More Than Just a Pretty Face!

I have been fortunate enough to be selected for another exhibition at the Back o’ the Shop Gallery and again look forward to previewing the work. I was particularly pleased to be selected for this exhibition as it requires the viewer to look beyond the human form and to read deeper into the narratives that each artist has created. 

‘More than just a Pretty Face’ is a group exhibition taking place at the Back o’ the Shop Gallery in Terrington, near York. From Saturday 1^st September till Saturday 27^th October viewers will be able to observe artists selected by curator Shelley Hughes including Leanne Broadbent, Bren Head, Nicola Taylor, Bridget Askew, Daniel Pape, Jack Hutchinson, Kate Bentley and Jen Ricketts.

The Emerald City | Mixed Media on Canvas | Leanne Broadbent | 2012 |

My selected works take a glimpse at the fantasy world of children’s literature but combine, reflex and comment upon contemporary society, creating contradictory images between the realm of reality and the imagination.

The exhibition runs until Saturday 27^th October and is not one to be missed!

Lauren Cherice Designs

Being a person of a creative nature you come into contact with new art and chance talented artists frequently. One such artist upon recent acquaintance is Lauren from Lauren Cherice Designs who is as lovely as she is brilliant, demonstrating wonderful print making skills and in particular her screen prints. She manages to make the world of fine art accessible producing items that would be suitable for any modern home.

 I am lucky enough to be working alongside Lauren and some other very talented artists on a new project to begin next April 2013 (more info on that later!).

For more of her work view www.laurenchericedesigns.blogspot.co.uk

The Journal Listings for July 2012

Here is an appearance in The Journal Magazine July listings:

If you haven’t already been, go and visit the ‘East Coast Artists’ exhibition at the Back o’ the Shop Gallery in Terrington, it runs until the 25^th August.

The gallery is nicely situated quite close to Castle Howard in the beautiful scenery of the Howardian Hills, which could be visited and then go and relax at the gallery by drinking tea and enjoying the wonderful art work- sounds like a good day to me!

Can you tell what it is yet?

I love a new project, there is nothing like it to get the creative juices flowing. However, I am particularly excited about my new group project that will take place next year.

Here is a sneaky peek!

Can you tell what it is yet?

I will post more images and information when I get further along in the project, but for now you’ll have to keep on guessing!

Junior Life Drawing Workshops

I am now taking bookings for a series of Junior Life Drawing Workshops for children aged between 7 -11 years who want to learn and develop more skills in Fine Art, working from a clothed life model.

The children will progress over three weeks learning different techniques appropriate to life studies and will use different materials each session. 

The class sizes are designed to be small to ensure that the children get the attention they require and for the less confident child they will also have a chance to be heard and build upon their skills.

I provide high quality materials for the workshops, as I also believe this makes it easier to create good effects which will help a child’s confidence grow. The workshops will cost £60.00 per child and materials are included in the price.

The workshops are not designed to be drop in sessions therefore pre-booking is essential. For booking and more information email Leanne on: leanne@leannebroadbent.com or visit: www.leannebroadbent.com

Stages of Work

This is my latest picture just finished around ten minutes ago and still wet! It is titled 'Jack and Jill fetch a pale of Ale!'

Here are the stages it was created in.

My Lastest Work!

Red Riding Hood Visits the Supermarket | Mixed Media on Canvas | Leanne Broadbent

This is a contemporary take on the traditional tale of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. Through this I explored the changes in society since the original story was written/ spoken. One thing that was apparent other than a slight change in family values was the way that in the past we would bake our goods to take to grandmas and today we are more likely to buy from the supermarket. Consequently, I had the thought to use this theory and illustrate it in a modern image of Red Riding Hood!

I would like to say a big thank you to the manager and staff at the Bridlington branch of Morrison’s Supermarket for being so kind putting up with my odd request to use the store as a model to assist my art work.

And finally I hope you like my new work!