Blue Horizon I (2004)

Parachute (2005)

Albert Docks (2010)

Lucinda Waits is an independent artist living in East London, near the vibrant Brick Lane and Spitalfields market. Inspired by her grandmother who was an artist, her love of painting began at an early age and since then she has never been too far from a paintbrush.

Born in Winchester, Lucinda lived and went to school in Hampshire. In 1999 she studied Art and Design at Peter Symonds College, Winchester and in 2001 moved to South London to study Art History and Dance at Roehampton University. Graduating in 2004 with a First Degree she went on that year to help organise the Inspired Art Fair, at the Truman Brewery.

Following her time at the Art Fair she went on to work for the Royal Horticultural Society organising the Royal visits to Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower Shows, and then for the Home-Grown Cereals Authority producing conferences and farming events across the UK.

She now works full time as an event organiser for the British Council for Offices (BCO) project managing their Annual National Awards programme and delivering tours of the newest buildings around the UK. This job also gives her the opportunity to utilise her design skills by using Photoshop and Adobe InDesign to create invitations, flyers, and web pages for her events.

Lucinda is also a keen motor enthusiast and a member of the Aston Martin Owners Club Social Committee. 

The Art

Lucinda’s early abstract art was inspired by mathematical spirals drawn in maths at school. Spirals and symmetry which are also inherent in the nature around us and create a beauty in the world which humans are drawn to.

At college she discovered the world of optical illusionists, in particular the work of Bridget Riley, and began to experiment with the effect of patterns and colours on the viewer’s experience of art.

Despite deciding to focus her study on other artists at University, Lucinda continued to produce art work and enjoyed the freedom that working outside the remit of a syllabus permitted.

In her early 20’s a new style of painting was borne out of a sky diving experience which gave her the idea of capturing motion and conveying the sense of exhilaration she had experienced. This fuelled her series of sports paintings and has led to a number of commissions.

Most recently her work has taken inspiration from her job at the BCO where she works alongside architects. Her love of clean lines and form is seen distinctly in architecture and she has begun to focus her paintings on the city landscape.