Artists: Video playlist

A short and easy to follow introduction to Lowry’s style of painting and choice of subject matter narrated by Lowry himself. The artist explains his technique, how his scenes are selected and what he is trying to capture through his work.

Students could aim to imitate Lowry’s style of painting using a limited acrylic colour palette for authenticity, and mid-sized brush-strokes to create Lowry-style figures which could be set within an urban landscape, or displayed individually as simple figures.

After studying the figures, they could focus on the urban background using their local area, a town or city centre to work and paint in situ. Limit the scope and focus only on buildings, rooftops, chimneys, alleyways or doorways, to make the task more manageable.

Researching Lowry’s work on the internet would give a degree of independent familiarity and is ideal preparation for class-based work to follow. Confident artists could create their own impressionistic Lowry-styled paintings, choosing their own locations and subject matter accordingly.