Master of The Art Workers' Guild
Lorna's husband Rob, was elected 'Master of the Art Wokers' Guild' for the year 2024. To mark this event Rob asked Lorna to paint his portrait to be hung alongside past Masters portraits, some going back over a century. In the portrait we see Rob wearing the officiating gown and regalia, his passion for cycling represented by the bright cycling top worn under his gown. Sign writer and fellow member of The Guild, Ged Palmer named and dated the portrait....
Process
The Mill, France
Lorna accompanied her husband during his Artist in Residency at The Mill in France. A selection of drawings and paintings are presented here...
Maya Rudolph
(b.1972)
Is an American actress and comedian, famous for impersonating celebrities and politicians. Maya was cast member on the Saturday Night Live comedy sketch show. She played roles in numerous films and television shows including 'bridesmaids' and 'The Good Place'. Maya is daughter of the late singer Minnie Riperton and composer Richard Rudolph.
Nathalie is the owner and founder of The Mill France: A Centre for Community, Connection & Creativity. She is a self taught ceramic artist, currently working her 'Goddess Collection'.
Lashana Lynch
(b.1987)
Is a British actress. Awards include the BAFTA Rising Star Award (2022). She starred in period dramas, James Bond film - 'No Time To Die' and played Bianca Pullman in the television series of 'Day of the Jackal', (2024).
Ayo Edibiri
(b.1995)
Is an American actress comedian, television producer and director. She played 'Sidney' in the television series 'The Bear'. Ayo received nominations and awards for this series.
Is a South African-British actress. She won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in 2017 for her role
as Hermione Granger in the West End theatre run of Harry Potter and The Cursed Child. She has appeared
in numerous films and television shows including the role of Mensah in Murderbot, in the television adaptation
of Martha Wells' science fiction series The Murderbot.
Portraits on Paper
Alice Dearing
(b.1997)
Dearing is the first black female swimmer to represent Great Britain at the Olympics. (2020) Dearing co-founded the Black Swimming Association in 2020.
Ian Dury
(1942-2000)
Ian Dury was an English singer, song writer and actor. Also lead singer of Kilburn and the High Roads and Ian Dury and the Blockheads.
Octavia Butler
(1947-2006)
Octavia Butler was an American science fiction and speculative writer. She won numerous awards including, Hugo, Locus and Nebula Awards. Her best selling novel is 'Kindred'.
Government Art Collection (GAC)
ArtSpark is a free learning resource available from the Government Art Collection to support classroom learning.
Lorna's portrait of Lieutenant Uhura is included in artist Madelynn Green's resource.....
Oval Portaits
Inspired by the collection of miniatures housed at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Lorna worked on portraits painted on wooden ovals, but on a larger scale than those of the 1600-1900's.
Adjoah Andoh
(b.1963)
Is a British actress and writer famous for her role as Lady Danbury in the television series 'Bridgerton'.
Advolly Richmond OBE(b.1966)
Is a garden writer, social historian and television presenter, regularly appearing on BBC's Gardener's World.
Bernardine Evaristo
(b.1959)
Is an author and Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University of London. Her novel 'Girl, Woman, Other' jointly won the Booker Prize in 2019 alongside Margaret Attwood's 'The Testaments' making her the first black woman to win the Booker.
Emma Debiri (b. 1979)
Is an Irish writer, broadcaster and academic. Her debut book 'Don't Touch My Hair' was published in 2019.
Josette Simon OBE (b.1959)
Is a British actor famous for her role as Dayna Mellanby in 'Blake's 7' 91980-1981.She has acted in fifty Royal Shakespeare Company productions.
Jo Armstead
(b.1944)
Is an American soul singer and songwriter. Armstead began her career singing backing vocals for blues musician Bobby "Blue" Bland before becoming an Ikette in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in the early 1960s.
(b.1959)
Is a British visual artist and academic. Her work has been published and exhibited worldwide and is held in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum and Government Art Collection in the UK.
Ru Paul Charles (b.1960)
Is an American drag queen, television host, singer, producer, writer and actor.He has been dubbed the 'Queen Of Drag' and is considered the most successful drag queen in the United States.