Lucy is almost exclusively a figure painter, and although some of herworks are true self-portraits, many have evolved to be a psychologicalexposition of an inner moment. She studied classical voice and piano, andmusic is a very important influence on her work. Like music, Lucy’s work is anemotional expression rather than a didactic statement, with the emotionalquality expressed through colour, line and form. Drawing is the creativefoundation for all of Lucy’s work. She draws constantly in ink on paper andthese drawings often evolve into larger watercolour or oil paintings. Lucyvalues the original drawings as works of art in themselves and does not thinkof them as preliminary studies.