Lucy McKie biography

Lucy has work in Australia, Japan, Spain, America, Canada, Israel and
Pakistan. Her work has been featured on BBC Television and Radio. She has
exhibited with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, The Royal Institute of Oil
Painters, and the Society of Women Artists.

Awards:

1993 Yorkshire Artist of the year

2005 Barbara Tate Oil Award, Society of Women Artists, Mall Galleries

2006 C.Roberson Award, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Mall Galleries

2006 Second Stanley Grimm Award, Royal Institute of Oil Painters

2007 Daler Rowney People's Choice Award, SWA, Mall Galleries

2007 C.Roberson Award, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Mall Galleries

2007 Winner of Second Winsor and Newton Award, ROI, Mall Galleries

Amongst others Lucy has painted and painted for:

Lord Hattersley

Cricket Umpire Dickie Bird MBE

Lord Sandy Leitch

Dr Abe Peled - CEO of NDS Ltd

Baron and Lady of Finavon

John Vartan - Past Master of Worshipful company of Painter-Stainers

Rt.Revd Dr John Saxbee (Bishop of Lincoln)

Brigadier Mokhta.M.Karim of Islamabad

Air Vice Marshall David Wilby

Torquil Mackenzie-Buist

Mr Tim Hadcock-Mackay

Air Commodore David Davies

Sir Andrew Buchanan

Jack Baird - Swedish Order of the Polar Star

John Logie Baird (posthumous - commissioned by Baird family)

Mr and Mrs Murdoch

Mr and Mrs D Schatz

Brigadier R.Mundell

Sarah Fairclough and Family

Mark Zankar of The Red Arrows

Nanapashemet of the Wampanoag Tribe

Mr N Booker

Mrs Helen Higgs

Yutaro Sanai (posthumous)

Lucy is currently based in Yorkshire and offers a UK wide service.

Lucy creates portraits in a traditional way, painting true to life oil portraits in
a fine art yet moden style. Her aim in portraiture is to always create a
painting or drawing that reflects the sitter's likeness and personality, as well
as capturing those special elements which make the sitter truly "them". She
sets out to create a portrait the sitter and their family will be delighted with
and will always enjoy, and will bring them joy in the future. "I always wish
for my client to be delighted with their portrait, and for them to feel it
reflects not simply their likeness but also their personality and spirit. I have
loved the process of every portrait I've ever painted, and have always been
intrigued and fascinated by each sitter. I set out to show my sitter at their
best - this is not them same as flattery, I simply wish to create a portrait
they will be happy with and one that will record a special moment in time
positively. Ultimately, a portrait is about trust and open communication - the
sitter needs to trust the artist will paint the perfect portrait for them, and the
painter needs to listen carefully to the sitter and their needs.