“Lion Heart” at Level Best 28th July - 22nd August

Our resident artist Lois Cordelia has set up shop and is adding to the wonderful collection of images presently on display in our gallery.

Lois will be doing several 'demos'of her painting and cut paper silhouettes throughout her show (starting today) on different days of the week.

These dates are as follows:

Mon 28th July
Thu 31st July
Tues 5th Aug
Thu 7th Aug
Fri 8th Aug
Wed 13th Aug
Fri 15th Aug
Thu 21st Aug
Fri 22nd Aug

Examples of Lois at work Monday 28th July at Level best Art Cafe

Works on display.

Devil's Water, Northumberland

Acrylic on canvas. 2010

£ 80

Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali)

Acrylic on canvas. 2012

£ 75

Galloping Horse

Silhouette paper-cut, cut by hand using a scalpel. 2014

£ 120

David's Dance

Silhouette paper-cut, cut by hand using a scalpel. 2014

Inspired by the biblical verse:
“And David danced before the LORD with all his might”
(2 Samuel, chapter 6 verse 14).

King David throws his heart, soul and body into the ecstatic throes of the dance. An energetic freehand sketch conveys the intense, almost violent energy of the dancer. The very nerves, sinews and fibres of his body threaten to unravel and disintegrate, yet he throws himself fearlessly into the unknown. Through his dance, David celebrates the human body, yet remains
painfully aware of its fragility.

“You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.”
~ Friedrich Nietzsche

£250

Cosmic Lion

Silhouette paper-cut, cut by hand using a scalpel. 2014

The lion is a universal symbol: courage, strength, ferocity, nobility, royalty, leadership, the Christ, and the Sun. He is the undisputed King; the whole of creation revolves around him, as the planets orbit the Sun. The thorns are a reference to Christ's crown.

£ 350

Mohican

Silhouette paper-cut, cut by hand using a scalpel. 2014

The defiant gaze of a rebellious spirit turns away, deliberately not looking into the empty space inside the confines of the 'box',
but out of the picture, into the unknown.

£ 500

Zebra Stallion

Silhouette paper-cut, cut by hand using a scalpel. 2014

£ 500

Sioux

Silhouette paper-cut, cut by hand using a scalpel. 2014

Harmonious colours evoke a calm, balanced spirit, while the warm tones of Hessian and gold in the background suggest a close bond with the earth and nature. Details of furrowed skin textures are picked out with intricate cuts of the scalpel blade; a noble face tells a powerful and moving story of life's hardships.

£ 500

Africa

Silhouette paper-cut, cut by hand using a scalpel. 2012

£ 150

Proud Stag

Silhouette paper-cut, cut by hand using a scalpel. 2012

£ 45

Hen Harrier

Silhouette paper-cut, cut by hand using a scalpel. 2013

£ 75

Crowing Rooster

Silhouette paper-cut, cut by hand using a scalpel. 2014

£ 50

Aslan

Acrylic on canvas. 2014

£ 120

"Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov" 2014

Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov

Acrylic on canvas. 2014

Portrait of the French-Bulgarian spiritual master, Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov (1900-1986), who has been a great inspiration
to me in my life and particularly my understanding of art and
nature, the colour spectrum, beauty, light and dark.
Loosely based on photographs.

£ 300

Lois' show is viewable Monday - Friday, 9 - 4 until 22nd August and to see more of Lois' work visit loiscordelia.com

Loïs Cordelia Bülow-Osborne ♦ LoisCordelia@gmail.com ♦ www.LoisCordelia.com