She has lived in various locations in the UK, including London, where she juggled a position as an art professor with many freelance painting commissions. A decision to move to the USA brought her to Charleston, SC, USA, where she currently lives and works. An inveterate traveller of land and sea, she draws on these experiences in her work.
Lynne Riding received an MFA in Painting from SFAI, the San Francisco Art Institute, CA, USA, a BA from Manchester College of Art, UK and a 2 year Art Foundation from Hereford School of Art & Design, UK.
“Through the study of landscape, history and the pathos, major components in my work are the issues of impermanence, shifting perspectives, displacement, loss, and above all that of ever enduring hope, that which drives us on. While focusing on the subtle undercurrents, the not so blatant, crude or obvious, I pay attention to what happens between the obvious and believe that there is validity, and a need for the poetic in today’s world.”
“Although my work is of an abstract nature, it always stems from the place and surroundings in which I find myself, from color observed, a line seen in space, or the found object, all of which find their way into my painting and act as metaphors. As a way to instil more meaning and a sense of place, I will at times, introduce natural materials into my paintings and drawings.”
“Riding’s thoughtful placement of a line on a canvas transforms physical landscapes into ethereal representations of experience. It’s as if she steps into the collective psyche of what it is to live and feel and wonder and then deftly picks up her brush and lays her mark on that meaning.”
Sarah Billipp, Artist Profile, “Charleston Magazine"
“The last time I visited “Redux Contemporary” for Lynne Ridings’ exhibit, “The Pulse Beneath the Surface,” I left in a daze with far more questions than answers. Far from the typical gallery walk-through where you can stand alone and admire art of various beauty, Ridings’ exhibit was beautiful but also intense and personal, an experience that stung me at my core.”
Scott D. Elingburg, Special to “The Post and Courier”
