AN art exhibition that explores 'the fleeting and abstracted moments of the dark and moody Cumbrian landscapes and landscapes further afield' will be on display next month.

Beyond the Fell Wall will be on view at Kent Street Studio in Oxton on September 2 and 3. The exhibition is open from 10am-5pm on both days.

Taking inspiration from the Richard Skelton book of the same name, it features work by local artists Lynda Roberts, Dennis Spicer and Carol Emmas and is part of Liverpool Independents Biennial.

Lynda Roberts studied textiles at the Glasgow School of Art and worked in design studios in Canada before teaching art in Wirral.

Her work for this exhibition is part of an ongoing series inspired by time spent on both Bardsey Island and the Yorkshire Dales. She said: "On Bardsey Island, the low field walls provide nesting for thousands of Manx Shearwaters: In Dentdale walls are ever present, drawing lines from valleys to the fell tops in harmony with the landscape."

Dennis Spicer exhibits in the north west and in London, regularly exhibiting at the Royal Institute Of Oil Painters annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries.

He said: "I go out into the landscape and bring bits of it back into the studio to paint.

"There, they join other bits of nature on the finds table and bide their time until it seems right for them to be painted sometimes by themselves, but often in combination with other finds to create an encounter on the picture surface.

"Sometimes they form themselves into groups when I am not looking”.

Carol Emmas works with acrylic, oil paint, mixed-media and photography. Her aim "is to interpret landscapes through transient moments rather than through literal representation".

Photographically, Carol works from found materials and textures that have been affected by the elements - such as oxidised metals and peeling paint, fire, water and light.

Her paintings are described as "similarly textured and offer glimpses of fleeting moments in time".

In 2019, she completed a practice-led Masters of Research in Art & Design at Liverpool John Moores University, receiving a distinction.

Kent Street Studio is Carol's contemporary home-studio, where she can show her work and occasionally that of other complementary and contemporary artists.

She said: "The studio was created after lockdown and designed to celebrate the love of art and photography through non-elitist discussion and interaction and with never any pressure to buy".

More details on Kent Street Studio and the exhibition is here