James Lightfoot
I am a full time artist, working from a purpose-built studio near Henfield, West Sussex. I'm lucky enough to live within the South Downs National Park, which continually offers dramatic panoramas. I am interested in ambiguous light and changing colours. Morning and evening light with long shadows with sheep or cows grazing provide a recurring theme to paint. I'm currently working on a series of seacapes from my native town of Salcombe, Devon
I studied Fine Art at Reading University, where I was taught by artists such as Mick Moon RA, Peter Kalkoff, Tom Barrett Richard Wilson and Roger Cook. I painted large abstracts on canvas, but after an eight year gap working in the media, I returned to art as a figurative artist.
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Art Education
1989-1993 BA Fine Art,
Reading University
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1988-1989 Art Foundation,
Exeter College of Art & Design