"The Art of Robert Lees" by Robert Lees

An introduction to the exhibition

Beautiful landscapes, reservoirs, lakes and more. Capturing the English Countryside on canvas. Capturing beautiful scenery with delicate brushstrokes. There will be an official preview and meet the artist event on the 20th July. This exhibition is with us until Sunday 17th August. Saddleworth Museum – July 2025

An introduction to the artist

Robert Lees was born in Royton, Lancashire in 1949 and has lived in the town ever since. Educated at St Anne’s Church of England secondary modern and then at Oldham College of Technology, he qualified as a Mechanical Design Engineer. Later, he ran his own engineering consultancy for 22 years up to retiring in 2010. From 1975 to 1988 he avidly painted every evening completing many works in various different mediums, gouache and oil, mostly landscapes of the moorland valleys and reservoirs, Hollingworth Lake was one of his subjects of choice. In time however, the demands of his business took over and he found little or no time to paint. Then in 2010 at the age 60, after retirement and some soul searching, he started to paint again. Some of his much earlier work of the late 1970’s and 1980’s have been traced to the present owners and borrowed back to be scanned, the majority unfortunately could not be found however those that were can be viewed on his new website, this website of illustrates all of his later work. Robert’s influences are without question from the impressionist school, Degas, Manet, Monet, and especially Renoir. Also, the fathers of impressionism, John Constable and J. W. Turner. They were the most wonderful interpreters of light and mood there has been. The moorland and countryside with lakes, reservoirs, and canals around the area around where Robert lives still figure highly in the choice of subject matter he prefers, and can still inspire him and give him a wide variation in the subjects he enjoys painting. One thing that can be noticed in many paintings Robert has produced is the inclusion of figure of figures or maybe and animal or two, he feels that this can give the work a narrative and also help with scale his landscapes. The paintings are usually in oil on stretched canvas. The mixed media works are primarily in gouache with pastel, watercolour pencil, charcoal, and chalk. Robert works from home in his purpose-built stand-alone studio building (shed), which is ideal. Take a look at the new website robertleesart.com Robert Lees – June 2025

You may also like the following events from Saddleworth Museum and Gallery:

• This Monday, 7th July, 01:00 pm, "Exhibition Summer 2025" by the Saddleworth Group of Artists in Saddleworth

Also check out other Arts events in Saddleworth, Fine Arts events in Saddleworth, Exhibitions in Saddleworth.