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Ceramics & Sculpture - Michael Lythgoe

 
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Paintings sold from previous exhibitions
AVOCET PAIR
53x23x10cm cedar/acrylic paint
THREE CURLEW ON DRIFTWOOD
56x58x18cm cedar/acrylic paint
AVOCET
49x36x20cm cedar/acrylic paint
RINGED PLOVER
26x16x6cm cedar/acrylic paint
ROBIN WITH WORM
20x8x8cm redwood/acrylic paint
WEE FISH DETAIL
72x73x13cm redwood/acrylic paint
CURLEW WITH WEE FISH
48x58x15cm hemlock/acrylic paint
PREENING CURLEW
33x58x18cm hemlock/acrylic paint
BLACK BIRD WITH BERRY
48x36x23cm cedar/acrylic paint
THREE COMMON TERN
36x36x16cm cedar/acrylic paint
WHITE HERON WITH FISH
20x41x13cm hemlock/acrylic paint
EGRET STUDY GROUP
30x46x10cm hemlock/acrylic paint
PLOVER

BLUE WHALE
OYSTERCATCHERS (WALL HANGING)
35x99cms
ROBIN WITH WORM
15 WEE FISH BLUE

CURLEW FEEDING

DIVING GANNET
KINGFISHER WITH FISH

PUFFINS AT SEA

 
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Michael Lythgoe was born in Liverpool in 1950 and left school to pursue a career in engineering with Unilever with whom he undertook an apprenticeship. Upon completion he then joined the Merchant Navy as a junior engineering officer.

He later emigrated to Canada and worked in the ship building industry. Living and working on the shores of Lake Ontario gave him time to indulge his love of bird photography particularly when canoeing on the lakes of northern Ontario.

It was on a trip to Cape Cod that he purchased an old wooden decoy which was to influence a fundamental change of direction for Michael. That decoy still features in a prominent position in his wokshop to this day.

He returned to the UK with his wife and two children in 1986 and began a new career in wood carving.

Following an early sell out exhibition and then as a winner of the European Decoy Carving Championships, Michael began to develop a reputation and a following of admirers of his work.

Over the years his carvings have evolved into a unique style and composition and are simple yet beautifully crafted. His expertise is now much sought after and his work can be seen in a number of selected galleries in the UK. His subjects are inspired by the sea, land and bird-life in particular, and illustrate the keen eye of both a photographer that captures the moment and movement, and the technical understanding of the engineer.

His wood carvings are curvaceous and calming showing the eye of the ornithologist and the skill of an accomplished craftsman.

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