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new works by
London City Artists
Pamela Belsham, Julie Clarkson, Elizabeth Court, Teresa Fry,
Sarah Holliday, Jill Revie, Jane Stothert and Gilbert Yourston.
Curated by jane Stothert
19 June -16 July
Private view: Monday 19 June 2006 : 6-8 PM
The
Wine Gallery-49 Hollywood Rd, London SW10
contact Art 3 for more info on 020 7585 0645
Art 3 are pleased to present 'Here and There', a selection of paintings and prints by eight members of the City Artists’ group who use London as a starting point for work inspired by trips abroad.
"All the members of the City Artists benefit greatly from Sarah Holliday's insight into each individual artist. We visit a variety of places in London, e:g 19 Princelet Street, Apsley House, The Kew Steam Museum and Cotton's Atrium. The group meets every month either at some where in London or at Sarah's Studio for a dialogue about each others work. This experience is extremely valuable in the ongoing development as artists ". Jane Stothert
'Princelet Street I'
Jane Stothert
Screenprint
Jane Stothert's work moves between being purely non-referential to careful analytical observations of London scenes and interiors. More recently she has been inspired by not only the landscapes to be found in London, but also from her trips abroad. Through her unique vision she simplifies her observations into colourful geometric shapes.
Jane is of course a founder member/Director of Art 3 and has previously featured in early Wine Gallery shows such as '3 forms of colour' in 2001(the inaugral art 3 exhibition) and 'Colour 5' in 2002, as well as in the '3 years of art 3' group show at the end of 2004.
More information and work available here
'The Scrum'
Julie Clarkson
Acrylic
Julie Clarkson's work is very eclectic, as she is enthused by different mediums; styles and a variety of subjects.
''Gloucester'
Pamela Belsham
Watercolour
The City of London was Pamela Belsham's focus for many years, working in and around the Inner Temple, Chancery Lane and Lincoln's Inn from the late 1950's. She became absorbed by the history and architecture of the City, plus the bustle of everyday existence. More recently Pamela has widened this approach to encompass cities that she has lived and worked in
Pamela Previously had a one person show with Art 3, 'Life and Line', at the Wine Gallery in July 2005
"City Painters was started mainly as a result of meeting people while teaching on RWS (Royal Watercolour Society) summer schools, who wanted more. There is a great lack of painting teaching that concentrates on the WHY rather than the HOW. I believe so profoundly in the need to tease out the individual voice in painting. This can only come gradually, and has to go hand in hand with a personal technical development.
Therefore, in the earlier sessions, we dealt with different practical aspects of all the basic components of putting together a painting ( or print, or whatever), but never really dictating technique - that was up to the individual to develop. Now we are dealing with using all these aspects to really work on individual expression".Sarah Holliday (Co-ordinator City Artists)
'Looking Up to Others',
Sarah Holliday
oil based paint on glass.
To Sarah Holliday, our built environment has become a metaphor for our existence. As she paints, places that have a specific topography begin to evolve, and eventually a far deeper reflection on the human condition begins to emerge.
She has exhibited at the Curwen and New Acadamy Galleries many times.
'Summer at Lassco'.
Elizabeth Court
watercolour.
Elizabeth Court's paintings are about the mystery of the visual world, an expression of the mixture of the imagined and the observed world.
'Returning'
Jill Revie
oil on canvas
Jill Revie's work is painted on a traditional coloured ground, using either ventian red or terre verte. Tone and colour are then built up together, as the paintings develop
'Hyde Park: White Birches'
Teresa Fry
watercolour
Teresa Fry is intrigued by what lies (both historically and physically) behind London's cityscapes. Pattern and considered composition are aspects which predominate in her work.
She has twice been selected for the Singer and Friedlander/Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition.