Steffie Shields                            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more details and to arrange a booking email:
lectures@steffie-shields.co.uk
or T: 01400 230880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photographer/Writer/Lecturer

The 1987 hurricane in the south of England prompted Steffie to research landscape gardener

Lancelot 'Capability' Brown (1716-1783)

and compile a photographic record of his landscapes and architecture. To date she has visited more than 190 of his 200 plus works, with thousands of photographs on file.

She has been consulted on restoration/ management plans for various Brown parks and contributed to the Channel 4 TV "Great Estates" (2004) programme

on Brown's work at Blenheim.

Her illustrated talks on 'Capability' Brown are as follows:

‘CAPABILITY’ BROWN and THE GIFT of LANDSCAPE
The life and work of Capability Brown – his natural style of landscape creation and his architecture. The content of this lecture is tailored to include Brown’s work in the 'local area' of the talk

'CAPABILITY' BROWN, THE SHAKESPEARE OF GARDEN ARTS

How Brown's landscapes were influenced by the eighteenth century rise of theatre

WAS ‘CAPABILITY’ BROWN A GOLFER?!
Thoughts on enjoying both landscape and golf

A PROFUSION OF WATER

focuses on the engineering work of 'Capability' Brown

HE PAINTS AS HE PLANTS

trees and shrubs in 'Capability' Brown's portfolio

CAPITAL ‘CAPABILITY’
Brown’s London Commissions

‘CAPABILITY’ BROWN – THE LINCOLNSHIRE CONNECTION

Newly discovered biographical evidence about Brown and his Lincolnshire commissions

Other talks include:

MY GREEN STUDIO
A garden restoration with photography in mind

BLOOMIN' LOVELY
Flower portraiture and garden photography techniques

IMPRESSIONS of LINCOLNSHIRE
A pictorial journey through the county of Lincolnshire including its historic parks and gardens

HAVE GARDEN - WILL TRAVEL
Gardening lessons learned from nineteen house moves in England, Scotland, mainland Europe

and the USA!

THE ARTIST IN THE GARDEN
A commentary on historic and contemporary garden designers.

ANTIQUARIAN WILLIAM STUKELEY - AN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY GARDEN DESIGNER?

A DUCAL LANDSCAPE
the significant garden history of Grimsthorpe Castle