New Images

I have been working very hard to get images ready for my next exhibition 'Malice in Wonderland' and I have now added some new images to my website. Take a look at:

http://www.leannebroadbent.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=4

Country Wise

I have just had a fantastic morning filming for ITV's Country Wise. The presenter Paul Heiney and the crew are so nice it was a pleasure to work with them.

More news when the program will go on TV later...

New Website

My new website is up and running. Please keep returning as it will be regularly updated with new images and events.

The website also has a new feature of an online shop, supplying Limited Edition Prints, Greetings Cards and Bookmarks.

Check it out at: www.leannebroadbent.com

Malice in Wonderland Exhibition

I met with Rhea Sherriff-Hammond today to collect our posters and invitations for the Malice in Wonderland preview event – the exhibition is getting close now!

Studio Day

The weather was very fine today and the tide was out so I spent a studio day on the beach. Here is a page from my sketch book; I'm going to use these images I have collected in my next picture. Hopefully it will be finished in time for the big show in June!



Meet Gretel!

Gretel

Mixed Media on Canvas

Here is a sneeky peek at Gretel which will be appearing in the Malice in Wonderland Exhibition in the West Wing Gallery at Sewerby Hall and Gardens.

“Creativity takes Courage” Henri Matisse (1869-1954)

When Henri Matisse spoke these words I am sure they came from the heart. He would of personally felt this when he exhibited Woman with a Hat (1905) at the Salon gaining the comment “A pot of paint has been flung in the face of the public” from the critic Camille Mauclair. Comments like that can crush an artist in one little sweep and make us question ourselves  ‘What on earth are we doing?’, which is not good for creativity. Nevertheless, some will say we deserve it for exhibiting it in the first place!

Creating art work is a deeply personal act and I sometimes feel like a piece of me is extracted when I create an image, so when you produce an exhibition of new work it is really like putting your heart on your sleeve for the audience to make of it what they will (as you may be able to tell I am suffering from Pre-exhibition/preview jitters).  

However, at the end of the day these comments sting and all an artist really wishes for is recognition but when that is achieved – we just want to rebel!