Beside the Wave: Annual summer exhibition
0 Comments | Cornish Guardian; Truro (UK), Jul 28, 2010
THE BESIDE the Wave Gallery in Falmouth, hosts its annual summer exhibition, and it provides the gallery with an excellent opportunity to showcase its eclectic mix of gallery artists.
From the dramatic and dynamic to detailed and delicate the exhibition covers many different aspects of the Cornish landscape in this collection which opens on Saturday at 10am.
After exploring Falmouth during the final stage of her series of exhibitions Colours, Coast and Sea, Amanda Hoskin felt compelled to return to the area.
Exploring the harbour and inlets around the Carrick Roads Amanda has provided the gallery with studies of delicate spring and summer flowers hanging atop rolling fields flowing down towards the inlets around Trelissick.
Sail boats are highlighted by the sun as dappled rays flow over water and sky, creating scenes that typify the subtle influence of light on this beautiful area of Cornwall.
In contrast one of the gallery’s most dramatic landscape artists, Miles Heseltine, has captured the coastal and moorland landscapes around the rugged area of West Penwith.
Miles’ work has an amazing energy that is evident in the thick brush strokes and spontaneous mark-making. His aim is to capture the physical force of nature, whether during windswept brooding days or as the light changes and Cornwall becomes more colourful. It is this dynamic style, even in smaller studies, that continues to build his national reputation – this is the second year that Miles’ work has been selected for the RWA’s prestigious Open Painting Show.
Alongside these artists will be a small collection of oils by Sarah Wimperis. Although better known for her watercolours, in April Sarah Wimperis was selected to exhibit in two prestigious national exhibitions; the Royal Institute for Painters in Watercolour and the Royal Watercolour Society, her miniatures of the area around the Helford are an exquisite exploration of the shapes and forms of the lush foliage and mystical creeks of the river.
Also keen to experiment with the play of light on structure and form is Roy Goodman.
For this exhibition Roy has focussed on the twisting roads and characterful houses of Alternun near Launceston, as well as the moorlands surrounding the village.
Using acrylics he uses blocks of colour and a strong palette to cleverly manipulate light and shade giving a completely unique outlook.
This approach is tied into Roy’s continuing exploration of the process of perception and expectation versus reality.T he exhibition will be completed by other gallery artists including Emma Jeffryes, Alasdair Lindsay, Richard Tuff and Andrew Tozer, who together have created a show that will entice, challenge and delight
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