The sun shone and lots of art lovers turned out to view the opening of 4 MAs exhibition on Sunday. The setting is in a beautiful Georgian house and there is a sculpture trail, and a cafe on days it is open. The show is open Thurs - Sunday 11-4pm at Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, Powys. It was great to see my work in a gallery setting after the crowded studio - and a quick plug for Judith Woodings and Rebecca Jones who also graduated with MAs from Aberystwyth University and are 2 of the 4 MAs. So it was an Aber Alumni reunion too! Happy days. The 4th MA is Jesse Wade who was unfortunately unable to attend - you missed a great day Jesse but you were there in spirit!
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I'm have 2 paintings in a group exhibition with "Abstract Edge" - an exciting group of artists as their name suggests, working at the edge of abstraction. My two pieces are abstract aerial landscapes in acrylic on canvas. The exhibition will be at The Chapel Gallery, Bromyard and opens on 20 May 2017.
The paintings are all finished and now at the framers. It has been an exciting time and yes challenging too but I'm so glad to have had this opportunity. I've got to make a start on the publicity now - which I feel a little awkward about but it has to be done. The opening event on 7 May 3-5pm will be a nervous experience, to mingle and see the response to my works. Great news for the bank manager! New Blood Art have sold two of my paintings, A Country Mile 1 and Coastline this week. Storm Doris caught me out though as I was on a field trip in Devon and had to delay my return to the studio until it was safe to travel. Both paintings are safely packaged up now and await the courier, and should be in their new homes on 28 February.
It is a bit like seeing your children leave home, it's the right thing but I shall miss them. Time to paint some more then!! Work is well underway towards my first exhibition in 2017. I will be showing with three other MAs at Mid Wales Arts Centre from 7 May until 4 June. My theme for this show is my response to walking along the coast path in Wales and the works will be a mixture of oils, acrylics, watercolours and possibly some collagraphs - we shall see what makes the final cut!
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