The artist and teacher, Pamela Bumby, was born in Austria, but lived in the Bingley area for over 20 years until her death in October 2024. Her mixed media paintings were influenced by her travels in the UK and overseas and are characterised by their strong, warm colours.
‘Staithes’. Image: by permission of the artist & featured on Bradford Big Screen 2018.
After a trip to Costa Rica in 2014, she wrote for ‘The Artist‘ magazine of her painting ‘Telegraph Wires, Costa Rica’ (shown below):
I wanted the viewer to feel the heat and started the painting with broad strokes of thin washes of red and yellow, and blue for shadow areas across the wet paper. When dry, I worked in thin layers of watercolour and gouache over the top, allowing the first washes to glow through, jewel-like.
‘Telegraph Wires, Costa Rica’. Image: see artist’s website, below.
Pamela studied on a Foundation Art course at Leicester College of Art, and later gained a Diploma in Art & Design (DIP AD) from Leeds College of Art. She subsequently studied for and gained an Art Teacher’s Certificate from the University of Leeds and taught art and ceramics in Leeds and Bradford in Upper and Middle Schools, and in Further Education, for 20+ years.
Her artwork is in private collections in the UK and overseas and has been exhibited across Britain, including at the Bradford Open at Cartwright Hall in 2013, where she gained second prize. Her work featured again at Cartwright Hall in the Bradford Open, 2017.
Other prestigious exhibitions featuring her work included ‘The Artist’ Open Art Competition in 2014 with Patchings Art Centre, near Nottingham, where she gained the Derwent Award and Exhibition Award; and ‘The Artist Collection’, Group Exhibition at Patchings in 2015. Pamela’s artwork also featured again at ‘The Artist’ Open Art Competition, Patchings Art Centre in 2017.
‘Cuba’. Image: see artist’s website, below.
Pamela was an active member of the Menston Arts Club for over 25 years, including roles as Syllabus Secretary, Exhibition Secretary, and as a Committee Member.
The Parasol Seller. Image: see the artist’s website, below.
Old Post Office Cafe, Silsden. This painting was exhibited at the Silsden in Art Exhibition in March 2024.
Artist’s website: Pamela Bumby