Lewes House, 32 High Street
Lewes BN7 2LX
7 - 15 March 2020
open daily 10am - 5pm
‘I am inspired by the natural world, and seek to convey its essence of form and light. By working directly within the landscape, I aim to deepen my emotional connection with it.’ Julian Le Bas, January 2020
New seascapes and landscapes of Sussex and the Scilly Isles along with still life paintings by a contemporary master of plein air painting and drawing.
Born in 1958, Julian Le Bas is a Sussex artist whose oil paintings and robust charcoal drawings re-awaken a sense of our presence and emotional involvement in the natural world. The process of drawing or painting from observation envelops his landscapes in the nuances of light rolling across the Sussex Downs.
He was tutored at Brighton Polytechnic by Dennis Creffield - who was a pupil of David Bomberg and a fellow member of the Borough Group - and so Julian continues the practice of bringing weight and volume into light and space. Julian’s work is widely collected and his artworks are held in public art collections: Towner Gallery, Hove Museum & Art Gallery, South East Arts Collection. Exhibitions include Jerwood Prize Touring Exhibition.
Peacehaven Cliffs During Moonlight
oil on canvas 40 x 85cm SOLD
Cliffs at Peacehaven, Spring
oil on canvas 76 x 107cm SOLD
Chanctonbury Ring, Sunset (No.1)
oil on canvas 30 x 50cm £700
Winter Seascape, Brighton (No.2)
oil on canvas 30 x 35cm £650 SOLD
Sunflowers within a Poppy Field
oil canvas 40 x 30cm £700
Poppy Field, Denton, Sussex
oil on canvas 30 x 40cm £700
Cliffs, West Beach, Newhaven
oil on canvas 71 x 86cm £1,500
Rocks, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly
framed charcoal drawing 23 x 30cm SOLD
Poppies within a Poppy Field (No.2)
oil on canvas 40 x 30cm £700
Mount Caburn and Firle Beacon from Ditchling Beacon
oil on canvas 60 x 100cm £1,500
Blackcap, the South Downs, Autumn
oil on canvas 41 x 61cm SOLD
Chanctonbury Ring, Sunset (No.2)
oil on canvas 30 x 40cm SOLD
Winter Seascape, Brighton (No.2)
oil on canvas 30 x 35cm £650
Bluebells and Pathway, Beacon Hill
oil on canvas 60 x 46cm £850
View From High and Over, Alfriston
oil on canvas 30 x 46cm SOLD
Cliffs, Peacehaven, Stormy Day
oil on canvas 50 x 76cm £1,400
Rocks and Islands, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly
framed charcoal drawing 23 x 30cm £300
Poppies within a Poppy Field (No.3)
oil on canvas 40 x 30cm £700
Mount Caburn and Firle Beacon, Rising Clouds
oil on canvas 50 x 87cm SOLD
Cows on the South Downs
oil on canvas 76 x 102cm £1,700
Craven Wood, Brighton
oil on canvas 71 x 76cm £1,300
Summer Seascape
oil on canvas 30 x 35cm SOLD
Bluebells, Beacon Hill
oil on canvas 50 x 40cm SOLD
Castle Hill, West Beach, Newhaven
oil on canvas 60 x 76cm £1,100
Towards Annet from St Agnes, Moonlight, Isles of Scilly - framed charcoal and chalk drawing 23 x 30cm SOLD
Poppies within a Poppy Field (No.1)
oil on canvas 40 x 30cm £700