Lesley O'Neill

Lesley O'Neill

Member since Monday 18th Jan, 2021


I am an Artist/Printmaker living in London.
My work is inspired by my experiences; all self-portraits but they could be anyone. The important thing is not that the sitter is me but the emotion they convey. Loss, love, yearning, searching, hopes and humour. The need for a forbidden hug.
Working mainly in Wood and Linocut. I love cutting the image; it is as much about the process as the finished piece.
It can be unpredictable, a slip of the blade and the story is changed irrevocably, that is the exciting bit! The challenge of still making it work.
I don't flatter, I like raw emotion but with a sense of humour albeit a dark one.