Invited Artists 2012
Joyce Newman ( Edinburgh) Painting Joyce has spent most of her working life teaching, latterly as Head of Department at George Heriot’s School in Edinburgh which was a hugely enjoyable time. Now retired, she thought she should return to her first love – painting – and try to apply some of her own rules that she dished out so freely to her pupils! She has had a number of joint exhibitions over the years, in Edinburgh, including the Dundas Gallery in 2009. Her focus of interest lies in everyday objects and she draws and paints those from her close environment- the Studio or house or garden. Groups of objects will catch the eye and she sees the connections that they make- a visual story. Joyce hopes that her view will help the onlooker just see something differently as they go about their work and life.
Jeremy Blighton RE Etching Jeremy Blighton has vast experience working as a Master Printer with many contemporary artists, also on historical editions. His etchings are dynamic compositions of figures and landscapes, many of which are historical sites. He has work in public and private collections in Britain and abroad. He is also a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy and Mall Galleries in London
Sally Scott Paintings and Lithographs Although she trained as a painter Sally Scott is better known for her architectural glasswork. Here she returns to her roots and will be showing paintings and lithographs. These allow her freedom of expression and the chance to explore her love of colour. Her subject matter is primarily still life and landscape; particularly from the south of France where she lives for part of each year.
Sue Knight Painting Sue’s work is a response to walking in the landscape of Britain, especially the coasts of the south and west of England, the hills of Scotland and the fells of the Lakes and Dales. Back in the studio on Eel Pie Island her work uses collage and oils as a means of invoking the memories of these visits and the profound feelings they produce. She relies as much on remembered imagery as that which was observed and recorded at the time of her visits and is concerned to allow the work to be ambiguous, sitting between abstraction and figuration. Sue’s work is held in many private collections throughout Britain and has been shown in galleries in both London and the south and west of England.