Lisa Parkyn

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  • A PAUSE IN HISTORY BY LISA PARKYN

    £500.00

    Created as part of ‘Delving Beneath Series’ – a body of work started during 2020 pandemic lockdown, which has helped me make sense of the shifts going on around the world and reflect on what is meaningful in life.

    I tapped into my love for the unique textures that occur in nature, on weathered walls, old billboards and rusting metal – the scars of time, symbolising memories and keepsakes.

    Exploring the process of adding and subtracting until a balance is found. Using various methods of layering and piecing together fragments through mixed media and then scraping, sanding and peeling off – metaphorically delving deeper to discover what lies beneath and our hidden strengths.

    Framed size 35 x 35cm
    Image size 30.5 x 30.5cm
    Acrylic and mixed media on wood panel.
    Ready to hang in an off-white tray frame.
    The painting is initialed on the front, signed on the back and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

  • COLLECTED TREASURES BY LISA PARKYN

    £500.00

    Created as part of ‘Delving Beneath Series’ – a body of work started during 2020 pandemic lockdown, which has helped me make sense of the shifts going on around the world and reflect on what is meaningful in life.

    I tapped into my love for the unique textures that occur in nature, on weathered walls, old billboards and rusting metal – the scars of time, symbolising memories and keepsakes.

    Exploring the process of adding and subtracting until a balance is found. Using various methods of layering and piecing together fragments through mixed media and then scraping, sanding and peeling off – metaphorically delving deeper to discover what lies beneath and our hidden strengths.

    Framed size 35 x 35cm
    Image size 30.5 x 30.5cm
    Acrylic and mixed media on wood panel.
    Ready to hang in an off-white tray frame.
    The painting is initialed on the front, signed on the back and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

  • WHISPERS IN THE MIST BY LISA PARKYN

    £1,700.00

    Inspired by coastal visits here in the SW of England, this abstract seascape is an interpretation of the calmer weather days at the coast – reflections on the sand, sea spray and mist rising with a suggestion of a mast – perhaps metaphoric of the voyages we take in this lifetime.

    Framed size 74 x 74cm
    Image size 60 x 60cm
    Acrylic, ink and pastel on panel.
    Ready to hang in an elegant off-white frame.
    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

  • BREATH OF SEA BY LISA PARKYN

    £4,000.00

    Inspired by sea visits here in the South West of England, I’ve tried to capture the essence and experience whether walking along the coast, sailing, surfing, watching the waves crash or wild swimming. This painting will bring the essence of the sea and hopefully a metaphoric breath of fresh sea air to any home.

    Image size 100 x 120cms
    Acrylic on 4cm deep canvas, sides painted grey.
    Ready to hang with wire; unframed, but could be framed
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    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

  • SCENT OF THE SUN BY LISA PARKYN

    £900.00

    I love this painting – the built up layers of acrylic and ink, the energetic pastel lines creating movement, the classical vase and the abstract table suggestion along the bottom. Inspired by the colour, joy and all-encompassing radiance of sunflowers, this piece will brighten any room. Flowers kindly from local organic flower farm, Wards Farm Flowers.

    Image size 73 x 54cms (approx)
    Framed size 88 x 69cms
    Acrylic, ink, pastel, china marker and graphite on quality paper.
    Signed on the front. Mounted and framed behind glass in a thin white frame – ready to hang.

  • FLOWERS IN A VASE 2 BY LISA PARKYN

    £900.00

    Inspired by the exquisite colour, beauty and all-encompassing aroma of flowers. I aim to capture the character and essence of each flower – like an exquisite symphony with shape, line, colour and marks the visual notes encapsulated. 

    Image size 78 x 56cms (approx)
    Framed size 93 x 71cms
    Acrylic, ink, pastel, china marker and graphite on quality paper.
    Signed on the front. Mounted and framed behind glass with a thin white frame – ready to hang.

  • PLAYGROUND OF THE SOUL BY LISA PARKYN

    £1,700.00

    With this bold piece I used a limited colour palette inspired by a gorgeous tarnished copper pipe that my son gave me (see pic) left-over from his chemistry experiment – he used it as an ion donator for plating in case you wondered.

    I started with black ink mark-making on the gessoed panel to create movement to respond to. I then enjoyed creating lots of collage papers using gelli plate printing followed by cutting up and piecing together fragments of the collage and newspaper and finally drawing over it. I love this process of adding and subtracting until a balanced composition is found.
    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

     

    Framed size 63 x 63cm
    Image size 60 x 60cm
    Acrylic, ink, collage, transfers, pastel, charcoal, graphite and markers on panel.
    Ready to hang in an off-white tray frame.
    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

  • HONEYMOON IN THE WILD BY LISA PARKYN

    £500.00

    Another vibrant abstract piece inspired by coast and countryside walks here in the South West of England. Devon is a far cry from the wilds of my African roots. I draw inspiration from the untamed, exquisite landscape surrounding me here – the vastness of Dartmoor, the energetic rivers, wildflowers and the Jurassic coastline with its history and crumbling cliffs.
    I create a rich surface texture by building up layers then scraping, sanding and drawing back into these until a balance in composition is found.

    Framed size 44.5 x 44.5cm
    Image size 30.5 x 30.5cm
    Acrylic, ink, charcoal and china markers on wood panel.
    Ready to hang in an off-white frame.
    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

  • PIECES OF US BY LISA PARKYN

    £700.00

    Layers upon layers create a wonderfully rich surface in this painting and I love the hints of colour peeking through where I have sanded. A figure emerges and it seems symbolic to me about what we as women carry and hold in this lifetime, the pieces of us and the beauty in the scars of time. The roles we embody as daughters, sisters, mothers, friends, wives, grandmothers etc and the messages we’re told by others including the media on what it is to be a women and how we rework this in being our true selves.

    Framed size 54.5 x 44.5cm
    Image size 40.5 x 30.5cm
    Acrylic, ink, transfer, collage, pastel, charcoal and china marker on canvas board.
    Ready to hang in an elegant off-white frame.
    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

  • ALLOW YOURSELF TO GROW BY LISA PARKYN

    £900.00

    Part of ongoing flower studies and exploration focussing on mark-making where I attempt to capture the essence and character of each flower and vase – like an equisite symphony but with line and marks the visual notes encapsulated.

    Image size 49 x 61cms
    Framed size 64 x 76cms (approx)
    Charcoal, charcoal powder, pastel and graphite on Fabriano paper.
    Mounted and framed behind glass – ready to hang with wire.
    Signed on the front.

  • HEART FULL OF SUMMER BY LISA PARKYN

    £500.00

    I absolutely love this colourful and quirky abstract by life here in the South West of England. With my background in design and with work on wood panel, I enjoy exploring the process of adding and subtracting until a balance of composition is found. I utilise various methods of adding texture, layering and piecing together fragments through mixed media and then scraping, sanding and peeling off to discover hidden gems and create a rich surface history.

    The painting is signed on the back so that the collector can decide which orientation they prefer. The surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

    Image size 30.5 x 30.5cm
    Framed size 39 x 39cm

    Acrylic, collage, transfer and pastel on panel.
    Ready to hang in an off-white tray frame.
    The painting is signed on the back and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

  • FLOWERS IN A VASE 4 BY LISA PARKYN

    £1,700.00

    Such a pleasure creating this piece – lots of experimenting and play whilst responding to the flowers – tuning into the essence and character of each, adding collage chunks, scratching through and drawing over to add movement.

    Framed size 74 x 74cm
    Image size 60 x 60cm
    Acrylic, ink, collage, pastel, charcoal, china markers on wood panel.
    Ready to hang in an elegant off-white frame.
    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

  • FLOWERS IN A VASE 3 BY LISA PARKYN

    £1,700.00

    Inspired by the all-encompassing colour, beauty, character and aroma of flowers. I aimed to capture the essence and emotion experienced – like an exquisite symphony with shape, line, colour and marks the visual notes encapsulated. Built up acrylic and ink layers were worked into with various mark-making tools to create a rich surface history – a process of addition and subtraction until a balanced composition was found.

    Framed size 74 x 74cm
    Image size 60 x 60cm
    Acrylic, pastel, charcoal on wood panel.
    Ready to hang in an elegant off-white frame.
    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

  • WAS I DREAMING? BY LISA PARKYN

    £3,000.00

    Inspired by the exquisite sunsets here in the South West of England, I’ve tried to capture the energy, essence and emotion experienced – like an exquisite symphony with colour, line and marks the visual notes encapsulated.

    Image size 100 x 100cms
    Acrylic on 4cm deep canvas, sides painted grey. Unframed, but could be framed.

    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

  • RETURN TO PARADISE 2 BY LISA PARKYN

    £1,700.00

    An abstract ensemble inspired by countryside and coastal walks here in the South West of England. I love the fact that people have seen so many different things in these paintings – cliffs, a river, flowers, fossilised rocks and dunes – what can you see?
    I enjoyed the process of adding and subtracting until a balance was found in the composition. I utilised various methods of layering and piecing together fragments through mixed media and then scraping, sanding and peeling off – metaphorically delving deeper to discover hidden gems.

    Part of a set of two, sold seperately – last images show “Return to Paradise 1 & 2” in situ.

    Framed size 63 x 63cm
    Image size 60 x 60cm
    Acrylic, ink, collage, transfers, pastel, charcoal and markers on panel.
    Ready to hang in an off-white tray frame.
    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

  • RETURN TO PARADISE 1 BY LISA PARKYN

    £1,700.00

    An abstract ensemble inspired by countryside and coastal walks here in the South West of England. I love the fact that people have seen so many different things in these paintings – cliffs, a river, flowers, fossilised rocks and dunes – each viewer projecting their own imagination onto a piece. I enjoyed the process of adding and subtracting until a balance was found in the composition. I utilised various methods of layering and piecing together fragments through mixed media and then scraping, sanding and peeling off – metaphorically delving deeper to discover hidden gems.

    Part of a set of two, sold seperately – last images show “Return to Paradise 1 & 2” in situ.

    Framed size 63 x 63cm
    Image size 60 x 60cm
    Acrylic, ink, collage, transfers, pastel, charcoal and markers on panel.
    Ready to hang in an off-white tray frame.
    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

  • VALLEY OF BELONGING

    £500.00

    Inspired by the exquisite Devon landscape surrounding my home studio. This piece encapsulates the joys of summer for me and was so much fun to work on – an uplifting, playful piece to bring colour and intrigue to any home. Part of the ‘Delving Beneath Series’ – this painting was created near the end of the first 2020 lockdown. I used various methods of layering acrylic and pieced together fragments through mixed media, transfers and then worked back into the surface through drawing, scraping and sanding.

    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

    Ready to hang in an off-white, hand-painted frame.

    Acrylic, ink, graphite, collage, transfer and pastel on wood panel.

    Image Size: 30.5 x 30.5cm
    Framed size: 44.5 x 44.5cms

  • TRACES OF TIME BY LISA PARKYN

    £500.00

    Created as part of my new body of work started at the beginning of lockdown March 2020, which has helped me make sense of the shifts going on around the world and reflect on what is meaningful in life.

    Using various methods of layering, piecing together fragments through mixed media and scraping, sanding and peeling off – metaphorically delving deeper to discover what lies beneath and our own hidden strengths. I have also added fossil transfers and tapped into my love for the unique textures that occur on weathered walls, old billboards and rusting metal, showing the scars of time. Exploring the process of adding and subtracting – painting layers, mark-making and glueing pieces on and then gouging and scraping off until a balance is found.

    Ready to hang in an off-white, hand-painted tray frame.

    Acrylic and Mixed Media on Wood Panel

    13.5″ x 13.5″ (including frame)

  • WINGS OF THE SEA BY LISA PARKYN

    £350.00

    I have always had a deep affinity with the natural world and draw inspiration from the textures, colour, patterns and atmosphere experienced whilst exploring the surrounding countryside and nearby Jurassic coast. This tranquil piece forms part of a small series and the abstract nature allows the viewer their own imagination and interpretation.

  • UNDER THE MIRROR BY LISA PARKYN

    £3,000.00

    So often we have to hold it together, grit teeth, keep calm and carry on. This painting reminds me of the contained chaos we have to hold at times and of what really goes on under the calm surface. Created during the pandemic with built up layers on panel – shapes, colours and textures inspired by the exquisite surrounding landscape here in Devon, UK. I love the raw, expressionistic feel of this piece. Part of an ongoing series looking at ways we cope with stress and trauma and how it manifests in our mind and body.

    Image size 85 x 94cm
    Acrylic, graphite, pastel and china markers on wood panel.
    Modern, unframed cradled panel.
    Ready to hang with wire.

    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

  • TEASE OUT THE TANGLE BY LISA PARKYN

    £2,500.00

    Created as the UK emerged from the pandemic lock-down, I loved working on this colourful piece! It forms part of an ongoing series looking at how we process and make sense of the jumble of information that we soak up during challenging times – the facts and figures from the media and all kinds of opinions from social media and the resulting emotions. It is a challenge to make sense of the madness at times. I tried not to take myself too seriously – here choosing to express some of the quirky beauty that nature and life has to offer.

    Ready to hang in an oak-stained frame.

    Framed size 62 x 87cm
    Image size 59 x 84cm

    Acrylic and mixed media on canvas board.

    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

  • POEMS FOR THE SOUL BY LISA PARKYN

    £2,500.00

    Created as the UK emerged from the pandemic lock-down, this painting is all about how we rebuild ourselves and what we choose to keep – the beauty of nature, laughter, friendship, love and generosity, and how we take that forward. It forms part of an ongoing series looking at how we process and make sense of the jumble of information that we soak up during challenging times – the facts and figures from the media and all kinds of opinions from social media and the resulting emotions.

    This piece is currently entered in for the Society of Women Artists Open Exhibition so not for sale here at the moment. If you’re interested in this piece, please contact AGSW here>>

    Ready to hang in an oak-stained frame.

    Framed size 62 x 87cm
    Image size 59 x 84cm

    Acrylic and mixed media on canvas board.

    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

  • REST AND REPOSE BY LISA PARKYN

    £500.00

    Built up vibrant acrylic layers, transfers, collage and pastel then excavated into. I have always had a deep affinity with the natural world and draw inspiration from the textures, colour, patterns and atmosphere experienced. 
Exploring the surrounding countryside and nearby Jurassic coast, I collect interesting objects which I keep in my studio for inspiration and mark-making including fossils, dried seed-heads, pebbles, decaying flowers and leaf skeletons.

    I see a torso, whilst my hubby sees a tranquil sea view with cliffs. There is a definite influence from the book ‘The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma’ by Bessel van der Kolk. We’ve probably all faced challenges in the last year or in our lifetime. I am curious about how the body and mind holds stress and the ways we cope, recoup and build resilience during challenging times. I often have to remind myself to rest and nourish my heart and soul.

    My art practise has become more process driven and a sort of personal therapy where fragments of nature and everyday life that have been soaked up are reworked through the creative process. Like pieces of an unconcious puzzle that eminate from deep inside me become resolved in the artwork. Colour, texture and composition the visual words of something intangible.

    The painting is signed on the back and the front surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

    Image size 30 x 30cm
    Framed size 33 x 33cm

    Acrylic and mixed media on paper, blocked to wood panel.
    Ready to hang in an off-white tray frame.

     

  • GATHERING THE FRAGMENTS BY LISA PARKYN

    £500.00

    Part of the ‘Delving Beneath Series’ – this piece was created near the end of the first March 2020 lockdown – an uplifting, playful piece.

    Exploring the process of adding and subtracting until a balance is found. Using various methods of layering and piecing together fragments through mixed media, transfers and then scraping, sanding and peeling off – metaphorically delving deeper to discover what lies beneath and our hidden strengths.
    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

    Framed size 44.5 x 44.5cm
    Image size 30.5 x 30.5cm
    Acrylic and mixed media on wood panel.
    Ready to hang in an off-white frame.

     

  • JOY OF SOLITUDE BY LISA PARKYN

    £500.00

    Lockdown gave me the time to value the joy in solitude – time away from the busy and distracting world. Created as part of ‘Delving Beneath Series’ – a body of work started during March 2020 lockdown, which has helped me make sense of the shifts going on around the world and reflect on what is meaningful in life.

    Exploring the process of adding and subtracting until a balance is found. Using various methods of layering and piecing together fragments through mixed media and then scraping, sanding and peeling off – metaphorically delving deeper to discover what lies beneath and our hidden strengths. I have also tapped into my love for the unique textures that occur in nature, on weathered walls, old billboards and rusting metal – the scars of time.

    Framed size 44.5 x 44.5cm
    Image size 30.5 x 30.5cm

    Acrylic and mixed media on wood panel.
    Ready to hang in an off-white frame.

  • SUMMER’S SONG BY LISA PARKYN

    £500.00

    Acrylic and mixed media on wood panel.
    Ready to hang in an off-white frame.

    This piece encapsulates the joys of summer for me and was so much fun to work on – an uplifting, playful piece to bring colour and intrigue to any home. Part of the ‘Delving Beneath Series’ – this painting was created near the end of the first 2020 lockdown. I used various methods of layering acrylic and pieced together fragments through mixed media, transfers and then worked back into the surface through drawing, scraping and sanding.

    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with cold wax layers.

    Ready to hang in an off-white, hand-painted frame.

    Acrylic, ink, graphite, collage, transfer and pastel on wood panel.

    Image Size: 30.5 x 30.5cm
    Framed size: 44.5 x 44.5cms

  • WHEN YOU WISH BY LISA PARKYN

    £1,500.00

    This atmospheric painting has layered acrylic with mark making and drawing to give a calming, ethereal quality. It invites the viewer to project their own interpretation and imagination onto the piece.
    The painting is signed on the front and the surface is protected with UV safe varnish.

    Ready to hang in beautiful off-white, hand-painted frame.

    Acrylic on Canvas Board

    25″ x 25″ (including frame)

  • A GENTLE REMINDER BY LISA PARKYN

    £400.00

    Part of a small series inspired by walks and views out the back of our house towards the river Otter, Devon. The light looking towards the river changes throughout the seasons and every now and again, I can’t resist painting a romantic imaginative sense of this landscape.

    Ready to hang in beautiful off-white, hand-painted frame.

    Acrylic on Canvas Board

    15″ x 13″ (including frame)

  • FRESH WONDER BY LISA PARKYN

    £400.00

    Part of a small series inspired by walks and views out the back of our house towards the river Otter, Devon. The light looking towards the river changes throughout the seasons and every now and again, I can’t resist painting a romantic imaginative sense of this landscape.

    Ready to hang in beautiful off-white, hand-painted frame.

    Acrylic on Canvas Board

    15″ x 13″ (including frame)

  • TOMORROW’S MORNING BY LISA PARKYN

    £400.00

    Part of a small series inspired by walks and views out the back of our house towards the river Otter, Devon. The light looking towards the river changes throughout the seasons and every now and again, I can’t resist painting a romantic imaginative sense of this landscape.

    Ready to hang in beautiful off-white, hand-painted frame.

    Acrylic on Canvas Board

    15″ x 13″ (including frame)

  • JUMBLE IN THE HEAD BY LISA PARKYN

    £500.00

    Created as part of my new body of work started at the beginning of lockdown March 2020, which has helped me make sense of the shifts going on around the world and reflect on what is meaningful in life.

    Using various methods of layering, piecing together fragments through mixed media and scraping, sanding and peeling off – metaphorically delving deeper to discover what lies beneath and our own hidden strengths. I have also added fossil transfers and tapped into my love for the unique textures that occur on weathered walls, old billboards and rusting metal, showing the scars of time. Exploring the process of adding and subtracting – painting layers, mark-making and glueing pieces on and then gouging and scraping off until a balance is found.

    Ready to hang in an off-white, hand-painted tray frame.

    Acrylic and Mixed Media on Wood Panel

    13.5″ x 13.5″ (including frame)

  • UNEARTHING THE LAYERS BY LISA PARKYN

    £500.00

    Created as part of my new body of work started at the beginning of lockdown March 2020, which has helped me make sense of the shifts going on around the world and reflect on what is meaningful in life.

    Using various methods of layering, piecing together fragments through mixed media and scraping, sanding and peeling off – metaphorically delving deeper to discover what lies beneath and our own hidden strengths. I have also tapped into my love for the unique textures that occur on weathered walls, old billboards and rusting metal, showing the scars of time. Exploring the process of adding and subtracting – painting layers, mark-making and glueing pieces on and then gouging and scraping off until a balance is found.

    Ready to hang in an off-white, hand-painted tray frame.

    Acrylic and Mixed Media on Wood Panel

    13.5″ x 13.5″ (including frame)