Oil and gold leaf on panel. The work is in a wooden frame with hand-applied distressed gold leaf.
”Gold leaf illuminates the glittering reflections on the surface of a sea wave.”
Dimensions: 14 x 20 x 1 cm.
About the artist:
Hiroko Lewis creates semi-abstract mindscapes inspired by her local Sussex environment. Graduating in Fine Art from Kanazawa College of Art, she pursued a career as artist, illustrator, and designer in Japan, exhibiting widely, including at the prestigious National Art Centre, Tokyo. Since moving to Brighton in 2011, she has expanded her oil paint repertoire to include haku metal leaf and patination, which add extra dimensions and colours, allowing a degree of expression normal paints cannot achieve. One feature of her work is the way the images change with the season and time of day as well as the viewing angle. Her work has been displayed at the ING Discerning Eye, Society of Women Artists, Wales Contemporary, Sussex Contemporary, and Guildford Arts Summer Exhibition, among others. Her first UK solo exhibition was in Petworth in 2023.