pastel on paper

Sammi Lynch begins by working from life with pastel on paper out in the landscape. These spontaneous drawings hold an energetic directness which Lynch then brings into the studio. Translating from her drawings as well as from memory, she uses oils to compose scenes that are more resolved, distilling the unruliness of the outdoors into fields of colour and expressive line. Her paintings evoke layered geologies, recalling places that feel simultaneously both specific and universally shared.

These more-than-geographical landscapes are suffused with human feeling. Through her work, Lynch investigates the effects of colour and composition on both optical and emotional levels. She repeatedly returns to the same sites to make drawings, noting how her emotions and observations vary according to seasonal shifts and her personal experiences.

Lynch was born in the North of England, she studied at Manchester School of Art, Kingston School of Art and The Royal Drawing School. Lynch has exhibited in solo and group shows in the UK, USA and Europe, and has undertaken artist residencies in Scotland and Italy. Her work is held in esteemed public and private collections and her recent collaboration with Burberry was shortlisted for a V&A Award.

'Spotlight: Sammi Lynch' Annely Juda Fine Art

'Changing The Subject' Annely Juda Fine Art

'The Last Time We Swam', Blue Shop Gallery

'Picasso: A 50 Year Legacy', Christie's Auction House

'We Shake With Joy, We Shake With Grief' Solito Gallery, Naples 

The Best of the Drawing Year, Christie’s Auction House, London 

The Drawing Year - Royal Drawing School Shoreditch

Royal Drawing School Alumni Fundraiser - Buckingham Palace 

Royal Drawing School - The Drawing Year (Post Grad Scholarship)

Manchester School of Art - Foundation Diploma 

Sammi Portfolio

The Undergrowth