Pupils inspired by Lowry
23 11 2006Coming soon, a chance to be inspired by the work of Lowry!
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The life of Lowry
Lowry was born in Old Trafford, Manchester (UK), on November 1st 1887. Lowry and his parents moved to Pendlebury in Salford 1909.
Lowry first exhibited in 1919 at Manchester Art Gallery. He painted northern scenes and also visited the south coast, looking for ships and ferries to paint. He loved to smudge different coloured pastels and chalks to make new colours, he adored drawing buildings.
Lowry used a basic range of colours, which he mixed on his palette and painted on the white background. He exhibited in Manchester , London and Paris before World War 11,after the War he became well known. He also became the subject of a television programme 1957. He also inspired a successful popular song before his death.
Lowry left Pendlebury in 1948, he moved to Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire, where he lived until he died in 1976 Lowry was buried in Chorlton Southern cemetery, sharing the grave with his parents.

Lowry was born in 1887 in Old Trafford in Manchester on November I. He was the only one in his family.
Lowry started to draw when he was 8, he used dull colours like black ,Grey, Green and dark red. His paintings were very dull but they stood out. He started private art classes at the age of fifteen just before he finished school.
In the year 1903 Lowry began work as a Claus clerk at Manchester insurance company. In 1919 he had taken up the post rent collector for pall mall property company Ltd, where he remarried in 1952. He also said I’ll always be grateful to rent collection.
In 1976, on Febuary 23ed Lowry died at the age of 88 at chorton southern cemetery.
L.S Lowry
L.S Lowry was born on 1st November 1887 in Barret Street, Stretford he first attended Victoria park school. He first attended Victoria park school. His artistic training was limited to evening school classics at collage of art in Manchester 1905-1925 under the friends peter alpodo
Rettate, and he attended the Strafford school of art.
Lowry’s Life
Laurence Stephen lowry was born in 1887, in Manchester. He was a only child, he began to draw at the age of eight years old.
He first attended ’Victoria Park School’. He went to ‘Bennett Street Sunday School’ were his mother as an organist there. His family moved to Pine Grove, Longsight when he was eleven. He had said “I didn’t like being a child; I was not interested in my school days; it was not a nice time at all”
In the year 1903, Lowry began work as a claims clerk at Manchester Insurance Company. After that in 1919 he had taken up the post of rent collector for Pall Mall Property Company Ltd, where he remained until he had retired in 1952.
In 1909 the Lowry family moved again to 117 station Road, Pendelbury. Lowry’s farther died in 1932. His mother also died in 1939, and in 1948 Lowry moved to Chorley Road, Swindon but only lived there for a few months the moved away to Elms, Stalybridge, Mottram in longale. When he lived in longale he spent most of the time in the north east, where he had easy access to the sea and harbours.
The True Story
On November the first 2001 Mr. BB wolf was spotted eating
Two infant children where getting ready for school. This
Happened because Mr. BB wolf had no sugar for a drink ,
He had a cold, when he went to his neighbour ‘he had a house
Of sticks’ wolf rang the door bell but with his cold he sneezed
And blew the house down Polly pig was terrified but wolf leaped on her and ate her up and to make things even worst he stool everything she had sold it all .
We now interview penny pig . ‘I knew they shouldn’t have had house of Stour and my sister should have followed me to , I fort she was clever but when she saw that wheelbarrow of sticks she went nuts for them . I knew my brother was not so clever but not right by the wolf ,’ there were a lot of witness around but only one who gets intervened and that is Fred the frog ‘to what I soar it looked like the wolf tried to eat the pigs but not all of his plans whet to plans wheat right lucky.
That is the end for to day ,thank you I’m super swirl.
the lowry is good we nee to get more lowry on here. see ya
L.S Lowry
Laurence Steven Lowry was born in 1887, he was born in Manchester. He the only child, and began to draw at the age of eight. At the age of fifteen he began private painting lessons this commenced through his last year of school. It wasn’t till 1904 when he joined a firm of chartered accountants as a rent-collector and clerk, he remained at this job till he retired at the age of 65.
It wasn’t until 1916, when his highly individual style began around Manchester. He was inspired by the sight of workers leaving a local mill, he was then to explore in his work in industrial areas around him. He later declared that , “all my materials our on my doorstep.” he originally focussed on the industrial architecture, but people in his paintings became central in later years. His Father died in 1932 for the next seven years, his 73 year old mother became bed fast and completely ruled his life. After her death in 1939 Lowry painted the bedroom Pendlebury– in memory of those long hours he spent looking after her.
The characteristics of his paintings , A very pale background bring out the colours of the main buildings. Lowry only used five colours, flake white, ivory black, ochre, prussian blue, vermillion, these were applied directly to the page.
He regularly took his work to the Royal Academy in Manchester, as they held a exhibition there for his work. Some of his paintings were: Waiting for shops to open, painted in 1926.
His most inspired painting was: Coming from the mill, painted in 1930.
He also painted Piccadilly gardens painted in 1954.
Sadly Lowry died in 1976 at the age of 88. A memorial exhibit was opened at the Royal Academy and it is still there today.
It was after his death that Laurence Steven Lowry was considered as a famous artist.
By Jess & Steph U.R.
I really like how the pastles are blended in and how, all the colours go together really well.
Hello,
we really liked doing our Lowry art it was really fun!