Lynne Harkes

Bio Lynne Harkes Lynne was born in Edinburgh, where she currently lives and works as an artist. http://www.lynneharkes.co.uk She is accustomed to expressing herself and her wonderful creativity in her bold and beautiful flower paintings, which have been exhibited worldwide and hang in collections in; India, Australia, South America, Kuwait, Oman, Bali, South Africa and the UK In recent years, however, Lynne has also derived great pleasure from using her creative talents to write about some of the colourful places she has been fortunate to have lived in, due to the nature of her husband’s work that has seen him re-locate every few years. Lynne believes her creativity in both her art and literary work is a way for her to shares the spirituality that is so important to her. “At times, just as my paints freely move across the canvas, with seemingly little effort on my part, the words in my book ‘Spinach Soup for the Walls’ have come together almost magically and powerfully convey the highs and lows of expatriate travelling life. I feel that a message of hope has come through for people who may be encountering personal struggles. We think we have to slay rampaging lions, or have walked through blazing fires to have a life-altering, personal transformation. Nothing could be further from the truth. My story is simple in its content and moderate in its drama but remarkable in its lessons. I hope my words will inspire people to see the remarkable in their ‘ordinary’. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Spinac...