Lucy Farley – Window to the Woods

In ‘Window to the Woods’  the focus is on a traditional Jutland Farm and the nature beyond. Farley is of Danish heritage and this work is part of a series focusing on views and surroundings, both real and remembered, from the Danish houses of her childhood. Rooms with vistas that have remained unchanged since infancy create portals in time, intertwining memory and nostalgia with present day observation.

The companion print to this edition is ‘September in Denmark’

For Lucy Farley, drawing from observation is key for the subject to evolve. As part of the explorative process. she combines printmaking and painting mediums, building up layers to reveal abstract forms. Places of historic interest, a landscape or townscape, often form the starting point for drawings. Events, history and mythology associated with place form the kernel of interest that evolves into motif. Farley is inspired by the British Neo–Romantics such as John Piper and Keith Vaughan, and the American Abstract Expressionists, specifically Richard Diebenkorn and Grace Hartigan.

Farley is of Danish and British heritage. She trained at the Royal College of Art. Her work has been acquired into the following collections: (London, UK) The Victoria and Albert Museum; The Royal College of Art; Guy’s and St Thomas Foundation; (UK) Pallant House Gallery, Chichester.