today, about five minutes before the deadline, i handed in two paintings for the annual Halesworth Gallery Open exhibition. below are some photographs of one of the paintings - it is #118 in the catalogue, so there are at least 118 artworks in this art exhibition...shades of grey is one of a series of small paintings on wood, (wood that I found abandoned, lying on the road), and these paintings developed as 'incidental paintings' - using left-over paint from other painting activities - incidental in the slow making of them and in the textural patina and surface qualities. the loose formation of blocks and grids echo aspects of the local farming landscape - in agriculture, machinery and architecture.
[shades of grey, detail]
[shades of grey, detail]
[shades of grey, detail]
[shades of grey in shades of grey, acrylic on reclaimed wood]for the halesworth gallery open exhibition, every artwork submitted is exhibited (amateur of professional, paintings, prints, drawings, photography and 3d work) and this established annual event raises much needed funds to support the running of the gallery. it's a very lively & eclectic art exhibition (expertly curated and hung by the gallery team) - do try to visit if you are in this rural area of suffolk. the exhibition is open daily, from 8th to 26th september 2012.the small market town of halesworth is located a few miles west of the A12 - click here to see the gallery's location on google maps. please note, there is no car parking at the gallery - park on the market place, which is only two-three minutes away, dependent on how fast you like to walk! please ring the gallery beforehand on 01986 873064 if you have mobility issues, as the gallery is situated on the first floor of a very old almshouse building and access is via a staircase.Halesworth Gallery Open exhibition8 - 26 September 2012Steeple End, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 8LLOpposite St. Mary’s ChurchOpen Weekdays and Saturdays 11am - 5pm, Sundays 2 - 5pm...
buy none, get one free : winner!
[drawing on a postcard, rotated]last week i announced i would be giving away this small ink and acrylic drawing - yes, a super-saving summer offer of buy none, get one free!thank you to those who expressed an interest in this 'doodle' drawing by leaving a comment.
[click to view larger]with just four names in the 'hat', the draw for the above drawing on a postcard (using random.org's list randomiser) took place today (saturday) at 5.30pm (16.30 GMT).so, without further ado, the result of this not-very-big draw is as follows:
[random.org]so, congratulations to lisa! and commiserations to the others - but there will be another postcard art giveaway very soon...lisa is also an artist and has a very fine blog called seaside studios - go visit to see some wonderfully atmospheric paintings of the sea, serene shorelines and dramatic skies.thank you all :-)
buy none, get one free!
drawing on postcard, acrylic, ink and pen on heavy duty card, 104mm x 147mm [click image to view larger]this drawing on a postcard is from a while back, originally drawn for the RCA secret exhibition in november 2010, but i didn't send it. the art postcards i sent instead can be seen here: some secrets revealed...this postcard drawing was probably influenced by some of my pen & ink drawings based on lichens, although this particular drawing is all made up - it's another doodle, really[drawing on postcard, rotated]anyhow, i have decided to give this small drawing away to anyone who quite likes the look of it - whatever it is. i will post it to anywhere in the UK (with a first class stamp) and maybe to the USA too (although last time it took two months for a postcard to arrive in memphis). it's been nearly two years since the last art giveaway of three postcards - back then it was winner takes all!this is a special holiday giveaway as this weekend is a bank holiday weekend in the UK (monday is the bank holiday) and it's our last public holiday before christmas, although we did get spoilt with an extra day with the Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations.as with the previous postcard art giveaways, just leave a message below (nb. your email is not shown after commenting but it is required to authenticate the comment, to avoid it being treated as spam)this postcard art giveaway closes on 31st august 2012 (next friday)thanks :-)