Last Chance To See...

This weekend is the last chance to see a selection of my work in the Small Works and Just In Case Exhibitions at The Water Street Gallery, Todmorden. The exhibition has been a great a success, so don't miss your chance to view and buy work from a selection of local artists. Works I exhibited included Limited Edition Photographic Montage and Composite Works and Original Hand Drawn Ink Works, some of which you can see below:

Close up of "Huddersfield Town" - Limited Edition Photographic Montage

"Embark" - Limited Edition Photographic Composite

"Lock 19" - Limited Edition Composite iPhone Print

"Still Seaweed? - Original Ink Works

Work in progress...LBT

I am currently working on a photographic collage which knits together a scattered composite image with illustrated pattern detail inspired by the shapes within the photograph, using inks, charcoal, graphite, felt tip pens, fine liner and posca.

Photographic Collage with ink and pen detail

Photographic Collage with inks and pen detail

Photographic Collage with inks and pen detail

Exhibiting at The Water Street Gallery

The Smalls Works and "...just in case" exhibitions have now begun at The Water Street Gallery, Todmorden. I thoroughly enjoyed the Private View last week which saw the Gallery full to the brim with visitors. There is an eclectic mix of inspiring work throughout the Gallery - a fantastic exhibition. The exhibition is on until the beginning of January so there is plenty of time to take a visit! Here are a few images I took on the Opening Night to capture my work in exhibition.

Limited Edition Photographic Composite Montage Prints of Todmorden

In And Out Of Todmorden

Limited Edition Photographic Composite Montage Print of Todmorden

Original Ink and Pen Works

Limited Edition Photographic Composite Montage Print of Huddersfield

A Taste of Host – the final days!

Just over a week remaining!

The Taste of HOST Exhibition will close on Sunday 18^th September at the end of the HOST Open Studio Trail. As promised here are the full size images of the four pieces I have in the exhibition. If you have not already visited the exhibition at The Lawrence Batley Theatre it’s not too late…

Embark: A Composite Photographic Limited Edition Print, framed, with Non Reflective Glass (NR glass)

Five images photographed on the Isle of Arran, Scotland, creatively overlayed to form a new image depicting an essence of 'journey' on both an emotional and physical level, with powerful overtones of departure, movement, survival, flight, travel and escapism. One image was taken at the summit of Goat Fell (2866 feet high), two at Brodick Harbour and two at Lochranza. Individually they are powerful images, yet together they tell a new story.

Still Seaweed? Fine liner, water, posca and inks, framed, with Non Reflective Glass (NR glass)

This piece began as a sketch on Holy Island when I was captivated by the interlocking forms of lengths of seaweed which draped themselves across the shore. As the seaweed layed on the ground, waiting for the tide to come back in, it seemed lifeless. Yet it's stillness evoked dramatic movement within the curves and twists of its motionless form, suggesting the gentle sways that would awaken its body once surrounded by the incoming tide.

Wrap: Fine liner, water, posca and inks, framed, with Non Reflective Glass (NR glass)

Inspiration for this piece came from observing seaweed at rest. It wrapped itself amongst the rocks in a tender fashion, almost embracing the rocks, as if seeking and offering protection and comfort, all at the same time.

At Peace: Fine liner, water, posca and inks, framed, with Non Reflective Glass (NR glass)

Inspired by the tranquility I experienced at Lochranza this image reflects upon the peacefulness of solitude at day break. With the grasses gently blowing in the calming breeze and the first rays of sunlight breaking through the open sky, there is a sense of peace that envelops the natural environment and spreads rapidly throughout the open countryside.

 

Red Legs

Inks, posca, fineliner, water
Inspired by the Sea Gulls and their natural environment at Brodick Harbour, observed during a recent trip to the Isle of Arran, Scotland.

Wrap (Close Up)

Inks, fine liner, posca and water
As promised, this is a close up preview of one of my four pieces currently exhibited at the Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield as part of the A Taste of Host Exhibition. Feel free to visit the exhibition between now and the 18th September. I will upload a close up of the fourth piece soon.....so keep checking back!

Work In Progress - Multilayered Floral Patterning

I have reached a new stage in the development of work for my Floral Series and have begun to build up images using layers of different art materials, allowing the materials chosen to interact directly with the patterns created on the canvas, providing an organic painting influenced as much by the combination of materials as by the subject. I have just completed the base ink layer of two new pieces of work and will upload progress images as the drawings develop.

"Still Seaweed?" (Close Up)

Inks, fine liner, posca and water
This is a close up preview of one of my four pieces currently exhibited at the Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield as part of the A Taste of Host Exhibition. Feel free to visit the exhibition between now and the 18th September. I will upload all four pieces as the exhibition progresses.......so keep checking back!