Expressionist Landscapes
Landscapes painted in weather, colour, and memory.
Original works and fine art prints by Nora Lark, shaped by river paths, meadow light, village edges, and the changing moods of the British landscape.
“I paint to hold on to the light, even when the weather doesn’t.”
- Nora Lark
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Small notes from the studio and the landscape.
Studio Journal
18 September
With StrichSuite, the paintings could live beyond the studio walls.
I wanted people to be able to find prints, framed pieces, and a few smaller keepsakes without the site suddenly feeling like a shop. Using StrichSuite meant those choices could sit gently inside the pages, close to the paintings themselves, which felt much more natural to me. It let me keep the quieter, painterly rhythm of the site while still making room for the practical side of sharing work with people who want to live with it at home.
Studio Journal
27 August
The river looked different after the rain had passed.
I had gone out thinking I would make notes about colour, but it was the edges that stayed with me instead - wet grasses leaning into the path, darker reflections under the bridge, and that quiet feeling that comes when everything has just been washed through. The water seemed to carry the sky differently after the rain, and by the time I came back to the studio I knew the painting would need more softness, more distance, and less certainty in the brushwork.
Field Notes
9 October
Some paintings begin with one tree and the space around it.
There are days when the whole landscape refuses to settle, and then one shape holds everything together. A tree line, a roof against cloud, a bend in the lane. Once that happens, the rest of the painting usually starts to follow. I often think the first honest decision in a painting is simply noticing what the eye keeps returning to, and trusting that single shape to carry the mood of the whole place.
From The Studio
Paintings begin outdoors, in quick marks and changing light.
Back in the studio, colour, texture, and memory are built up slowly until the place begins to feel familiar again. Each painting is a conversation with the landscape.
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