The Courtyard Fine Art Lounge Lichfield

Simon Wright

Please join us on Saturday 7th June 2025 1-4pm.

Simon Wright will be in the gallery exhibiting a vibrant range of Cityscapes to include a collection specifically created for the event depicting iconic landscapes of our beloved Lichfield and surrounding areas.

He will also be showcasing other styles to include Horse Racing, Boating and Ballerina’s for which he is less known for but they are equally as stunning so something for everyone.

He is also happy to discuss commissions.

Bubbles and Nibbles will be served.

Please R.S.V.P amanda@thecourtyardfineartlounge.co.uk

Patrick Palmer

Patrick Palmer is an experienced British painter who has exhibited his work throughout the UK.

Primarily painting post-romantic nudes and amidst a haze of soft colour combinations, he seeks to capture senses of delicacy, sensuality and elegant suggestiveness. He specialises in subtle female nudes and his monochrome oils on a yellow background have become his trademark.

Available as original paintings, signed limited editions and he had just released a small collection of pieces produced on aluminium which lend themselves to his style.

Commissions are also available.

Ghost

We are excited to welcome Ghost onto our portfolio. An amazing collection of hand embellished deluxe editions of only 5, meaning their urban pop art remains exclusive.

Michelle Mackie New Collection

We are delighted to confirm that we have Michelle Mackie’s striking new collection hanging in the gallery now.

Kealey Farmer New Collection

We have had a beautiful collection of Kealey’s Abstract Originals and Signed Limited Editions delivered into the gallery. Beautiful palette’s and original artwork created on both Aluminium and Canvas.

Bob Goldsborough

Liverpool based painter, Bob Goldsborough, depicts superstars of contemporary culture.

Already a familiar face to many in Liverpool’s vibrant art world, Bob has been working as a professional artist since the 1980’s, accumulating a reputation for his stunning blending of traditional and contemporary styles. Arguably best known for his representations of the Liverpool skyline, we are thrilled to unveil several new stellar A-list additions to the burgeoning range.

Speaking about his versatility as a painter, Bob says: “As an artist I would consider myself to be more of a traveller than a settler, something of a tourist passing through. I’ve been for instance through De Kooning county, around Pollock Place, up Stella Street, around Picasso Piazza, along Hodgkin High Street and Hitchens Hill, and many other places in between. I’ve no intention though of taking up residence in any of them, however interesting they might be. I’m searching for my own place. These latest paintings of mine represent a stage on this ongoing journey rather than any definable destination. They are inventions, not cover versions. An exploration, not a discovery. A question, not a conclusion”.

Amanda Horvath

Amanda was born in the North of England and now lives in the Peak District with her husband. Her home is close to the woods and moors, and she finds a wealth of inspiration for her paintings in nature and peaceful forest places. Amanda has been drawing and painting since early childhood and having art in her life is second nature.

After studying B.A.Hons (first class) in fine art at Sheffield Hallam University and a PGCE in fine art teaching, Amanda lectured in painting and printmaking. Now working full time as an artist from her studio her work is full of colour, texture and contract, with an emphasis on delicate light effects, dramatic shadows and creating a peaceful mood.

As well as being dedicated to her work as an artist Amanda has a busy family life regularly seeing her two grown up children and twin granddaughters who she loves to spend time with.

The starting point for Amanda’s paintings is walking in the woods making notes and taking photographs to work from in the studio. She works intuitively first with a brush and then impasto techniques layer on layer applied with a palette knife. Influenced by the optical mixing techniques of the impressionists she continues working until the work reaches a natural conclusion. The result is a contemporary painting full of optimism, joy and colour. Amanda’s greatest sense of reward comes when people say they absolutely love their painting, and her work has found homes with private collectors worldwide.

Chris Voas

Chris has always had an interest in art, from drawing pictures for his classmates at school, to being a highly commended artist in the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year 2020 competition.

When Chris left school, it was no surprise that he entered into art college. The time spent at Burton art college was insightful, and gave him a positive introduction into the world of creative and fine art. After this period of artistic development, he found himself drawn to another lifelong interest; animals. Putting his artistic passion to one side, he ventured into the world of animal care.

Chris spent two and half amazing years working in a veterinary practice, developing new skills and embracing new experiences. This period working amongst all different kinds of animals gave him a unique insight into their biology. Before long, Chris was drawn back to his first love of art.

With new knowledge of animal anatomy, he was eager to get started on wildlife portraits and let his artistic imagination grow further. Chris soon started receiving commissions from family and friends to draw their pet portraits, giving him the confidence to take his art more seriously. Chris started entering competitions, and was so excited to be accepted as a finalist in the much-acclaimed, David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year competition. Chris was even more overwhelmed to have his entry, not only sold, but, “highly commended”.
He currently enjoys the positive attention his work receives, being inspired by the natural world around him, and having the privilege of doing what he loves.

Magnificent Bespoke Stainless Steel Sculptures

We are delighted to announce that we are collaborating with a local engineering company, allowing us to offer you stunning stainless steel sculptures and bespoke commissions.

The materials used in crafting the sculptures come from a variety of recycled automotive parts, utilising them in new and innovative ways. Uniquely skilled master craftsmen work within the in-house design team to breathe life into steel.

We are able to offer you a unique opportunity by working in close collaboration with the design team in creating a bespoke sculptures.

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Veronika Benoni

We are pleased to offer you a new collection of exquisite originals by Veronika Benoni.

Veronika Benoni’s captivating original artwork truly shines in every sense of the word, as some of her mixed media originals include both gold and silver leaf, bringing new perspectives when viewed at different angles. To truly appreciate their beauty, they need to be viewed in person as the images simply don’t do her work justice.

Veronika enjoyed painting as a child. Memories from her childhood connected with the painting and conversations with her Grandfather remain the strongest influence on her life. She studied art in Eastern Europe where she was raised, graduating from college and continuing her studies in art.

These days the Benoni School would refer to itself as to a concept of new artistic techniques of rendering the polydimensional reality on a flat picture surface. The elliptical perspective method is meant to create for the viewer an illusion of being drawn inside the composition centre. Alongside with these activities the school apprentices directed by the Benoni masters continue to develop the traditional trends of modern painting.

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Martin John Fowler

The beautiful land and seascape original paintings by Martin John Fowler have joined our portfolio.

Martin John Fowler is an artist working in the Yorkshire Lincolnshire Borders. He paints whilst traveling and recording the wild coastal areas from the Scottish isles to the hidden coves of Cornwall.

Martin has exhibited work nationally and internationally in solo, mixed exhibitions, and competitions. His Paintings, drawings and prints are held in many private collections.

‘Drawing And Painting working on my ongoing project intensified by the prevailing sense of change from Coastal working ports to the Rural/Urban Landscapes of Britain, from childhood memories to the present which record and reflect the constant change and adaptions of an entire ways of life.’

Martin’s chosen media is acrylic, painted outdoors on location mainly with hands and paint sticks.

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Melissa Gee

We are delighted to present a new impasto style artist, Melissa Gee.

Melissa is based in the heart of the National Forest in the UK.

Her preferred medium is oil paints, which she uses with a brush and a palette knife to create colourful paintings with form and texture, occasionally adding other materials such as gold leaf to create an added dimension to her work.

Melissa takes inspiration from the natural world and her aim is to explore the innate connectedness of all life on earth – humans, animals, plants, the earth itself – and to inspire a love of the natural world and our place in it through art.

Making the shift to professional artist in 2019, Melissa’s achievements so far is being awarded 7th place in the Light Space Time Gallery worldwide ‘Created in Isolation’ competition with her painting entitled ‘Confined’. She was also awarded a Special Merit in the same gallery’s ‘Animals’ worldwide competition for her painting of a jaguar entitled ‘Prowl’.

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Lucy Ashley

We are pleased to introduce a new impressionism artist, Lucy Ashley.

Her beautiful approach captivates you with a unique charm to each stunning, figurative composition. Her original artwork is both timeless and elegant and evokes childhood memories.

Born in Lancashire, Lucy is a gifted artist whose talents became evident at an early age. Inspired by the countryside, beautiful beaches and nature itself, her subjects are brought to life beautifully with her impasto style.

Lucy herself says “They aren’t just pictures, they have to sparkle so that you can almost see them moving.”

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Craig Foord

We are delighted to announce Craig Foord’s beautiful abstract artwork has joined our portfolio.

Craig John Foord was born in 1986 in Brighton. He completed a National Diploma in Art and Design at Eastbourne College. He is an emerging original painter to the UK art scene, now taking centre stage in gallery walls across the country.

Displaying a vivid connection between nature and art, Craig has combined his initial profession as a tree surgeon with his passion for his artwork and sculpting.

His mixed media original paintings are breath taking, finished with a flawless resin glaze. Craig’s resin freestanding sculptures are equally as spectacular!

Craig has always had a strong emotional connection with outer space, and the exploration of other planets, this is reflected in his recent experiments with different medias, of late exploring abstract painting. Some of his more recent work has appeared on circular canvas’s. They are like that of a cool sun going down over the horizon but with colouring that provides a show stopping, otherworldly quality – as though we are looking at the sun in a far-off distance galaxy.

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David Warilow

David Warilow’s atmospheric landscape artwork has been added to our portfolio.

David is a self-taught artist born in Cheshire.

He paints the most tranquil landscapes and his choice of medium is both acrylics and oils to give the colour extra vibrancy and to add depth and texture to his artwork.

David has developed a growing passion for landscape painting capturing the silence and solitude of early morning mists giving his work an ethereal quality. His love for walking and outdoor life is reflected in these mesmerising paintings.

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