Artists > Lisa Campbell
I have always loved the art of storytelling, whether in the form of film, a book, a piece of music or a painting. My paintings have a story to tell, sometimes quite simple, a couple walking down the street, sometimes more complex, leaving the viewer to participate and question what is going on. "Who is the girl waiting for?" "What are they looking at?" to mention a couple questions about some of my paintings.
As a keen people watcher and observer of life my inspiration for a painting starts with a figure, perhaps the clothing worn, a red hat, a scarf worn in a certain way, something they are doing or the interaction between a couple or group of people. I am interested in portraying people in everyday situations and the relationship within their surroundings.
When I start a new painting I draw and plan the painting working from my own photos and always start with the figure, allowing the background and foreground to develop around the central figure or figures. The idea of working around the figure continues with the painting, where I like to use a limited palette. I am fascinated by colour mixing and still find magical when two colours are mixed together to create another colour. I usually use palette knives and love the way colours can bounce off each other to make, I hope, bold and striking paintings.
Artwork
![Along the Grand Union Canal](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_along_the_grand_union_canal_A240404054059.jpg)
![Fine Dining](imgs/art/thumbnail/fine_dining_A230817064252.jpg)
![Emerging](imgs/art/thumbnail/emerging_A201012142332.jpg)
![Going Home](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_going_home_A231107043932.jpg)
![Brick Lane](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_brick_lane_A240507170150.jpg)
![Towards Tower Bridge](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_towards_tower_bridge_A231107044438.jpg)
![What a Wet Day](imgs/art/thumbnail/what_a_wet_day_A220203142702.jpg)
![Alfresco Afternoon Tea](imgs/art/thumbnail/alfresco_afternoon_tea_A220203142851.jpg)
![Busy Day in Cambridge](imgs/art/thumbnail/cambridge_A210916033508.jpg)
![Book and Chair](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_chair_and_book_A230924140749.jpg)
![Stepping Out, Trafalgar Square](imgs/art/thumbnail/stepping_out_trafalgar_square_A201207152532.jpg)
![Rainy Day in Winchester](imgs/art/thumbnail/rainy_day_in_winchester_A240718100849.jpg)
![Waiting for the Play to Start](imgs/art/thumbnail/waitingfortheplaytostart_A201012144136.jpg)
![China Town](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_china_town_A221108042109.jpg)
![Northumberland Avenue](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_northumberland_avenue_A230518044334.jpg)
![The Performance](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_the_pewrformance_A201018065152.jpg)
![Confused](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_confused_A201018070705.jpg)
![Reverie](imgs/art/thumbnail/reverie_A220203143014.jpg)
![Rush Hour](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_rush_hour_A230518044119.jpg)
![Strolling Through the Market](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_strolling_through_the_marke_A210805095346.jpg)
![Yellow Chair and Bookcase](imgs/art/thumbnail/yellow_chair_and_bookcase_A201207153126.jpg)
![Trafalgar Square in the Rain](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_trafalgar_square_in_the_rain_A210505040345.jpg)
![Black Telephone Box](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_black_telephone_box_A210805095116.jpg)
![Whipsnade Bear](imgs/art/thumbnail/bearb_A201012142145.jpg)
![Tower Bridge](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisatower_bridge_A220523035541.jpg)
![The Doorman and the Patron](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_the_doorman_A220305053842.jpg)
![Not Bothered](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_not_bothered_A210805095635.jpg)
![Street Scene - Bath](imgs/art/thumbnail/bath_A240404054206.jpg)
![Lotions and Potions](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_lotions_and_potions_A230804100348.jpg)
![Comfortable Company](imgs/art/thumbnail/two_friends_A210916033149.jpg)
![Pictures at an Exhibition](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_pictures_at_an_exhibiti_A240507170705.jpg)
![Lunch Time](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_lunch_time_A210805095740.jpg)
![Market Day, Cirencester](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_market_day_A210805095454.jpg)
![The Bookcase](imgs/art/thumbnail/the_bookcase_oil_280_60x40cm_uf_A201018071230.jpg)
![The Photographer](imgs/art/thumbnail/the_photographer_42x59cm_315_A201018050433.jpg)
![The Bicycle](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_the_bicycle_A231107044305.jpg)
![All Sorts, Portobello Market](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_portabello_market_A230511041420.jpg)
![Whipsnade Bear](imgs/art/thumbnail/beara_A201012143651.jpg)
![London Eye](imgs/art/thumbnail/the_london_eye_oil_400_76x51cm_uf_A201018071335.jpg)
![Market Day](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbellmarket_day_A210505043950.jpg)
![Breakfast at Richoux](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_breakfast_at_richoux_A210805102224.jpg)
![Steep Hill](imgs/art/thumbnail/lisa_campbell_steep_hill_A221102120644.jpg)