Lesley Anne Derks is an established Scottish fine artist whose paintings explore light, movement, architecture and place. Her work is particularly associated with illuminated urban and industrial landscapes, interiors, reflections and the dramatic contrast between darkness and colour. Through layered paint, expressive mark-making and carefully structured compositions, she captures the shifting energy of streets, buildings, signage, windows and night-time spaces. Rooted in observation, her paintings move between realism and abstraction, using colour, rhythm and atmosphere to transform familiar environments into vivid and cinematic scenes. Industrial sites, city streets and interior spaces become studies of memory, structure and illumination, revealing the visual drama found in ordinary surroundings. Lesley Anne’s practice reflects a continuing fascination with places shaped by human presence, industry and transition. Whether working from urban fragments, architectural details or illuminated reflections, she seeks to create images that hold both immediacy and atmosphere. Her work is defined by luminosity, contrast and a strong sense of place, inviting viewers to reconsider the everyday world through colour, light and movement.