Inside Out

Oil on canvas

96cm x 77cm

‘This is a really arresting painting. It has an uncomfortable physicality, the subject’s dynamic pose is both vulnerable in it’s instability and assertive through the strong limbs and fixed gaze. The artist has a real command of light and shadow on the skin which contrasts with the saturated flat colour of the background. This contact along with the cropped confrontational composition, drew me in and continues to hold my attention.’

Beth Hughes

‘New Light is a very special organisation, one that is close to my heart. Although I now live in London, I was born in Harrogate, N. Yorks and studied my Art Foundation there, a formative and inspiring part of my art journey. I will always be a Yorkshire girl and so this celebration of Northern artists is for me, personally, very significant. I’ve been lucky enough to be selected for two New Light touring shows, and am, of course, delighted to have been selected for the very first Summer Exhibition. As ever, the quality of the art is exceptional, so it was for me a great honour to have been chosen for a bursary by eminent curator, Beth Hughes. Awards of this kind are always about more than money, (though always very welcome!). They endow validation and recognition. The art world is one where artists can often find it difficult to be seen and heard, and prizes such as these are an essential gift for us. Thankyou New Light!’

Judy Clarkson