Adventure extension!

If you've not made it to see the Adventure exhibition, it will now stay up until January 24th!

Come along and browse work by many local, outstanding artists.

Adventure exhibition - NOW ON

It's up and it's looking good. Come along to the Jubilee Community Centre on Charlwoods Road to see paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures by 14 local artists - open from now until January 4th. Entrance is free. Commission on sales goes to the Jubilee Initiative - a number of local and international charities.

See the flier below for centre opening times (click on the image to view it larger).

Do drop us a line if you have any questions, including how to be a part of this exhibition next year!: londonroadgroup@yahoo.co.uk

Sheri - portrait of the artist's daughter

I thought it would be a good point to post this painting, which I've just finished working on this evening. It's been an interesting session, with encouragement from fellow London Road Groupers Lynn and Catherine to go bold and step out of my comfort zone.

I was trying to bring some of the strengths of my life paintings to an accurate portrait - to add interesting colours and patterns which are not necessarily in the original scene, so to make the painting more than just a copy of life, to take it beyond into a more constructed painting.

This has resulted in some very bold areas which speak to each other from one side to the other, with flowing lines and diagonals which take the eye around the painting. I wanted a very detailed figure to play with flatter areas of colour and pattern, not trying to make everything three dimensional and 'real'.

My daughter is very happy that I put the hearts on her socks!

Sheri - Latest portrait commission

It's taken me some time, but I've finally finished my latest portrait commission of the adorable Marley. It's oil on canvas, approx 1'x 2' in size.

I learnt a lot painting this, challenged by a busy, distracting background on the reference photo, challenged to make flatter areas interesting through paint and, as ever, challenged to bring together an accurate likeness through expressive marks. I'm happy with the result and so pleased that the boy's grandmother, who commissioned me, was blown away by it, followed up with his parents who received it as a present.

 

First picture of the new year

At our session last Tuesday, I finally managed to finish my first painting of 2013. Trees again, but this time in a larger format, being 1m square.

Acrylic on canvas, 100cm x 100cm

Adventure 2012: Private View

On Saturday afternoon we had the opening and private view of the Adventure art exhibition.

The exhibition was officially opened by Steve Alliston representing the Jubilee Initiative, the collection of charities to which commission on sales will be donated. There was a great turn out for the private view, with many friends and family attending.

  Adventure is open until 22nd December. We hope many of you will have a chance to stop by and have a look. We will post more pictures of the work in coming days.

Finally, from all of the other artists: a big “Thank You” to Sheri. Without her vision, enthusiasm and sheer hard work, this exhibition would never have happened.
 

Nearly all the artists. From left to right: Sheri Gee, Richard Wombell, Caryl Mann, Robert Meldrum, Kat Ferguson, Charlene Yates, Rebeka Lord, Fran Elliott, Alan Mathers, Chris West, Jenny Harvey. Missing: Jill Waldock and Lynn Warren.

Steve Alliston with Kat and Sheri

Adventure 2012 - Hanging

Got the exhibition hung yesterday.  In the end was too busy to take many photos. Will try to post some more soon.