About
I’m an artist and actor based in North London.
Before having children, I worked as a theatre actor which involved a lot of travel. When I became a mum I stopped touring so much, and missed the world of creativity.
One day my mum gave me a box of oil pastels which I thought were for the kids. I quietly unwrapped them whilst my youngest was playing with a watering can. I had no paper to hand, so grabbed a scrap of corrugated cardboard from the recycling bin and sat down and drew him. I hadn’t done any drawing since I was at school, but loved it, the quick choices of colour and line to capture his movement. My fine art journey had begun.
Over the coming years I attended classes at the Art Stables, Finchley, Hampstead School of Art, Working Men’s College and Morley College. I experimented with a wide range of other techniques including left handed drawing, which led to winning the Life Drawing Prize at Hampstead School Of Art. I had work shown in several exhibitions at the Arts Depot, London and in 2023 held my first solo show at Lauderdale House, Highgate.
I continue to work on both portraiture and landscape painting, taking a wide range of commissions. I have extended my work into other mediums including sculpture and printing in preparation for my next exhibition A Woman’s Place which will be showing in London and Bristol over the next year.
Have a look at my Artwork Sale for original artwork currently available. I also offer giclée prints of selected work.
I take commissions for landscapes and portraits. Please go to my Portrait page, and get in contact with any questions.
You can find out what I’ve been up to recently in News.
Lesley Cook Headshots