it's august and i am an artist of the month at a very nice restaurant.below are two of my paintings: edgescape : corros 2008, 90cm x 90cm, and farmscape iii 2010, 60cm x 60cm[getting ready to go out to the restaurant]
[three paintings in the restaurant]the textures and hues of edgescape corros seemed harmonious with the month of august: harvest time, ripening fruits, mellow days, sultry summer evenings, colours slowly fading, or transitioning into the colours of autumn. the title corros alludes to corrosion, but i also wanted it to infer the imaginary name of a tropical faraway island. at the time, the motivation behind my edgescape paintings was to evoke memories or sensations of other places, possibly real, or all in the mind...a little rain must fall sometimes. by september the fields are ploughed once more, back to the cold, dark earth again. farmscape III [as one of a series] alludes to these sparse, minimal, agricultural landscapes.side note: as i was adding the labels to these paintings, the song 'golden brown' by the stranglers started playing on the restaurant's stereo, a song which is not about the change of the seasons or summer time - but still, what a beautiful, laid-back and chilled tune, it seemed perfectly apposite at the time; i am now listening to it again.i have seven paintings on display at Duffy & LeBan at Chameleon House restaurant from thursday 6 august to wednesday 2 september, 2015.Duffy & LeBan LtdChameleon House Restaurant3 Redenhall RoadHarlestonNorfolkIP20 9ENDuffy & LeBan at Chameleon House opening times:Tuesdays 10.30am to 2.30pmWednesday to Saturday 10.30am to 2.30pm, 6.30pm to 9.30pmSundays 12.30pm - 3.30pm
Chameleon House also has accommodation in the form of three B&B suites and a separate holiday let [a restored 19th century brewery building], which makes it a very nice place to stay.