Wednesday 3rd May 2023

Lucy Kemp-Welch: Painter of Horses  

Lecturer – David Haycock

David Haycock introduced us to Lucy Kemp-Welch, known as the portrait painter of horses.  Lucy was very well known in her lifetime but fell out of favour when horses were not essential and cars and tractors took over.  Her lifelong passion was horses and she said “Horses are to me the breath of life”. One of her most well known paintings is usually hung in the Leamington Art Gallery and Museum but it on tour until the end of the year.