Biography
Czech born Scottish artist, Lida lives in Berwickshire and draws her inspiration from the landscape surrounding her home: the Tweed valley, the Northumberland countryside she can see from her home, and particularly the Lammermuirs which provide a rich source of inspiration for her work. She returns to sketch and draw the hills in every season because of their changing mood, and drama. The Lammermuirs are also the theme of her latest series of paintings. Working en-plein-air is essential to her practice: in the studio she develops the sketches and drawings, interpreting rather than copying them, abstracting shapes and rhythms, aiming at capturing the fluidity and dynamism of the hills, as well as trying to use materials to express the rich textural surfaces of the landscape.
Qualifications
2013-2015 Contemporary Arts Course, Leith School of Art
2005-2007 Leith School of Art, Full Time Painting Course with Paul Martin
2001-2005 Open College of the Arts Painting course with Jacqueline Watt
1980-2001 Edinburgh College of Art. Series of classes and intensive Summer School courses in painting and sculpture with George Donald, James Robertson, Vincent Butler, Eduardo Paolozzi, Ann Oram and others
1970-1980 M.A.(Hons), M.Sc., Dip.Ed, Edinburgh University. Linguist, translator and interpreter, English teacher
Exhibitions
2023 RSA Open Exhibition
2023 RSW Open Exhibition
2019 Borders Art Fair
2018 Drawn Together, Galashiels Old House
2016 Contemporary Art, Patriot Hall, Edinburgh
2015 Contemporary Art, Patriot Hall, Edinburgh
2014 Peebles Art Gallery, Solo Exhibition
2009 RSA Spring Open Exhibition, Edinburgh
2009 Galashiels Old House
2009 Marjoribanks Gallery, Coldstream, solo exhibition
2008 Newcastle Guildhall, solo exhibition
2008 Belford Gallery
2007 The Mall Galleries, Discerning Eye ING Exhibition, London
2007 The Aspect Prize, Paisley
2001-2005 OCA Exhibitions
1991 The Laing Exhibition, Talbot Rice
Contact
If you are interested in purchasing any of the paintings on this site, please contact Lida Hatrick by email
Email: lidahatrick@gmail.com