Lucy Elizabeth Kemp-Welch: A Life Dedicated to Equine Art Early Life and Education Born: 1869 in Bournemouth, England. Lucy Kemp-Welch demonstrated artistic talent from a young age, exhibiting her work at just 14 years old. She received formal training at a local art school before moving to Bushey in 1891 with her sister Edith. At Bushey, they studied under the renowned artist Hubert von Herkomer, becoming two of his most favored students. Kemp-Welch quickly established herself within Herkomer’s school, setting up her own studio in an old inn known as ‘Kingsley.’ Artistic Develo…