Hayloft News April 2008

As always, some new photos of Rowan - please click here

Suddenly it is art fair time again, with Chelsea 23rd - 27th April, and Bristol AAF 15th - 18th May

I am excitedly awaiting the work of several new artists: sculptor Jenny Southam from Devon and painters Dan Bennett from Brighton, Ross Stewart from South West Ireland and Tracey Williams from South Wales. Images will be added to the web site as soon as I receive the work....

We will be showing brand new work by the following artists at Cheslea:
Daniel Ablitt, David Body, Kirstie Cohen, Denise Davis, Graham Gosling, Lindsey Hambleton, Nick Hedderly, Lawrie Quigley, Jenny Reading and Paul Smith

Nick Hedderly has produced new works following a recent painting trip to London. These depict two very different aspects of London, with the loose painterly style brilliantly capturing the light and reflection of a rainy evening. The view of Canary Wharf is striking in its familiarity, but the seemingly ordinary roadways form a composition of strong lines and double perspective, punctuated by vivid oranges and greens which lead the eye through the painting, to the distant view. This stands in contrast to the more intimate 'Sloane Square', busy with people beside warm toned buildings which cast pink and orange reflections.
 




August 2007

We must get our priorities right: please click here to see some new photos of Rowan!

We are about to enter our busy Autumn period, with AAF in October, and Edinburgh Art Fair in November. Also this year, I will be exhibiting my work at Brighton Art Fair, 27th - 30th September, which will give me a chance to show a more comprehensive range of work, both landscape and figurative.

I have had a very productive year, working with new ideas and techniques. In January, I decided to recycle the many palette boards in my studio, suddenly excited by the build up of pure colour and texture, and these were reworked into energetic landscape studies. The production process was very organic since I wanted to keep the colours in the same position, and let the landscape evolve. My subsequent landscape work has therefore been much freer, with more emphasis on pure colour. I found the final arrival of summer after the terrible rain to be a real inspiration, and my painting has recently concentrated on the deep shadows and magical yellow light of the season. Alongside landscape painting, I have been creating a series of figurative work, using the idea of the popular constructed canvases, and setting small figure sculptues into the aperture. These have also evolved into more open forms in the figure in the city series. The figures are a clay base, finished with bronze resin and oil colour. Click here to see Lindsey Hambleton New Work 2007




November 2006

2006 has been a busy year for us - our first baby, Rowan George, was born on 17th May, so everything has been on hold for a few months. (Although Rick did set up Bristol AAF on 18th May, less than 24 hours after his son was born!) Of course we're now obsessed with Rowan, and I must resist the urge to have photos of him everywhere, but for all the baby lovers out there, click here to see him.

Rowan really enjoyed his first trip to London AAF, and will be with us in Edinburgh later this month!




We will be exhibiting the exciting work of well known artists Dion Salvador Lloyd and Colin Halliday for the first time in Edinburgh. Both artists achieve a magical quality in their landscape work, through brilliant use of their chosen techniques. Dion works on a heavily textured ground, which contrasts with silken skies, giving incredible depth. Colin uses layers of various mediums to create expressive, energetic interpretations of landscape.

It has been a pleasure to meet with these artists and choose work for Edinburgh - we can't wait to hang the exhibition next week!


Click images for more information about each artist
 
 
 
Dion Salvador Lloyd Colin Halliday




Daniel Ablitt's mystical narrative and cityscape canvases will once again be attracting attention at Edinburgh Art Fair this month. Daniel describes his paintings as having 'a magical or unreal quality' which 'leaves the viewer with more question than answers'. Buyers of Daniel's work feel a personal attachment his paintings and simply cannot live without their chosen piece!

Click here to view a selection of Daniel's work
Daniel at work in his studio high above Bristol





Although busy with baby Rowan, Lindsey Hambleton has managed to produce new paintings recently, and sold all her new work at AAF last month.A new direction is to include sculptures in the apertures of her popular and innovative constructed canvases, and Lindsey hopes to have more of these works available in Edinburgh (as long as Granny's happy to babysit!)

Click here to view a selection of Lindsey's work
 





Nick Hedderly will be exhibiting 3 new works with The Hayloft at The Affordable Art Fair in London this October.

Nick now has a painting hanging in the permanent collection in the impressive Nottingham Castle Long Gallery, positioned alongside a Lowry. This is a rare honour not often enjoyed by a living artist.

We hope that the new pieces will be snapped up at the preview - Nick has had sell out shows in his home city of Nottingham this year.

“I am fascinated by the urban and city environment – especially at night and how it influences our imaginations – which then carries into my work in oils, acrylics and light”.

“ In the same way that people of Turner’s generation regarded views of natural wonders or phenomena as breathtaking and inspiring we can now regard the built environment and cities – especially at night - as sublime modern experiences”.






Paul's work sold extremely well at the recent AAF. There are still some editions left, and the bronze resins will be available to purchase and order in Edinburgh and via the web site

We are extending our range of sculpture this year, and at AAF will be showing work by Paul Smith as well as regulars Alison Stewart, Pauline Hughes and Jenny Reading

Paul has created a new range of low edition bronze resin sculptures, providing very affordable pieces of his narrative fairytale inspired work.



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