castles and caravans

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CASTLES AND CARAVANS [2] 2016, painted card collageinc. picture frame: 18cm x 18cm x 4.5cmcollage: 9cm x 8cm[note the small dimensions of this artwork]small collage constructed from recycled & painted paper and card fragments, seeking intricate or evocative rural elements, abstracted and distilled from cross-country commutes to a day job: glimpses of fortress farms, scaffolding towers, country piles, black stacks, steely barns - travelling between the picturesque, the industrial and the mundane, the meditative process of collage has become symbolic of an interior journey, from privilege to frugality, the art of making it ‘home’ again...**text adapted from an exhibition catalogue statement (July 2016).why this work? because it represents struggle and fortitude [resilience, endurance, on the road, etc].

ten-eleven-twelve

three more small pictures from the artworks exhibition: ten, eleven, twelve.the final three mixed media painting/collages from a series of twelve [box-framed in black], which are currently on show in artworks 2015 at blackthorpe barn in suffolk. the exhibition opened on saturday 5 september and continues to sunday 27 september 2015. open daily 10am to 5pm.10. castles and caravans, painting and collage, 7cm x 7cm[frame size: 18cm x 18cm x 4.5cm deep]11. seaside blues, painting and collage, 5.5 cm x 7cm[frame size: 18cm x 18cm x 4.5cm deep]12. syncopated jazz, painting and collage, 7cm x 7cm[frame size: 18cm x 18cm x 4.5cm deep][...][twelve black boxes: my work in the artworks exhibition at blackthorpe barn]...ARTWORKS 2015Artworks is a professional art group of thirty east anglian artists. Each year we organise a group exhibition at Blackthorpe Barn in Suffolk. All work by the artists in Artworks 2015 is new, created in 2014-15.The artists in Artworks 2015 are: Valerie Armstrong; Mike Ashley; Lyn Aylward; Alfie Carpenter; Gillian Crossley-Holland; Cathy D’Arcy; Helen Dougall; Dunham; Chris Gamble; Roger Gamble; Jazz Green; Alison Jones; Eleonora Knowland; Lucy Lutyens; Mac McCaughan; Christine McKechnie; Annabel Mednick; Katie Millard; Elaine Nason; Carol Pask; Anne Paton; Doug Patterson; Kit Price Moss; Eileen Revett; Kate Reynolds; Colin Slee; Liz Waugh McManus.ARTWORKS 2015Saturday 5th September to Sunday 27th September 2015Blackthorpe BarnRougham EstateBury St EdmundsSuffolkIP30 9HZArtworks Gallery shop: paintings, original handmade prints, sculpture, ceramics and glass, artist postcards & greetings cards. Artworks café for light refreshments. Free parking at Blackthorpe Barn. The Artworks exhibition is signposted via AA road signs. Junction 45 from A14.

seven-eight-nine

three more pictures today: seven, eight, and nine. these are from a series of twelve very small framed artworks, currently on show in the artworks! 2015 art exhibition at blackthorpe barn in suffolk. the exhibition is open daily 10am to 5pm, to sunday 27 september 2015.7. factory farming, painting and collage, 7cm x 6cm[frame size: 18cm x 18cm x 4.5cm deep]8. hideout [in the sticks], painting and collage, 6cm x 7.5cm[frame size: 18cm x 18cm x 4.5cm deep]9. cakes and ale, painting and collage, 6cm x 7cm[frame size: 18cm x 18cm x 4.5cm deep]...ARTWORKS 2015Artworks is a professional art group of thirty east anglian artists. Each year we have a group exhibition at Blackthorpe Barn in Suffolk. All work by the artists in Artworks 2015 is new, created in 2014-15.The artists in Artworks 2015 are: Valerie Armstrong; Mike Ashley; Lyn Aylward; Alfie Carpenter; Gillian Crossley-Holland; Cathy D’Arcy; Helen Dougall; Dunham; Chris Gamble; Roger Gamble; Jazz Green; Alison Jones; Eleonora Knowland; Lucy Lutyens; Mac McCaughan; Christine McKechnie; Annabel Mednick; Katie Millard; Elaine Nason; Carol Pask; Anne Paton; Doug Patterson; Kit Price Moss; Eileen Revett; Kate Reynolds; Colin Slee; Liz Waugh McManus.ARTWORKS 2015Saturday 5th September to Sunday 27th September 2015Blackthorpe BarnRougham EstateBury St EdmundsSuffolkIP30 9HZThe exhibition is open daily 10am - 5pm.Artworks Gallery shop: paintings, original handmade prints, sculpture, ceramics and glass, wide range of artist postcards & greetings cards. Artworks café for light refreshments. Free parking. The Artworks exhibition is signposted via AA road signs. Junction 45 from A14.