Lizzie Hobbs - Artist

Time to get voting!!
I am excited to announce that three pieces of my artwork have been selected for Doncaster Art Fair's online exhibition. View & place your public vote by 17th June: https://www.doncasterartfair.com/ Doncaster Emerging and professional art fair

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Lizzie Hobbs is a Manchester-based artist who creates freehand drawings and paintings inspired by patterns from Asia and the Middle East. She has won international awards, been featured in Vogue Magazine, exhibited at the V&A, and produced a mindfulness colouring book in the UK and Brazil. Her Persian Miniature Painting and Illumination work is traditional but with a twist - she starts with a blank piece of paper and simply draws everything freehand. In her work, she likes to push boundaries and construct pieces that are contemporary, show construction lines and decay, and depict perspectives that aren't possible to see in reality. To feed into her practice, Lizzie collects people's stories along with ideas from architecture, landscapes, nature, and textiles. Her colour exploration work includes researching the history, symbolism, stories, and chemicals of colour, and Lizzie forages to create some of her own pigments from the earth around us.

Carpet shamsa slowly coming to life, featuring genuine pigments - garnet, madder and carmine

Colour and alchemy in Cumbria! Creating blue and green pigments :)

I made it! My marquetry paining is complete & entirely freehand. Inspired by my travels and based on the table in The Repair Shop. Features liquid metal cream pearl from C Roberson & Co.

I'm nearly there with my marquetry painting! I just need to figure out a darker colour for the outer wood and add mother of pearl paint.

Colour swatching - geometric design inspired by marquetry. It's quite tricky!

Taking a break from my large carpet piece, and working on an experimental geometric design inspired by marquetry and furniture

Velvety reds are bringing this piece to life, featuring genuine pigments - garnet, madder and carmine

I'm very glad to have daylight lamps at this time of year - keeps the artwork going through the winter!

Outlining and more outlining...

My latest project is taking shape...

The outlining begins...always a scary part committing ink to paper, eek!

My rug obsession continues... At last I have made my very own miniature Persian carpet! Made with Appletons Wool (dyed and spun in Yorkshire) from the wonderful shop Norwegian Wool.

A very different project - I'm having a go at making my own mini Persian carpet! Thanks to Appletons Wool and the wonderful shop Norwegian Wool.

Building up the spirals!

Details coming to life...

My current project blends together Persian carpet designs and manuscript Shamsas. All construction lines (and patterns) are drawn freehand and by eye as usual – because that's how I roll! :)

I am very excited to share with you my latest completed painting, inspired by Layla and Majnun. Featuring genuine madder, piemontite, and Mayan Blue.

Details coming along - nearly there!

Great Northern Warehouse launches ‘Out of the Shed’ Exhibition. Featuring winning artists: Lizzie Hobbs, Kate Max, Cristina Mallai, Francis Thorrington, Kieran Ryan, Heather Jones, Sarah Wilde & Sectiō https://bit.ly/3z6Qdje



Great Northern Warehouse
Art Battle Manchester
I Love Manchester

I can get lost in these miniature worlds for hours!

A peaceful week painting in the Art Studio at Manjushri Kadampa! (Just the simple bits of course) These beautiful statues will be off to a temple in Mexico.

I am very excited to announce that I have won Manchester's ‘Out Of The Shed’ competition! I've been busy making preparations as my work will be exhibited at Great Northern Warehouse in Manchester, alongside 7 other artists' work. Here's a sneak peek at some of my paintings, framed by Love To Frame

With thanks to Sophie and John from Art Battle Manchester, Great Northern Warehouse and the judges Mural Life Stanley Chow Illustration MakeMosaic by Tracey Cartledge Stefanie Trow

My little world is starting to come to life!

Here comes the colour. I'm super chuffed with the carpet, which features real madder

Getting there! :)

Oops! Lots of wobbly and wonky lines on this one! Hopefully I'll be able to bring it back, so it can shine in its own way. Mistakes happen...

From Art Illuminated Podcast:
This week’s episode, I am chatting with my art friend lizziehobbsartist to hear all about her creative process and how she explores and creates her lovely colourful patterns!
Episode available on Spotify, Apple Pod & islamicillumination.com/podcast

Art Illuminated Podcast Art Podcast about contemporary art inspired by traditional methods and art from the Middle East and North Africa

The mosque is taking shape! I'm working on detailed and complex tiling to push my skills