Colour on North Lake , 2022
Stephen Bithell is a UK-based plein air artist whose work captures the essence of natural landscapes through a limited palette of oils and watercolours. Since the mid-1980s, Bithell has been developing a vocabulary using light, line and colour to depict scenes of meadows, coastlines, and rivers, particularly here at Sculpture by the Lakes. His style leans towards impressionism with romantic and realistic elements, his paintings reflecting the spontaneity and uniqueness of each moment, often focusing on the interplay between sky and water. He frequently uses natural materials from his surroundings, including lake water for his watercolours and willow, making charcoal for his own use. Bithell's works are held in private collections globally, he continues to visit the sculpture park, documenting the ever-changing natural environment and capturing the seasonal moods, in all weathers!