So, here are the paintings that I'm submitting for the Artsmill exhibition, which will run from 22 November up to 18 December... Artsmill say that a maximum of three paintings may be accepted and a minimum of one... I have my fingers crossed for three!
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...at the entrance to my space at Brooklyn Studios ACRYLIC, INK, COLLAGE Below I'm including individual shots of the three mentioned above. The first is "Lagoon", then "Quiet Hills, Slow Mist" and the third another unfinished collage with ink and acrylic washes. The middle of these three paintings is an often seen view from where I live on the hills above Hebden Bridge. Those damp, misty days are certainly atmospheric! Such conditions are not always welcome but can lead to some spectacular effects not unlike Japanese landscapes.
I'm very happy to say that I am currently taking part in a 'Mixed Show' of work at Calder Gallery. Sue and Phil accepted seven of my paintings, mostly new ones. The exhibition will continue until this Saturday, 22 August. The gallery will then be closed for a couple of months, reopening on Saturday 17 October. I'm planning to put new work in for the second stint of the mixed show. I'm very happy to be included in this event; the venue is great, the standard of work is generally very good and my paintings will be on display for quite some time - until Sunday 15 November. Here are some snapshots from the preview: The third photo' shows my three paintings plumb in the middle of the wall next to some rather sweet paper cuts of birds.
Sadly, I didn't have time to explore the various rooms of Cartwright Hall at the opening but plan to return in September to have a wander. Here's the address if you fancy popping along: Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Lister Park, Bradford, BD9 4NS and here's a snippet of info from their website, "Cartwright Hall is set in the magnificent, Green Flag-awarded grounds of Lister Park, with a boating lake, adventure playground and Mughal Gardens. There is a privately run cafe in the Lister Park boat house which opens seasonally." Thank you to all the lovely people who came through the doors of Brooklyn Studios this weekend!6/7/2015 Phew! What a great weekend for Brooklyn Studios. It was good to see some new faces and some old, or should I say 'familiar'! Even though I was only able to make it on the Sunday, it was a very enjoyable way to spend a day.
And I was very happy to have quite a number of my paintings returned to me whilst I was away by the my co-exhibitor, Deb Wilkes. I was grateful also to my friends Lynda and Sakinah for putting them up on the walls - they did very well considering that the work only arrived at the last minute and they had their own spaces to organise too. I have spent much of today rearranging my studio and generally tidying up so now I can relax back into work. Here are some shots of the space as it is now: Here is the official poster for the open studios. A painting of mine may be seen on the right of the poster, third one down. Cathy Edwards who also works at Brooklyn Studio has a picture of one of her lovely leather bags on the top line.
As well as having a lot of new work on view at Brooklyn Studios this weekend, I have seven paintings in a mixed show at The Calder Gallery from now until mid-August. This is what they say on their website: "...Anna Gibson’s works are quiet and thoughtful paintings of everyday objects and vague imagined landscapes. Here is a link to The Calder Gallery website: http://www.caldergallery.co.uk/
I found myself at Carrières de Lumières, at the heart of the Alpilles near Avignon this week and was struck by echoes from my little painting, 'A Built Environment'. Carrières is an old limestone quarry which has been cleverly reassigned as an exhibition/performance space. Although it doesn't really do justice to the spectacle that I enjoyed, here's a picture I surreptitiously took on my mobile (photography not allowed even though lots of people were flashing away!). And here's another, lighter shot where the structure of the interior can be more clearly seen...
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