Lydeard St. Lawrence (Somerset) by Alexandra Lavizzari

Comments

The decline of the red phone box is a real blow for artists - it represented a VERY useful splash of colour in urban and rural landscapes; so well done for keeping it in your painting: you had some tricky bits of perspective there, with which you've coped like a pro.

Posted by Robert Jones, Napa on Sat 20 Dec 13:07:20

What a great commission, bet they were delighted

Posted by Heather Love on Sat 20 Dec 14:15:28

Excellent painting Alexandra. Merry Christmas 🎄

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Sat 20 Dec 14:57:29

Superb pastel- I should think they loved it.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Sat 20 Dec 15:46:39

This is lovely - lots of light and shadow, with lovely pops of red in the shop front and phone box.

Posted by Bobbie Matulja on Sun 21 Dec 10:42:48

Excellent work, so realistic

Posted by Romila Datta on Sun 21 Dec 12:26:37

Many thank to everybody for your lovey comments - and happy creative New Year!

Posted by Alexandra Lavizzari on Tue 30 Dec 17:06:20

Hang on Studio Wall

20/12/2025

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A commissioned soft pastel painting of a lovely Somerset village - as it used to be before the telephone booth disappeared.

About the Artist

Alexandra Lavizzari

Swiss writer and artist living in Somerset. Soft pastels are my favourite medium, but I love to experiment with other mediums, mixing them, always trying out new ways of expressing my responses to nature. I exhibit locally in galleries and open my studio during Somerset Art Weeks in…

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