“In the Light”

Joe and Tom Davey are a son and father exhibiting together for the very first time.

They are both self-taught, sharing a lifelong passion for painting and drawing.This leads them to experiment with all kinds of media, playing with different mark-making to find fresh means of expression. Working independently from each other, there are still common themes of light, mood and atmosphere that will show through in a shared exhibition space.

Joe is an artist/illustrator perhaps best known locally for his charcoal drawings and monochrome oil paintings.

Tom is an Ipswich-based oil painter who is returning to exhibiting after several years, though he has never stopped painting. His artistic practice has ranged from portraiture to landscapes to abstract work, following inspiration wherever it appears.

Joe Davey

"I'm always on the lookout for moments of remarkable light in everyday settings. I hope to capture something of the motion, texture and magic of real life."

Instagram @joedaveyart      

Tom Davey

“I like to retain a vitality to my paintings by not overworking the scenes and valuing the authentic spontaneity of a sketch.”

Instagram @tomdaveyartist

Other works -

Small Works 2024 – Ipswich Art Society

 Ipswich Art Society is celebrating its eighth year at the gallery.

This is a varied show of paintings, prints, sculptures and ceramics by the talented members.

 The Ipswich Art Society has been putting ‘Art at the Heart’ of Ipswich this year with a programme of events to celebrate its 150th Anniversary year and to shine a light on the cultural life of the town and its environ.

 This two week exhibition, at Artspace Woodbridge, rounds off their main programme where  members come together to exhibit a series of artworks no larger than 40 x 40cm for paintings and prints and within a 30 x 30cm space for 3D sculpture and ceramics.  

Instagram : @ipswichartsocietyuk

Samantha Barnes

“I’m thrilled to be returning to Artspace for this, my second solo show of 2024. Following the enormous success of my first earlier in the year, I am hugely excited to return with more home-orientated line drawings, recent animal studies, and some new large-scale flower paintings now ready to leave my studio.

Observational drawing is my North Star and at the root of all the work I make.
I work hard to keep my hand playful, my work affordable, and for each piece to lift our spirits a little higher.

I’d love for you to pop in and say hello during my exhibition at Artspace.”

Samantha

Insta. samanthabarnespaints

Fur, Feathers and Fauna

Virginia Dowe-Edwards and Carolyn Hinchliffe 

" Fur, Feathers and Fauna"will be the first time their work has shared gallery space together.

Virginia and Carolyn met while studying for art A-level. Through their shared love of art they forged a friendship that continues more than thirty years on.Together they went on to Ipswich Art School, where they chose different specialist areas; Virginia choosing illustration and sculpture, and Carolyn choosing textiles and printmaking. Despite Virginia moving away from Suffolk and after her degree setting up her business in Warwickshire, the pair remained firm friends. When Virginia moved back to Suffolk, they began to plan their dream of a joint exhibition.

Virginia Dowe-Edwards 

When Virginia was little she had a big tub of plasticine that she loved to model into all kinds of creatures great and small, but especially dogs.  After completing a degree in Ceramics at Wolverhampton University in 1997, Virginia turned a childhood passion into a career.

Over the years she has exhibited in galleries across the country and her work has been sold at art fairs world-wide.

In 2020 Virginia enjoyed taking part in the BBC ONE series ‘Home is where the Art is’, sculpting Scout, a gorgeous deaf and blind lurcher.

At home in her Suffolk Studio, Wilf and Dixie, a wire haired pointer and dachshund keep Virginia company as she creates her unique ceramic sculptures.

Instagram virginiadowe

Carolyn Hinchliffe 

Carolyn paints colourful and bold acrylic paintings inspired by nature.

Growing up in the Suffolk countryside, she has always had a fascination with the natural world. Carolyn has recently returned to her love of art

Carolyn's favourite subjects are botanicals, butterflies and birds. She is captivated by fleeting moments, such as the turquoise flash of a kingfisher in flight. She is inspired by colour in nature, and her paintings invite the viewer to look closer, depicting delicate details of flowers petals or birds feathers.

She regularly exhibits her work around East Anglia.

Instagram carolyn_hinchliffe_art

Kate Roocroft describes herself as a Contemporary / Abstract Landscape Artist and is based in Woodbridge Suffolk. Creating work influenced and inspired by the local River and Coastal walks she has enjoyed all her adult life.

Kate  started exhibiting in 2021 following years of deviation for other work and family commitments. Kate’s captivating work includes soft emotive riverscapes and coastal scenes.

 Clever use of layered oil and mixed media capture the very essence of some of the most enchanting and beautiful locations in Suffolk

 ‘Sharing these incredible places with people though my own expression and techniques is the aim of my work, and I hope this enables people to experience these wonderful locations.

Instagram @Katiegallerywall

“Journeys”

Jill and Seth Draper exhibit together for the first time.

“The exhibition charts the journeys we have both made but in totally different mediums. It shows our mutual interest in all things coastal and the common threads that run through our individual works over the years.

Jill offers some rarely seen landscape embroideries from her personal collection alongside her recent watercolours. 

Seth shows his latest collection of seaside themed automata, sculptures and wall hangings, made from driftwood and recycled materials along with work from throughout his career including some of his early ceramics .

Jill Draper

“After gaining a degree in Printed Textiles, I spent many years using fabric dye and machine embroidery as my mediums for depicting the landscape. I learnt the possibilities and limitations of these, and wanting a change of direction and challenge, have now chosen to concentrate on working in watercolour and water-soluble pencils on paper. 

In both disciplines the process of analysis is the same- working out a sequence of layering to achieve the finished image, and my obsession for detail is undiminished. I have always been fascinated by the textures, patterns, colours and play of light in the landscape and within water, and trying to capture them is my passion.”

Instagram jill.draper.artist

Seth Draper

“I make a mixture of sculptures, wall hangings and automaton inspired by the sea and coastline that I grew up around. My work is made using driftwood, recycled tin cans and any other bits of flotsam and jetsam that I can find. 

 I grew up on the coast in East Anglia and spent many happy days taking in the delights of the seaside; from crabbing at Walberswick to trawling the local beaches for shells, that elusive piece of amber or maybe even a fossil.

Having moved to Cardiff for University my beachcombing continued. I developed a love for the bits of driftwood with flaky paint and gorgeous rusty patina that washed up on the rocky Welsh coastline. At University I began to make my playful ceramic boats. Over the years I have developed my work in driftwood and tin and I am hopefully carrying on that playful theme in my current work.” 

Instagram. @sethd77

Nicola Slattery RBA

Nicola Slattery is a member of the Royal Society of British Artists.

Her distinct style is known to art lovers across the UK and beyond. Winner of art awards and prizes her work is in contemporary art collections worldwide.

 Much of her work involves painting using imagination and acrylics however she is also an accomplished printmaker. An experienced tutor who enjoys teaching, she offers several popular weekend art courses at her Norfolk studio each year.

Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nicolaslattery_artist

 'About Trees' 

Recent works by Lisa Berry

“My artistic journey this year has meandered more than usual. Most of my recent works are semi abstract, atmospheric landscapes, through which I continue to enjoy exploring colour.

If the fire gods permit, there will be a new range of smoke fired ceramic pieces on display at this show too!”

Louise works in oils and mixed media creating abstract and semi abstract paintings on canvas, “that are contemporary, joyful and radiate happiness with colour, pattern and design”. 

Colour is primary and is the singular planned element, the starting point of all her work. With no preconception of theme or content she works freely and spontaneously to build layers of paint, feeling her way through the work until she has achieved a sense of balance, colour and composition.

Each painting is the outcome of many transformations and designed to harness and reveal a real sense of the love of painting that she has. 

It is of course a wonderful bonus when they are appreciated and desired by others.

Instagram. @lovingpainting

Lesley Taylor Contemporary Art with guest ceramicist Christopher New

Leslie Taylor

Lesley is a self taught contemporary mixed-media artist, working from her studio in Orford.

This exhibition will feature a wide range of witty three-dimensional boxed and freestanding sculptures, each of which encapsulates a moment in time.  The focus is a seemingly simple, but dramatic, splash of colour against a brilliant white background.  All with her trademark touch of humour!

The exhibition will also include work from Lesley’s recent venture into ceramics.  Quite a departure from her normal style, ‘Flamboyant Fish’ will be available for sale. [Contribution from sales of this collection are to be donated to Suffolk Libraries].

Instagram. @lesleytaylorcontemporaryart

Christopher New

Christopher has been making ceramic sculpture and pottery for 40 years as a hobbyist.  In 2018 he stepped down from teaching Fashion Design at Central Saint Martins, to open BLUEBIRD POTTERY in Sudbourne Park. This is primarily a place where he offers pottery classes, but he is also an active maker himself.

His work is about usable pots, true to the origin of pottery, made as vessels, practical receptacles – things to be used in everyday life.

This exhibition will feature hand-thrown, stoneware bowls, classic shapes but decorated in luminescent combinations of spectacular glazes. Each piece is individual and unique.

Instagram. @bluebird_ceramics

Contemporary Art Exhibition

Boo Compton

Sally Ann Elliott

Dirk Rees

Boo Compton is an abstract artist, living in rural Suffolk.
Boo creates distinctive abstracts with strong visual dynamics, colour and often texture. 

Boo's work is regularly exhibited and she has a worldwide collector base.

@boocomptonart   www.boocomptonart 

Sally-Ann Elliott is an interior stylist and artist, and recently relocated her family to rural Suffolk from North London.       

Sally-Ann has combined her experience of interiors and textiles with her passion for art, and now creates her own 

bespoke pieces inspired by textile patterns and her love of colour and graphic shapes.

@thredwell

Dirk Rees is an award winning advertising and fine art photographer. 

This new body of work is a portrayal of his love of nature and movement.

These are two themes that have carried through his work over many years, 

now brought together to show the beauty and fragility of our 

natural environment through a series of images

www.dirkrees.com @dirkrees 07796208382

Wendy Raynsford Paintings

Garry Mcgee Ceramics

Contrasts: The Art of Two Halves 

Art of Two Halves is an exhibition that delves into the theme of duality. As a potter and painter, each piece reflects the ebb and flow of our individual journeys, yet we always seem to capture surprising reflections of each other's work. This exhibition shows how two very different approaches to our search for expression, can create a cohesive body of work that resonates with the theme of two halves forming a whole.

This collective exhibition will feature work from over ten distinct artists, each bringing their unique style and specialty to the display. Showcasing the remarkable talent of our team and tutors, the event reflects the inspiration we've gathered from our global travels. The exhibition will include paintings, drawings, and sketchbooks, highlighting the diverse approaches of our gifted tutors and capturing the essence of our adventures.

 This collective display by wildlife enthusiasts, plein air painters, and intrepid travellers is a true celebration of Mary-Anne's achievements over the past three decades. Through this exhibition, we aim to convey what Art Safari means to each of us and to inspire a new generation of wanderers to document the world through their sketchbooks.

Art Safari & Close Encounters Travel. ATOL 9916

Holidays for creative travellers

www.artsafari.com   

Harbourmaster’s Office, Ferry Quay, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1BW

 As featured in The Telegraph, The Guardian, Evening Standard, Travel Africa, Wanderlust,Africa Geographic, Artists & Illustrators, The Artist.

About the artists:
Myrna Richmond, having gained a degree in history, returned in her late forties to her first love: art.  She was taught at the University of Staffordshire; her work has been shown in the West Midlands.  This is her first major exhibition in Suffolk.

Tom Richmond studied film and literature at university before becoming a teacher.  He’s interested in everyday landscapes, rubbish and outer space.  He uses photos, paint and found objects to create works that explore those things.

Belinda King trained as painter at St Martins School of Art in London, graduating in 1966. She worked as a printmaker for many years, becoming chairwoman of Gainsborough’s House Print Workshop in Sudbury, before returning to painting.
Her current work is an emotional response to landscape. The images are developed in the studio from very quick pencil field studies, concentrating on the fleeting effects of light and mood at particular moments in time. The paintings are then worked and reworked, pared down and simplified over a period of time.

Her work has been shown in many group and solo exhibitions.

Website: www.belindakingartist.co.uk Instagram @belindakingartist

Ceramicist Ann Lee joins up with painters Valerie Armstrong and Colin Slee for their third year running in Artspace Woodbridge.

The Mind’s Eye 2024

Ann Lee

My work reflects the versatility and pleasure of making ceramics. Exploration is what interests me, rather than the practice of making one thing on repeat. My favourite process is hand building.  Each  centimetre demands close physical and visual contact with the vessel.  I pinch, coil, throw and use improvised moulds, the conventional clay or plaster ones or any object from which I can take an impression or use as a ‘slump’.

How to finish the work is an essential dilemma.  I approach the  surface as a blank canvas using glazes and ceramic colours to enhance the form. The results are often surprising, a gift of constant discovery in making ceramics.

Instagram: @potterybyannielee

Valerie Armstrong

Valerie creates her paintings intuitively, building up layers of information in paint, collage, glaze, and mixed media. Her present work is strongly informed by a past career as an art therapist as she explores the stories within dreams and memories for her subject matter.

This is how she describes her process: “my paintings begin with spontaneous play or experimentation, using collage, mark making and textures; as the painting begins to reveal itself, the layering process becomes like a dance. Gradually the history below is revealed as a mysterious suggestion of what might be and what might have been. Finally, as the process nears completion, the pace slows, colours become more refined and the marks, more thoughtful. With music as my muse, I allow the subconscious to direct, and visual stories to emerge; sometimes surprisingly, always truthfully.” 

Instagram: @valeriearmstrong_artist

COLIN SLEE

Colin was born in Torquay, Devon in 1946, and attended the Newton Abbott College of Art from 1961 to 1964. He worked as a graphic designer for advertising agencies in Exeter and Bristol until 1982 after which he ran his own design studio for 14 years. In 1996 he moved to Suffolk to continue a career as a fulltime artist.

Colin’s aim is to create an expressive response to the UK environment and to portray an atmospheric and emotional sense of place. During his time in Suffolk, he has been selected to exhibit in group exhibitions in the Home Counties and in the Mall Galleries, London. He currently exhibits regularly with The Suffolk Group of Artists, Ipswich Art Society and at selected local venues.

E mail: colinsleeinscapes@gmail.com

Artists and Artisans

Amedeo Castellani - Photographer

The exhibition consist of photographic portraits of Artists and Artisans taken from 1974 to current day. The very first image that was taken in 1974 was of American composer and Rome resident Alvin Curran. A book of the photographs will accompany the exhibition. Artists and Artisans are encouraged to contact Amedeo if they wish to be photographed in the gallery during the course of the exhibition or in their working environment at a later date. This is so they can be included in the next edition of the ongoing book project.

https://www.instagram.com/amedeocastellani/

Ruth Simpson

Ruth Simpson, a Suffolk based Contemporary Artist lives near Ixworth. From here she explores enchanting rolling farmland, ancient woodlands and hedgerows, the captivating heaths, flower rich meadows and wonderful wetlands. Ruth draws inspiration from natures changing moods and seasons and her work, in acrylic and inks, often depicts wildflowers and grasses in exquisite detail.

“A simple grass stem or woodland copse can capture the imagination and help us to see the beauty all around us, so often taken for granted or overlooked.”

Kate Roocroft

Kate Roocroft describes herself as a Contemporary / Abstract Landscape Artist and is based in Woodbridge Suffolk. Creating work influenced and inspired by the local River and Coastal walks she has enjoyed all her adult life.

Kate  started exhibiting in 2021 following years of deviation for other work and family commitments. Kate’s captivating work includes soft emotive riverscapes and coastal scenes.

 Clever use of layered oil and mixed media capture the very essence of some of the most enchanting and beautiful locations in Suffolk

 ‘Sharing these incredible places with people though my own expression and techniques is the aim of my work, and I hope this enables people to experience these wonderful locations’

Instagram. @katiegallerywall

Welcome to ‘Naturama’

- where three exciting contemporary artists; Jemma Churchill, Tilly Baily and Harriet Memory invite you on a colourful journey through nature's wonders!

Dive into vibrant landscapes, whimsical wildlife illustrations, and stylish still lifes. Get up close and personal with the tiny building blocks of life, from microscopic cells to the grand cycles of life. ‘Naturama’ presents a wider view of our natural world, one that is teeming with vibrancy, wonder, and colour!

Jemma Churchill

The feeling that can be found within a landscape is an intrinsic part of Jemma’s practice. She spends a lot of time sketching outdoors, always looking for the beauty, pattern, and colour within a scene and then uses these sketches to create exaggerated gestures within her art.

This exhibit showcases two separate explorations of nature in her work. Oil painted landscapes, with abstracted perspectives and intricacies of pattern, as well as vibrant ink studies of cells undergoing division. By looking through the microscope and depicting the growth, renewal, and change, her work explores the larger cycle of life and the sublime power of nature.

“This life is fragile and fleeting, so we must try to notice a bit of it’s beauty before we’re gone.”

Instagram @jemma_.art

Tilly Baily

Tilly is an artist and illustrator from Suffolk. Her work is often very bright, playful, and graphic. She takes inspiration from many sources, but mainly from her day-to-day life, whether that’s a vase of flowers, something she’s eaten or drunk, or even from her never-ending wish-list of lovely and expensive objects and clothes (that she neither needs nor can afford), as a way to stop her materialist urges.

In this exhibit her work depicts how nature, in its many forms, will often find its way into our everyday lives.

Instagram - @matildaamaisie

Harriet Memory

Harriet's creative process starts with her fascination with narratives that are taking place in nature all across the world. Her imagination and connection to nature give her the inspiration that drives her art, creating paintings based on feeling, movement and storytelling. She is influenced by the beauty found in marine plants and the intricate relationships between animals, their food and their habitats, creating watercolour paintings that are full of colour and wonder. Harriet hopes that her paintings will serve as a portal to understanding the delicate balance of nature, inspiring people to appreciate and protect it.

Instagram - @harriet.memory

‘New Work’ by Owen Berry.

Owen Berry is a contemporary artist from Ipswich, Suffolk who works with a number of different materials. This exhibition showcases new work in mixed media and soft pastels all of which will be framed to the highest standard by the artist. These works draw on previous practice with large, bold abstract pieces which have now been refined to create these exciting surrealist portraits. Based on imagined characters these energetic pieces aim to capture moments of conversation and contemplation. Owens work can be found in collections across the country and as far afield as California.

Insta :    o.j.berry.abstract.artist 

WANDERLUST – A Journey Through Imagination and Exploration

Step into a world of Wanderlust with FARO and Pete Hawkins, to embark on a captivating journey filled with curiosity, discovery, and the thrill of exploration.

 Allow yourself to be transported to Rajasthan and Kashmir with FARO where the beauty of block print and embroidery comes alive with intricacy, vibrancy and colour. Block print and embroidery are a testament to India's rich artistic heritage and the creativity of its artisans. They not only celebrate the country's cultural diversity but also serve as a medium for self-expression and storytelling. Through these crafts, artisans continue to create timeless pieces of art that are cherished in our homes.

FARO has used these to create a wide range of products, including clothing, home furnishings, accessories, and more. Whether it's a vibrant table adorned with block prints or an intricately embroidered bedspread, these art forms add a touch of beauty and cultural richness to everyday life.

 Pete Hawkins’ Postage Stamps conjure up images of travel and far-away lands. They are like doorways to another world. This group of paintings is exploring the idea of being one side of a door and being tempted to pass through into the other side. They are like snapshots of a story that is in the middle of being told. Each work of art becomes a portal to another world, evoking a sense of awe and inspiring your own wanderlust.

www.instagram.com/farohomeuk

PAINTINGS AND POTS

Barrie Houghton and Loesje Sanders

Barrie Houghton

'I’ve always spent a very important part of my life walking; all weathers,all seasons. Suffolk seas, skies, heaths, rivers and woods, it's all here.
To capture these days, those moods and memories has become very important to me; impossible?  probably, yet then the paint takes on its own life and together we try, we try....'

 

Loesje Sanders

'I work at the Bluebird Pottery, Sudbourne, Suffolk. I  dont throw, but hand build.  My pots grow out of a preconceived idea,  but I allow the clay to take its own form. The glazes enhance, I hope, the organic nature of the pots.  Barrie and I had our first joint exhibition at Artspace Woodbridge in 2022 and look forward to coming back this year.'

Jane Beaumont is a mixed media artist with a special interest in the medium of collage, which conjures an image of her journey through life – a mosaic of experiences that have challenged and shaped who she is today.  She draws from a rich source of life experiences; as an educator, a play therapist, an interior designer and a trainer of programmes for children and teachers in the world's most vulnerable communities. All this has been woven together onto the canvas of her current abstract art practice. 

Jane believes creativity is core to human flourishing – art can bring us home to ourselves. She creates art that can bring a sense of tangible hope and reminds us of the joy of being alive.

Jane makes vibrant, colourful art, full of risk and soul and always with an undercurrent of playfulness.  

“Art is the highest form of hope”— Gerhard Richter, German Painter

www.jane_beaumont.net

IG @janesbeaumont

ARTWORKS@artspace_woodbridge

Spring Show 2024

17 members of ARTWORKS will be showing new small works;

Valerie Armstrong, Hazel Bradshaw, Terry Bryan,  Sue Caddy, Martin Coe,

Nicola Coe, Gillian Crossley-Holland, Nicci Dedman, Simon Farr, Jazz Green,

Julia Groves,Simon Kimmins, Christine McKechnie, Katie Millard, Joe Pattison,

Kit Price Moss, Eileen Revett, Elisabeth Rutt.

Their annual show is in the Autumn at Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham

Instagram: @artworkseast

A Solo Exhibition of new work by Samantha Barnes

‘I’m delighted to bring you large floral paintings, original home-orientated line drawings, and recent animal studies together for my forthcoming exhibition

Observational drawing is my North Star and at the root of all the work I make.
I work hard to keep my hand playful, my work affordable, and for each piece to lift our spirits a little higher.

I’d love for you to pop in and say hello during my exhibition at ArtspaceWoodbridge’

Samantha

https://www.instagram.com/samanthabarnespaints/

Order and Chaos 2024

Jim Nind - Artist

The relationships between order and chaos, the structured and the random, the studied and the spontaneous, the thoughtfully reflective and the emotively expressive, have recurred time and again throughout Jim’s work. 

In the body of work represented here these process dimensions surface in new ways, counterpointing each other and heading off in fresh directions to explore the ways in which signiturisation can feature within tight structures and the ways in which these structures themselves can break down or break out.

Ewan Graham -Artist writes

“Through spring, and as summer approaches, Woodbridge is alive with art.
I’m delighted to announce my exciting inaugural major solo exhibition in Suffolk, featuring original oil paintings and limited-edition Giclee Prints. 
This retrospective will present a varied body of work from early to recent work, incorporating atmospheric landscapes, seascapes, and abstract paintings in oils, all under one roof.

Join us for what promises to be an exciting week in Woodbridge.

Curated by Nial Adams FRSA  

The event will run from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm each day and is completely free; Friends, supporters, and the public will all be made most welcome.

Ewan will be present throughout to discuss the work and working methods.

The artwork on display will be available for purchase.

(Purchasing art is a very personal experience, and exhibitions give one the chance to buy direct from the artist, with full provenance.)

www.ewangrahamart.com

@ewangraham_art

Christine Drane and Shirley Easton are two local Artists who paint the sea and the land around them. Shirley is inspired by the sea and sky at Aldeburgh. Chris paints landscapes and, in particular, trees.

Christine Drane: Instagram – chris.drane56

Shirley Easton: Instagram – s.easton.art   

Emma Wren - Watercolours

Emma Lock- Abstract artist

Frankie Atkinson - Ceramicist

As a group of Artists from Essex and Suffolk, we are passionate about using bold, vivid colours and the feelings they evoke.

Our exhibition embraces the concept of “Living Colour” inspiring and enlightening, mirroring the beauty found in the natural world around us.
Nature is an awesome mixer of beautiful colours, so why look anywhere else for inspiration? The colours we naturally gravitate towards, as well as how we blend them into our living spaces, reflects an intimate connection with our inner selves. There is a scientifically proven correlation between uplifting colours and their capacity to stimulate energy, along with the release of the joy-inducing hormone, Dopamine. Art, has a magical ability to influence mood and emotions, becoming a conduit for positivity. In a world that currently feels heavy with melancholy, embracing a burst of colour can offer a much-needed boost as we move through 2024.

EMMA WREN

Primarily I work in watercolours but not necessarily in a conventional way. I love the effects you can achieve using watercolour pigment and I never tire of flooding the colours and letting the paint do the work!

Along with large floral canvases, I draw quirky animals capturing their personalities and bringing them to life.

My work has sold all over the UK, and has brought a splash of joy to many client’s homes.

www.emmawren.co.uk

Instagram @emmawrenart

EMMA LOCK

Emma’s work pulls inspiration from the natural world and is then re-imagined into contemporary landscapes of her own. Drawing from her emotions and instinct whilst using a variety of materials, mostly acrylic paint, pastels and graphite as her mediums. Emma’s work brings a sense of serenity and depth, balancing the chaos against moments of calm. This latest body of work was inspired by floral bouquets and wild gardens alongside self-reflection.

I am Interested in making the viewer feel some sort of connection or emotional response, and for them to then question that response and feel it deeply. There is something that draws me in emotionally to abstract art. Feelings are attached to colour or a shape, they are emotive. It’s visceral for me, a gut feeling and for me painting this way is how I can truly express myself.

www.emmalockart.com

Instagram @emmalockart

FRANKIE ATKINSON

Frankie is a ceramic artist based in East Anglia – with a gallery in Suffolk and a studio in Essex. She enjoys working in a spontaneous fashion inspired by the colours and textures of the surrounding landscape. Coming from a creative background, Frankie moved to Suffolk having studied in London at Camberwell and Chelsea Art schools. Her BA (Hons) degree is from the University of the Arts, London and she is extremely experienced at both hand built and thrown ceramics, as well as teaching pottery to both adults and children alike.

instagram: @frankieceramics

                  @frankies.studio_

https://frankies.studio

The exhibition presents interpretations of landscape from across two centuries drawn from the collection of Nicholas Holloway Fine Art and the contemporary vision of Helen Taylor. With fine examples of the work of Thomas Churchyard, Harry Becker and Helen’s beautiful evocation of the river Deben there is a local focus which broadens out to include British and Continental landscape painting.

The paintings and drawings in the exhibition have their roots in nature and the landscape whether constructed en plein air or in the studio. The artists here seek to make connections and tell tales. They remind us that Nature is more powerful than all else.

For Helen Taylor, responding to and recording landscape is a way of communicating an image of home and of her affiliation with place. Daily walks in Woodbridge, provide a time for observation and reflection on this. Noticing the way, for example, the substance, the hue, the texture of the riverbed is altered in the changing light, which might be re-told in the paintings via tint and tone, lively brushwork and mark making.

‘Places seem to me to have some kind of memory, in that they activate memory in those who look at them.’ WG Sebald

‘Landscape painting catches at those unexpected ideas and emotions that come, and so easily go, on days of no particular importance.’ Christopher Neve

‘My paintings talk in colour and any of the shapes are there to express colour, but not outline.‘ Winifred Nicholson

www.nicholasholloway.co.uk

https://www.instagram.com/helentaylorpaintings/