The Festival Art Exhibition to be held at the United Church, Croft Road, Crowborough from 18th - 26th September offers a wide selection of work in many media including oils, acrylics, watercolours, photography, embroidery, sculpture, collage, pencil drawings and printing. Most of the artists also have work on display in some of the town centre and Jarvis Brook shops and in their own Open Studios and Garage Galleries.
Visitors will see work presented by: Anne Acott, Erica Adams, Angela Vernon Bates, Mary Bradley, Jan Brine, Raphael Che, Frank Collard, Pauline Dixon, Marina Elphick, Jo Ferrell, Sarah Gauntlett, Colin Goodes, Mary Harris, Sheila Hay, Elizabeth Hunt, Lynn Inglis, John Killens, Chriss Langworthy, Hannah Muskett, Steffi Pusch, Shaheen Razvi, Valerie Riley, Betty Robey, Linda Smith, Barbara Todd, Justin Todd, Deborah Tompsett and Molly Williams.
The Exhibition will be open on Weekdays and Saturdays between 11 am and 7 pm and on Sundays between 12.30 - 5 pm. Some of the work will be for sale and admission to the Exhibition is free of charge.
The Festival would like to thank the Reverend Dominic Grant and the United Church for the use of this beautiful building and for all their continued support.
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Festival Exhibition Artist - Justin Todd
Justin Todd is a well-known artist and illustrator with work in many fine books. He exhibits regularly and his detailed style and humorous approach has made him extremely popular.
"My pictures describe human activities, which are sometimes amusing and occasionally quite rude. I try to vary the content, shape and scale of every painting while keeping the arrangement balanced by imposing a simple geometric structure."
Enjoy more of Justin's work at the Festival Exhibition, in Quiffs Hairdressers, Croft Road and at the Craft Design Fair.
Festival Exhibition Artist - Linda Smith
Linda Smith is a local photographer who specialises in weddings, events and portraits. Her syle is relaxed, which helps everyone to be at ease. Her photos show emotion, natural beauty and a sense of fun rather than posed coverage. Linda also has a large portfolio of stunning photos. Of her work she says "I have been practicing photography for most of my life. It's my way of capturing emotion and the incredible beauty that exists around me and sharing it with the world." You will find a selection of Linda's work in the Festival Exhibition at the United Church, at the Hoath Cottage Gallery (see separate entry under Open Studios and Garage Galleries) and on display in "Temptations" on Croft Road. Further information can be found on her website www.lindasmithphotography.co.uk
Festival Exhibition Artist - Betty Robey
Betty Robey has been an artist for many years. She has travelled widely and lived abroad before settling in East Sussex. Here, she says "I became interested in print making. I am now concentrating on portraits which I enjoy enormously."
See some of Betty's varied work in the Festival Art Exhibition, Croft Road United Church, Crowborough - 18th - 26th September. Times: Weekdays and Saturdays 11am - 7 pm: Sundays 12.30 - 5pm. Admission is free
Festival Exhibition Artist - Steffi Pusch
Photographer Steffi Pusch is a relative newcomer to Crowborough. She works mainly in film and experiments with toy and pinhole cameras. Her dreamlike images series "Sea in the South" tells a story of our inner longings for change. Her unique images will be on show at the Festival Exhibition from 18th - 26th September.
Festival Exhibition Artist - Hannah Muskett
Hannah Muskett is a local artist who has lived in East Sussex for over 20 years and in Crowborough since 1992. "I started life as a figurative painter but now produce more abstract images derived from manipulated photographs. I use mainly oil on canvas, using a palette knife for a highly textured effect."
See Hannah's exciting work at the Festival Exhibition at the United Church 18th - 26th September.
Thursday, 26 August 2010
Festival Exhibition Artist - Chriss Langworthy
Chriss Langworthy is a local artist and a professional picture framer running her business from her Crowborough home.
"My recent work is inspired by my observations during walks in the local area, whether to the local shop or on the golf course. I focus on the familiar but seen from a new perspective."
More of Chriss's lovely images will be on show at the Festival Exhibition.
Festival Exhibition Artist - John Killens
John Killens is a well-know local artist whose work in oil and watercolour is in great demand.
"I paint to show the scenes and objects that are exciting and which interest me, particularly the way in which manmade objects fit into and become part of our environment."
John has more of his work to show you at the Festival Exhibition at the United Church, Croft Road.
Festival Exhibition Artist - Lynn Inglis
Lynn Inglis is a self-taught artist who lives on the Ashdown Forest. She spends time in the south of France each year and this gives her inspiration and a fresh, vibrant approach to her work.
See more of Lynn's striking images at the Festival Exhibition.
Festival Exhibition Artist - Elizabeth Hunt
Elizabeth Hunt is a professional artists who works in watercolour, oil, pastel and ink. Her clients include Swan Hellenic, the Royal British Legion and Safeway. Recently she painted some sponsored cows for the charity, Childline. "I have original work in the permanent collection at the V and A and I am showing at the New Wellington Hotel, Tunbridge Wells."
See more of Liz and her work at the Festival Art Exhibition.
Festival Exhibition Artist - Sheila Hay
Sheila Hay attended Art School as a teenager and has loved painting all her life. "I designed greetings cards on a free-lance basis during my working life but since retiring have concentrated on wildlife watercolour painting and pencil drawings."
See more of Sheila's delightful work at the Festival Art Exhibition in the United Church, Croft Road, Crowborough.
Festival Exhibition Artist - Mary Harris
Mary Harris is a very experienced local artist whose recent work has evolved through attending watercolour classes, a print making course and a woodcut workshop, the latter with Merlyn Chesterman. "I am inspired by the tension and life struggle in trees, by all Nature and in people's faces."
More of Mary's work will be on show at the Festival Exhibition, Croft Road United Church, Crowborough from 18th - 26th September. Weekdays 11am - 7pm: Sundays 12.30pm - 5pm.
Free admission.
Festival Exhibition Artist - Colin Goodes
Colin Goodes is a member of Crowborough Art Group. "Since 1974 I have attended tutored classes at Crowborough Beacon, Tunbridge Wells, Uckfield, Brighton and open colleges of art courses covering most mediums and subjects." Colin enjoys painting realisitic landscapes in oil and watercolour and you will find some of his work at the Festival Exhibition.
Festival Exhibition Artist - Sarah Gauntlett
Sarah Gauntlett is a Sussex-based artist working mainly in the acrylic medium. "Taking inspiration from the richly layered landscapes of the Sussex countryside, my dreamlike landscapes are a visual expression of a passion for vibrant colours and strong graphic images, encouraging the viewer in a celebration of joy."
Sarah's work will be on display in the Festival Art Exhibition throughout the Festival.
Festival Exhibition Artist - Pauline Dixon
Pauline Dixon - "My work is the study of flowers, fruit and vegetables in watercolour and pencil, exploring the exquisite detail and pure beauty of the subject."
See more of Pauline's gloriously detailed at the Festival Art Exhibition, United Church, Croft Road.
Festival Exhibition Artist - Marina Elphick
Marina Elphick is a highly-skilled professional artist who specialises in original and beautiful work using batik wax, watercolour and dye in layers. Her work is inspired by nature, colour and people.
See more of Marina's lovely work at the Festival Exhibition.
Festival Exhibition Artist - Jan Brine
Jan Brine - "My paintings - which are large oil and acrylic abstracts - explore the relationships between shape and colour, hoping to arrive at an interesting image."
See work by Jan at the Festival Art Exhibition, United Church, Croft Road, Crowborough from 18th - 26th September. Weekdays and Saturdays 11am - 7pm: Sundays 12.30 - 5pm.
Admission is Free
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Open Studios and Garage Galleries - Angela Butler
Angela Butler is a local artist who invites you to view her paintings, mostly watercolor with some pastel sketches, all of which represent her memories of places she has found.
Angela will open her Gallery at Linnet Cottage, Tunwell Lane, Crowborough TN6 3RJ on both of the Festival weekends - 18th/19th and 25th/26th September between 11 am and 4 pm. Hers is the second driveway on the right along Tubwell Lane from the Rotherfield end.
Open Studios and Garage Galleries - Catherine Woodman
Over the last ten years local artist Kate Woodman has developed a keen interest in writing poetry, mathmatical drawing, collage and photography. During the recent severe winter she has drawn snow scenes in Crowborough incorporating detailed studies of trees and gardens. Her abstract collage, 3D and mathmatical fine line drawings are inspired by her late father, Prof. Geoffrey Matthews, the works of M. C. Escher, Barbara Hepworth and Art Deco designers of the past.
"I enjoy adding a touch of humour to some aspects of my work as well as more serious and often deeply spiritual dimensions."
You can see some of Kate's work on show at the Community Church, Beacon Road, Crowborough over both Festival weekends - 18th/19th and 25th/26th plus Friday 24th September from 11 am - 6 pm. She will be exhibiting alongside painters Raphael Che and Michael Horner and they promise a display of great diversity and interest. The Church is a short way up from the Crowborough Cross junction on the right-hand side. All visitors can expect a warm welcome and a unique experience.
Open Studios and Garage Galleries - Erica Adams
Erica Adams is a local artist who works in a variety of media and especially enjoys watercolour. She says "Not being allowed to attend Art College gave me the freedom to experiment. It is still a real joy when the unexpected happens, especially in watercolour."
Her work has been exhibited at The National Society, the Guildhall, London, Hampstead Open Air Exhibitions and the Camden Art Centre. Her paintings have been sold at Liberty's of Regent Street and have been bought and taken to many different parts of the world including Paris, Rome, Switzerland, Oklahoma and Caracas in Venezuela. Three of her watercolours are hanging in the downstairs connecting corridor of The Spa Hotel, Tunbridge Wells.
Erica undertakes portrait commissions and from September to May each year she runs a weekly Portrait session at the Tunbridge Wells Art Society. And in addition to all this, she is a published author with three of her saucy humourous novels available to buy on Amazon UK! Take a look!
Some of Erica's lively and varied work can be seen at the Hoath Cottage Gallery, Croft Road, Crowborough over the two Festival weekends - 18th19th and 25th/26th September - open 11 am - 4 pm. Here she will be exhibiting alongside creative photographer Linda Smith and expert quilter Corinne Simpson. Hoath Cottage is at the junction of Croft Road with Mill Lane and the Festival thanks hosts Mr and Mrs Arrowsmith for their generosity in offering their lovely garage as a venue.
Open Studios and Garage Galleries - Angela Vernon Bates
Angela Vernon Bates is a lady of immense creative talent which ranges from the ability to produce expressive and beautiful artwork and decorative items to being a trained and highly experience operatic contralto. This latter talent has taken her to many parts of the world both to perform and study and she is well-known locally for performing with her two musical colleague, Jacqueline Evill - soprano and Christopher Harris - piano. Their very successful concert held recently at the United Church, Croft Road helped to raise a splendid amount for the Arts Festival.
Angela has also studied painting and says "I have been influenced by Elizabethan Miniaturists via the Pre-Raphaelite to the decorative applied art of 19th-Century France. I work mainly in textiles, silk, linen, etc. and am exploring the translucency of light through semi-transparent fabrics." She is also a gilder.
You will find a treasure trove of unusual, decorative items including hand-painted silk and textiles, leather, jewellery, furniture and much more, along with a very warm welcome at Angela's Studio at Green Cottage, Green Lane, Crowborough TN6 2DF. The Studio will be open on 24th and 25th September from 11 am - 5 pm. You will find Green Cottage a short distance from the Crowborough Hill end on the right-hand side from the junction. Enjoy!
Open Studios and Garage Galleries - Bridget Marchi
Bridget would like you to know that "More Front than Brighton" brings you a range of fused glass decorative and jewellery items, from earrings to a centre piece bowl. Fused glass is a beautiful medium with multiple uses."
If this has whetted your appetite for these sumptuous creations, go along to 1 Melrose Cottage, Southview Road, Crowborough TN6 1HD on one of both the Festival weekends - 18th/19th and 25th/26th September for a look. You could well find yourself tempted by one Bridget's gorgeous pieces. She will be open between 11 am and 4 pm. The cottage is the furthest half of the semi-detached cottage just next to the Ambulance Station on Southview Road. You are asked to walk up the garden path to round the back of the property where you will find the studio gallery.
Open Studios and Garage Galleries - Wendy Kemp
An extensive collection of beautiful handmade designer jewellery, contemporary oil paintings, art, craft and lavender gifts, all designed and produced by artist Wendy Kemp will be found at her Lavender Gallery Open Studio, Western Road, Crowborough TN6 3EH. She will be open each day of the Festival - 18th - 26th September on weekdays 9.30 - 11.30 then 12.30 - 2.30 and at weekends 11.00 - 4.00
Travelling from the Jarvis Brook end, find the Studio tw0-thirds down Western Road on the right hand side.
www.wendykempjewellery.co.uk
Open Studios and Garage Galleries - Georgina Luck
Georgina Luck is a professional illustrator producing original work for clients including Sainsbury's and Disney. In merging those skills with her own artistic vision, Georgina creates quirky approaches to iconic household objects. You'll either love it or hate it!Georgina's Gallery will have acrylic ink and watercolour illustrations, originals and laser prints, greetings gards, framed artwork and large scale canvases. Find them all at "Marley", Stone Cross Road, Crowborough, TN6 3DQ on both Festival weekends - 18th/19th and 25th/26th September - between 11 am and 4 pm. To find her go on to Fermor Road and look out for the Alderbrook sports field. Go down Aldervale Cotts to the bottom and turn right. Marley is a little way down on the right hand side. It has a small gate and a steep drive. Look for the bunting and balloons! georginaluck@gmail.com www.georginaluck.blogspot.com
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Open Studios and Garage Galleries - Michael Brain, Wendy Dickens, Wanda Hilsum and Debbie Ware
Michael Brain, Wendy Dickens, Wanda Hilsum and Debbie Ware are four painter friends from CCE Sussex University who enjoy working and exhibiting together. Their work has very different yet complimentary styles and covers a wide range of subject matter. You will see pictures in pastel, charcoal and oils at their Gallery at "Conkers", Harlequin Lane, Crowborough, TN6 1HU for the first weekend of the Festival - 18th/19th September, between 11 am and 4 pm. Look for the 5th house down on the right from South View Road. There is limited off-road parking. artmikebrain@btinternet.com Open Studios and Garage Galleries - Molly Williams
Molly Williams is a textile artist who produces the most imaginative and inspiring pieces in a range of fabrics. Her techniques include traditional felting, free machine embroidery and digital design. She says her work is mainly figurative in both 2D and 3D. "My current work is inspired by contemporary dance and the physical exertion of the athletic body." You will find a collection of her work - and work in progress - at her studio at "Loring", Yew Tree Lane, Rotherfield, TN6 3QP on 18th, 19th, 23rd, 25th and 26th September when she will open to visitors between 10 am - 4 pm. To find her, take the hill down from the Kings Arms pub, go under the railway bridge and take the first right into Yew Tree Lane. "Loring" is the fourth house on the left after the junction with Sheriff's Lane. thecottagewindow@yahoo.co.uk
Friday, 13 August 2010
Open Studios and Garage Galleries - Barbara Todd
Barbara Todd is a well known local professional artist whose work includes abstracts, decorative still life and landscapes. She will be exhibiting in the Festival Art Exhibition at the United Church, Croft Road for the whole of the Festival and will also be opening up her Studio to visitors at The Thatch, Bicycle Arms Road, Rotherfield, TN6 3QE on 24th and 25th September between 11am and 6pm. You will find her Studio in the gardens of a 15th century thatched cottage in idyllic surroundings. Travel on the B2101 out of Rotherfield towards Argos Hill then opposite Burwood Farm take a right turn down the track at the corner of Sheriff's Lane. She says "My paintings are derived from a personal response to mood and atmosphere of landscape and nature. My latest works are very much influenced in colour and movement by two recent trips to India." As well as this work you will find a lovely selection of cards and prints. b@rbaratodd.co.uk
Open Studios and Garage Galleries - Di Byers and Friends
Di Byers is a skilled embroiderer and needlewoman and a member of the Tunbridge Wells and District Branch of the Embroiderers' Guild. She meets regularly with a number of friends from around the area who have similar skills and the group enjoy working together. They will be combining their talents when Di opens her Garage Gallery at Maynards Gate Cottage, Tubwell Lane, Crowborough for both weekends of the Festival - 18th/19th and 25th/26th of September between 11am and 4pm. The ladies will present a mixed selection of stitchery, embroidery and quilting. Find the Gallery opposite the exit from Millbrook Garden Centre, where it should be possible to park should the cottage drive be full - as Di hopes it will be. If you enjoy beautiful embroidery, this is the place to go. dibyers@hotmail.com
Monday, 9 August 2010
Open Studios and Garage Galleries - Deborah Tompsett
Deborah is a skilled and imaginative artist specialising in ceramics and sculpture. She gained a BA Honours in Fine Arts and Sculpture at Canterbury college and her experience includes studying ceramics in Italy, working with orphans in Beirut and running a workshop to produce pottery for the National Trust. She has also worked in a variety of primary schools, community groups and residential homes. In 1998 she began exhibiting her ceramics and art work at many venues, was featured in TV "Country Ways" and had work published in "Sculpting Techniques Bible" and "The English Garden". She was a finalist for Benenden Hospital Centenary Artwork and her commissions include sculpture for Coventry PCT.
Of her current work she says " In the past few years I have found myself returning to my fine art background, taking with me a knowledge of pottery making. I find the challenge of working expressively with clay, and more recently with colour and texture, exciting, terrifying and frustrating."
Enjoy Deborah's work for yourself by visiting her Studio at 3 Monastery Gardens, Rotherfield, East Sussex TN6 3NB. She is open on 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th of September between 11 am and 6 pm. See 800 clay bottles filling the studio, pictures hanging in the garden and sculptures growing in the flowerbeds. And, to add the finishing touch, she is offering refreshments - along with a very warm welcome to all. Don't miss it!
Also see some of Deborah's work at the Festival Art Exhibition at the United Church.
Open Studios and Garage Galleries - Anne Acott, Patricia Selby and Trudie Munn
Artists Anne, Patricia and Trudie will be presenting a selection of their varied work at their Garage Gallery at 12 The Farthings, Crowborough, TN6 2TW ( a short way down from Freedom Leisure on the right hand side of Eridge Road) on the first weekend of the Festival - 18th/19th September between 11 am and 4 pm.Anne is an enthusiastic artist who has worked in a variety of media for a number of years and enjoys them all. Always on the look out for something a little different, she is now developing her skills as a collage artist - or, as she calls it, "painting with paper". Her work follows her general approach which is largely figurative but she finds this medium allows for more freedom and experimentation. "This is what is so exciting about working in collage The constraints of the material force me to be less rigid in the way I develop my subject. The creative possibilities are endless." See more of Anne's collage work at the Festival Art Exhibition at the United Church, Croft Road.
Patricia took up watercolour painting as a form of relaxation after her retirement. She had enjoyed art at school and her later experience of working with under-fives stimulated her interest in experimenting with a whole range of media. "I dabble in other media but I find I go back to watercolour, often incorporating inks and pastels. I love the way it surprises me with unexpected results, often enhancing a picture in ways I never thought possible." Recently Pat tried her hand at printing and has added lino cutting skills to her list, producing some delightful images in single cut and reduction cut prints.
Trudie is a professional local artist who works mainly in oils and acrylics. Her images are strong and arresting and she has developed quite a following on her website http://www.trudiemunnart.co.uk/
Her work ranges around abstracts, landscapes, sunsets and sunrises, city skylines and beautiful seascapes. "My work is often influenced by my surroundings. I am fascinated by the ever-changing colours and moods of nature, especially the sky. Dramatic skies and cloud formations are a strong feature of many of my paintings."
Call in and see some of these lovely works for yourself. You will not be disappointed.
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