Ffiona Lewis
To the Horkey
30 April - 30 May 2025
Words are important to Ffiona Lewis. A snatch of dialogue, a phrase from a book, a cadence. Words often trigger a painting, or tumble out of one. They are points of departure that describe the arc of a body of work, a vocabulary built to investigate a subject. ‘To the Horkey’, the title of this exhibition, speaks of nature and the way of life in the corner of rural Suffolk that has been the artist’s home for a decade. An archaic, dialect term, ‘Horkey’ was the feasting and frolicking that celebrated the bringing in of the harvest in East Anglia. While its customs have long disappeared, the word remains resonant for Lewis. For the age-old, seasonal husbandry of the land still supports her neighbouring farmers, food producers, weavers and spinners, and continues to shape the landscape. This body of work, made during lockdown, is a response to place, community and breaking bread. - Excerpt from catalogue essay by Susan Moore
Works
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Ffiona LewisWinter Wood Stacks, 2025Oil on gesso board30 x 24 cm -
Ffiona LewisWillow Whips , 2024Oil on gesso board50 x 60 cm -
Ffiona LewisVeneer Tables with Garden Window, 2025Oil on canvas (diptych)150 x 200 cm -
Ffiona LewisTo the Lunch Table, 2025Oil on board92.5 x 102.5 cm -
Ffiona LewisTo the Blue Door , 2024Oil on canvas (diptych)75 x 120 cm -
Ffiona LewisThyme Walk, 2025Oil on gesso board (triptych)30 x 72 cm -
Ffiona LewisThe Horkey and Other Feasts, 2024Mixed media on paper29.5 x 42 cm -
Ffiona LewisTable with Garden Window, 2025Wax crayon on paper23 x 15 cm -
Ffiona LewisSunshine through Red Larch, 2024Oil on gesso board24 x 30 cm -
Ffiona LewisSumptuous Red Velvet , 2024Oil on gesso board24 x 30 cm -
Ffiona LewisSummer Sun Studio, 2025Oil on gesso board (diptych)120 x 80 cm -
Ffiona LewisSummer Sun Saunter , 2025Oil on gesso board (diptych)80 x 120 cm -
Ffiona LewisSummer Pond, 2025Oil on gesso board50 x 60 cm -
Ffiona LewisStudio Table with Garden Door , 2025Wax crayon on paper23 x 15 cm -
Ffiona LewisStill Life in Three, 2024Mixed media on paper29.5 x 42 cm -
Ffiona LewisSprouting Greens, 2025Oil on gesso board (triptych)30 x 72 cm -
Ffiona LewisSpring Flower Buds, 2025Oil on gesso board50 x 60 cm -
Ffiona LewisSky Blue Window, 2025Wax crayon on paper23 x 15 cm -
Ffiona LewisScots Pine Embankment , 2025Oil on gesso board30 x 24 cm -
Ffiona LewisRed Velvet , 2024Mixed media on paper23 x 15 cm -
Ffiona LewisRed Rose Still Life, 2024Oil on gesso board30 x 24 cm -
Ffiona LewisRed House; Farmhouse, 2024Oil on gesso board40 x 50 cm -
Ffiona LewisRed Campion, Lemon Yellow, 2024Oil on gesso board30 x 24 cm -
Ffiona LewisPunchy Pine Plantings, 2025Oil on board92.5 x 102.5 cm -
Ffiona LewisPond Panoramic, 2024Oil on gesso board (triptych)30 x 72 cm -
Ffiona LewisPink Pine Poliphony, 2025Wax crayon on paper23 x 15 cm -
Ffiona LewisPine Saplings, 2025Wax crayon on paper23 x 15 cm -
Ffiona LewisPicnic Pear Platter, 2024Oil on gesso board30 x 24 cm -
Ffiona LewisOrchard Whips on Ochre, 2025Oil on board92.5 x 102.5 cm -
Ffiona LewisOn Pond Life, 2025Oil on gesso board (diptych)80 x 120 cm -
Ffiona LewisOn Crimson Cloth, 2025Oil on gesso board60 x 50 cm -
Ffiona LewisNot so Secret Garden Door , 2025Oil on board92.5 x 102.5 cm -
Ffiona LewisNight Window Still Life, 2024Oil on gesso board24 x 30 cm -
Ffiona LewisLush Velvet Still Life, 2025Oil on canvas (diptych)92 x 123 cm -
Ffiona LewisLilly and Seascape Window, 2025Oil on gesso board (diptych)120 x 80 cm -
Ffiona LewisLazy Daisy, 2024Mixed media on paper29.5 x 21 cm -
Ffiona LewisInto the Evening Woods, 2025Wax crayon on paper23 x 15 cm -
Ffiona LewisHorkey - A Feast of Pattern , 2025Oil on board92.5 x 102.5 cm -
Ffiona LewisHarmony in Blue Studio , 2025Oil on canvas (diptych)152 x 244 cm -
Ffiona LewisGrey Pine Riverbank, 2025Wax crayon on paper23 x 15 cm -
Ffiona LewisGreen Grow the Rushes, O!, 2025Oil on gesso board (diptych)80 x 120 cm -
Ffiona LewisGolden Birch Bank, 2025Oil on gesso board24 x 30 cm -
Ffiona LewisGarden Lawn, 2025Wax crayon on paper23 x 15 cm -
Ffiona LewisEvening Studio Plant , 2025Oil on gesso board50 x 60 cm -
Ffiona LewisEvening Blue Lace, 2025Oil on canvas (diptych)152 x 152 cm -
Ffiona LewisEpistle on Orange, 2025Oil on canvas (diptych)152 x 196 cm -
Ffiona LewisEmbroidered Table; Landscape Window, 2025Oil on gesso board60 x 50 cm -
Ffiona LewisEast Coast Pine, 2025Wax crayon on paper23 x 15 cm -
Ffiona LewisDelphinium Blue, 2025Oil on gesso board120 x 80 cm -
Ffiona LewisDead Wood; Live Wood, 2025Oil on gesso board30 x 24 cm -
Ffiona LewisCups, Cups, Cups!, 2024Oil on gesso board50 x 60 cm -
Ffiona LewisCrimson Tulip (Pink Studio, Open Door), 2025Oil on gesso board (diptych)120 x 80 cm -
Ffiona LewisChiff Chaffs, 2024Mixed media on paper29.5 x 42 cm -
Ffiona LewisBumblebee Mix, 2024Mixed media on paper29.5 x 42 cm -
Ffiona LewisBlue Planting on Crimson , 2024Oil on gesso board50 x 60 cm -
Ffiona LewisAnemone Window, 2025Oil on gesso board60 x 50 cm -
Ffiona LewisA Suffolk Sward, 2024Mixed media on paper29.5 x 42 cm -
Ffiona LewisA Feast of Pattern, 2024Mixed media on paper29.5 x 42 cm -
Ffiona LewisStill Life with Postcards, 2024Oil on board40 x 50 cm
