The 172nd Royal West of England Academy Open exhibition closes at the end of December. Just a couple of weeks to visit this beautifully curated collection of work.
I am incredibly proud to have had three pieces of work selected and along with mine here is a small selection from the many that I loved.
All pieces (if not already sold) are for sale via RWA. Follow link in @rwabristol for their website.
1 ‘Two Pieces Reunited’
2 ‘36 Pieces from a Staffordshire Garden’
3 ‘The Garden Pottery Jug’
4 @lisamceleny_art
5 @karenpainterart
6 @catherineknight
7 @heathermcateerart
8 E. Chevannes echevannes
9 Hammer Chen
10 Andrew Bloxham
11 Rosalind Richardson RWA
12 @khana_khan_artist
@caseydanielwilliams
@rosejonesstudio
#rwa #bristol #drawing #painting #sculpture #textiles #film #ceramics #staffordshirechina
A lovely ‘Congratulations’ email means I’m very happy to say that my drawing ‘Willow Pattern on Moss’ has been selected for the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Friends exhibition.
The drawing is one of a series of drawings and paintings featuring fragments of Staffordshire pottery I’ve found in the garden over the past 15 years.
Usually they’re buried but occasionally, moved around by moles and foraging birds, they’re lying on the surface. I found one (as this one one is) nicely displayed on a mossy mound.
I love drawing moss, it’s a tiny forest and I chose the Willow Pattern piece to echo the moss form.
‘Willow Pattern on Moss’
Polychromos coloured pencils
34 x 34 cm Framed using @artglass_by_groglass
£420
The exhibition opens with a Private View Jan 8th 6-8pm
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Just the sound of me drawing trees.
Part 2
Still building up the layers.
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Work in progress. I’m drawing another version of the river Severn view at Ironbridge, this time with the first hints of autumn fire. There must be beech trees in there maybe?
I’ve spent quite some time on it, with more to do and really need to get to grips with the colours and patterns in the water.
I love this view: the chaos of the bank of trees and the stripe of river at the base. Also the dark depths through those trees, I find myself looking at negative spaces a lot in this to define the tree shapes.
Better get on.. I’m hoping to finish it to enter in an Open art call and deadline not far away, as per.
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#river #shropshire #ironbridge #workinprogress #wip #onmytable #figurativeart #figurativeartist #womenartists #autumn #trees #reflections
Just the sound of me drawing trees.
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‘River Severn Trees’
Polychromos coloured pencils on Fabriano paper.
Whenever I visit @ironbridgefinearts I stand and watch the river Severn for a while. It’s a powerful body of water especially when swelled with winter storms.
There’s also something so peaceful about it as it was here, late summer with the bank of trees above a quiet stripe of river reflection.
I visited last month : the trees had hints of autumn colour and I watched some of them quietly drop into the water. It was beautiful - you know when you’re in that moment? Just looking and listening. Loved it.
That’s the next drawing.
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Black Cat Day
Every Day is Black Cat Day 🖤
Ronni settled down on the chair and I loved how the pattern and colour wrapped around her to define her shape.
I tried to draw as little as possible on her so that the black paper did the rest. But you know me, I do love getting involved in detail and couldn’t resist an extra little highlight on the tail .
‘The Cat and the Kingfishers’
Polychromos coloured pencils on Stonehenge 300g black paper.
Image- 26 x 19cm
Framed- 39 x 32cm
£550
Beautifully framed by @ironbridgefinearts using @artglass_by_groglass
@fabercastelluk
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It’s been a week since my second visit to the Royal West of England Academy to see the 172nd Open Art Exhibition and I know that I didn’t manage to take a good look at all the pieces selected yet. A beautifully curated, impressive exhibition it’s so worth a visit.
Seen here
‘The Garden-Pottery Jug’
‘Thirty-Six Pieces from a Staffordshire Garden’
‘Two Pieces Reunited’
Great to see @khana_khan_artist (whose portrait ‘Chelsea Cut’ is displayed beside mine) plus @heathermcateerart whose work ‘The Faraway, Nearby’ is seen in the final image.
The old enamel jug is where I keep all the fragments of pottery I find in the garden. A real challenge to draw despite its apparent simplicity, I think that was its attraction, plus its age.
I only recently figured out who it must have belonged to and why I own it.
An Instagram pal @drummondwilsonart spotted a similar one in a 1930’s painting of the landlord of an inn and I realised it must have been one of the jugs used to carry ale when my Grandparents (who I never knew) ran a public house in the 30’s.
I love the stories behind an object.
Work is for sale via the website and the exhibition runs until Dec 30th.
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The 172nd Annual Exhibition at Royal West of England Academy. Such a beautifully curated exhibition full of wonderful work that I can’t wait to take another look around.
My piece of work ‘Thirty-Six Pieces from a Staffordshire Garden’ features some of the many fragments of blue and white tableware found while gardening.
As pottery ‘confetti’ scattered (discarded) by previous occupants they’re evidence of lives lived, meals taken, tea brewed and they fascinate me.
As pieces of design they celebrate the the history and industry of pottery manufacture in The Potteries not far from my home and as objects of still life I enjoy the gaps between them, the negative space, the missing pieces that can’t be found.
Other artists featured here in this brief selection
Elizabeth Turrell RWA
@cristina_celestini
Wendy Elia RWA
Giles Penny
And I can’t make out my own writing for the artist who drew the wonderful ram. Apologies. I’ll take another look on Friday at the PV.
@rwabristol
All pieces of work are for sale, and a full list can be found on RWA website.
The exhibition ends Dec 30th
#RWA #bristol #openexhibition #painting #drawing #staffordshire #stokeontrent #blueandwhite #thepotteries #pastlives #fragments #pottery #realism #figurativeart #worksonpaper #artforsale
‘Two Pieces Reunited’ watercolour, gouache and a polychromos ‘ghost’ outline.
Currently to be seen at the wonderful Royal West of England Academy Annual Open Exhibition.
When you start finding pieces of pottery and china in your garden it makes sense that you’ll find matching bits. It’s still a thrill for a jigsaw fan though.
I started wondering about what item they used to be and after some research (which I love), found the design and the cup shape.
Seen here with work by
@khana_khan_artist
Rachel Nee RWA
Angela Lizon RWA
@caseydanielwilliams
@paintedanimalportraits
I’m looking forward to my second visit as I didn’t see nearly enough on Varnishing Day, but meeting @fionarobinson PRWA
@heathermcateerart
@karenpainterart @lisamceleny_art and @khana_khan_artist (whose portrait has been used for the exhibition) was a joy.
All work is for sale, see
@rwabristol
Framing @ironbridgefinearts using @artglass_by_groglass
#rwa #bristol #drawing #painting #installation #sculpture #ceramics #textiles #originalartwork #worksonpaper #artforall #heritage #pottery #staffordshirepottery #cup #fragmentsoftime #collector #foundintheground #pastlives
