest houses – Halswell in Somerset – to paint numerous portraits of their house and grounds.
Sunlight on Still Water is painted in acrylic on a canvas measuring 90cmx120cm. I was drawn to the subject immediately because of the strong contrasting tones and its vibrant colour. In spite of this, it spoke to me of stillness and a sense of the solitary. The actual location is at the end of the lake on the Halswell Estate in Somerset but it could be anywhere when one suddenly encounters sunlight filtering through the colours of the leaves and brilliantly reflecting on still water.
The painting won The Sennelier Prize at the Artist Magazine National Exhibition in Nottingham.