Mike Lord is a Lancashire based landscape artist. He started painting relatively late in life, when he was in his fifties, after many years in other careers: in law, counselling, mediation and as a stay-at-home father with young children.
It all came about when he attended an oil painting class for pleasure at a local craft centre run by professional artist Chris Mcloughlin.
Mike had always been intrigued by the medium of oil painting and the ability of artists to create, but up until that point that interest was confined to admiring the pictures and work of other people, daunted by the technical knowledge required by the medium and not having painted since he was at school.
Mike quickly developed his own style of painting encouraged by his teacher whilst also learning the techniques required to create an image in oils. He sees this as an ongoing process of development, particularly with regard to how he makes marks.
This development was helped when the world was plunged into a global pandemic in recent years because he was unable to work and had a lot of time on his hands, giving Mike the opportunity to concentrate on his painting skills.