Making Painting +- has opened at Phoenix Brighton in the Window Gallery. Thanks to everyone who came along to the Preview on saturday evening (23rd March 2019) Thanks to Bernard G Mills for the photographs.
editions18 at Project 78 Gallery St Leonards on Sea
I have been gradually constructing these collages during the past year and am happy that Project78 will show them as part of editions18 this christmas and new year. They are hand painted in Lascaux Acrylic colours with Gel medium onto acid free board and then laser cut (thanks Duncan, Dave Berrick and all at Downlands school), Next, the individual pieces are cleaned and finally assembled onto antique white acid free board. I have used Lascaux 360HV; conservation quality adhesive. The acrylic paints (and I believe they are probably the best you can get) belonged to my brother Jonny and these collages contain structural forms that refer to some of his later paintings - they have also been made in his memory.
Patrick Adam jones at Project 78 has them at a realistic price considering the labour involved in their construction. They are a variable edition of 10 and whilst I do intend to make more collages, they will be different.
The gallery is open from 15th Dec - 19th january 2019 in Norman Road in St Leonards on Sea, east Sussex. It is open Wednesday’s - Saturday’s 10:00 - 17:00
Cut Out’s JC1-9 Acrylic collage on antique white board 2018 each is size: 39cm x 29cm
H_A_R_D_P_A_I_N_T_I_N_G
H_A_R_D_P_A_I_N_T_I_N_G. is one week in and we have had over 500 visitors so far. The preview event on Friday (12th) was a great evening and a special thanks to Bernard G Mills for these photographs and his soundtrack for the evening, not to forget the wonderful sonic paintings by Ed Briggs. It has been a pleasure to be exhibiting with Ian Boutell, John Bunker, Stig Evans, Johanna Melvin, Patrick O'Donnell and to exhibit a wonderful silkscreen by Tess Jaray.
Reminder - this coming monday is Spotlight: Hard Painting from 6.30 - 8.30 doors open at 6.00 if you want to get a drink and look around the exhibition beforehand.
The H_A_R_D_P_A_I_N_T_I_N_G exhibition runs until 11 February @Phoenix Brighton
H_A_R_D_P_A_I_N_T_I_N_G
Hard at work getting ready for this exhibition. You are very welcome to join me for the Preview on Friday 12th January between 6-8pm. There will be music to listen to, drinks available to drink and oh yes - paintings to see
Editions 17
Anthropocene is a collage made of hand painted and laser cut triangles. I decided to complete an edition of 20 for the editions Christmas exhibition at Project78 gallery, St Leonards on sea. Each one is a unique composition from a limited range of coloured components. You can see them and even purchase one if you wish at Project78
Top Twenty (everything is wrong)
Coloured polystyrene resins and perspex on board, recently completed, size: 122 x 89.5 x 5.5 cm
Top Twenty (everything is wrong) is a painting of a wordsearch of the world's top 20 Billionaires according to Forbes list. I made up the wordsearch using an online tool and then added to it. This then became my sketch for the painting. The painting itself appears to be an enlarged copy but it is actually made from hand cast and laser cut letters incorporated into a poured and painted white polystyrene field.
The painting reflects and questions our fascination with status and success.
Although it was completed and visible in my studio at the recent Open Studios weekend, I think that it now needs a more public airing - I'm looking into it.
Phoenix Brighton Open Studios
Phoenix is opening its doors again during the Brighton Festival. I'm tidying up the studio in readiness and its involving a lot of A to B - ing
There's a preview event on Friday 12th May, 6-9pm, to which you are invited. I'll be there all weekend, Saturday & Sunday 13/14th May, 11-5pm too so it would be great to see you if you're in the neighbourhood.
ONCA Perspectives 2012-2017 2-9 March 2017
Join me 6-9pm on March 2nd to celebrate ONCA’s first five years and the unveiling of the new website, logo and gallery frontage.
This retrospective group exhibition looks at some of ONCA's greatest projects to date. Come and help ONCA imagine and shape the next chapter.