Lois
Sykes
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Lois Sykes finds inspiration for her enchanting
animal portraits in creatures of every size - from mice to horses.
Lois studied painting at Pennsylvania Academy
of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. It was a traditional Art College founded
at the same time as the Royal Academy and run along the same lines.
After marrying an Englishman she moved to a cottage in the English
countryside where she adopted a number of animals - horses, chickens,
ducks, cats and more - from which she derives her subject matter.
'Humour is always part of my work. I love those unexpected moments
in an animal's life, those moments that make us laugh and show the
true personality of our animals.'
Lois paints in oils in a free and fluid
semi-abstract style, the result of her Parisian experience fusing
with classical training.
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