The River Runs Through
May 10th 2024 - July 22nd
Rivers are central to our lives, our heritage and folklore. They carve our land, support wildlife and provide so much of our water. Increasingly how we look after our rivers, how we deal with flooding and pollution is at the forefront of many conversations. This exhibition looks at rivers from the perspective of many different artists and makers.
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Martin Truefitt-Baker
Martin has a studio in the Brecon Beacons in Wales where he is influenced by his beautiful surroundings. He trained as a graphic artist and illustrator, with some print making and book design. He spent years in Art and Design and education, but in the past few years has returned to concentrating on producing his own work.
Martin now mainly produces acrylic and watercolour paintings and some hand printed, very limited edition, linocut prints. Some of his prints show links to his earlier work as an illustrator.
He is often seen out with his camera and sketch book looking for inspiration that expresses the spirit and beauty in the changing light, landscape and wildlife which is becoming increasingly important in his work.
Martin now mainly produces acrylic and watercolour paintings and some hand printed, very limited edition, linocut prints. Some of his prints show links to his earlier work as an illustrator.
He is often seen out with his camera and sketch book looking for inspiration that expresses the spirit and beauty in the changing light, landscape and wildlife which is becoming increasingly important in his work.
Swimming in Stars - Martin Truefitt-Baker
£400.00
Hand made, limited edition, reduction linocut print.
Framed.
60 x 48cm (unframed)
Usk Trout - Martin Truefitt-Baker
£310.00
Hand made, limited edition, reduction linocut. Framed
38 x 58cm (unframed)
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Ian Scott Massie
Ian Scott Massie’s paintings are drawn from the spirit and personalities of places. For this collection he has used this theme to inspire views of riversides connected with significant points in his life.
Berwick - Ian Scott Massie
£695.00
Original watercolour painting, Framed 20 x 16"
Please contact the gallery about unframed work.
Windsor - Ian Scott Massie
£695.00
Original watercolour painting by Ian Scott Massie. Framed 20" x 16".
Please contact the Gallery about unframed work.
Hartlepool - Ian Scott Massie
£295.00
Original watercolour by Ian Scott Massie. Framed 12" x10".
Please contact the Gallery about unframed work.
Greenwich from Blackwall Reach - Ian Scott Massie
£695.00
Original Watercolour by Ian Scott Massie. Framed 20" x 16".
Please contact the Gallery about unframed work.
Durham from Prebends Bridge - Ian Scott Massie
£495.00
Original watercolour by Ian Scott Massie. Framed 16" x 12"
Please contact the Gallery about unframed work.
Jo McChesney
Jo McChesney specialised in print after graduating from Bath Academy of Art in 1985. She travelled to Japan to study Japanese woodblock printmaking, and combines her knowledge of traditional Japanese printing techniques with a distinctly western approach to image making. Her latest prints incorporate dry point engraving besides woodcut.
Seasonal change in the natural world is the source of inspiration for her work, focusing on transient moments in time, water and air.
Recent work is based on the theme of seeds and dispersal, drawing attention to natural unseen fleeting happenings, evoking the continual change and flux of the natural world.
Seasonal change in the natural world is the source of inspiration for her work, focusing on transient moments in time, water and air.
Recent work is based on the theme of seeds and dispersal, drawing attention to natural unseen fleeting happenings, evoking the continual change and flux of the natural world.
Lyn Bailey
Lyn lives and works on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors, and is inspired everyday by the vast landscapes and varied wildlife found on her doorstep. Lyn's training as a graphic designer has allowed her to transfer her skills of using simple block colour and shapes to the more tactile process of printmaking.
Fundamentally each print begins with a simple walk, observing and connecting with her surroundings from the heart of the landscape. This collection of The River Runs Through linoprints reflects the colours and forms of the rivers of the National Park.
Working in small print runs, her designs develop organically from a simple sketch; decisions are made and altered throughout the cutting and printing process as the image emerges through the mark making.
Fundamentally each print begins with a simple walk, observing and connecting with her surroundings from the heart of the landscape. This collection of The River Runs Through linoprints reflects the colours and forms of the rivers of the National Park.
Working in small print runs, her designs develop organically from a simple sketch; decisions are made and altered throughout the cutting and printing process as the image emerges through the mark making.
ceramics, glass & metal
Ceramics form a large part of this exhibition, there are specially made works from Adrift pottery a pair of otters from Paul Jenkins, pebble platters from Karen Hilliard, vessels from Kirsti Hannah Brown, water inspired ceramics from Iona Stock, and some beautiful frogs from Mary Johnson.
As well as the ceramics there are some stained glass fish from Hilary Holmes, stained glass panels from Harriet Love, pebble inspired jewellery from Kate Rhodes and pewter clocks from Jim Stringer.
Pop in to see the full display or contact us for more details. -
As well as the ceramics there are some stained glass fish from Hilary Holmes, stained glass panels from Harriet Love, pebble inspired jewellery from Kate Rhodes and pewter clocks from Jim Stringer.
Pop in to see the full display or contact us for more details. -
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