brian sinfield gallery

'A Breath of Fresh Air'

The Gallery is proud to unveil a debut collection by Stroud-based artist, Frances Clark-Stone.

Frances is a visual artist working in either oil and pastel and her aim is to create a narrative in which the viewer may place themselves.

Exhibition opens Saturday 17th May 10am – 5pm and Sunday 18th May 11am – 3pm.

Join us for glass of champagne and meet the artist on the Saturday.

Inspiration comes from dreams, experiences and relationships with both people and places. Everyday places become extraordinary in moments of awareness, feeling and mood. Her work is often described as magical or spellbinding and there is a feeling of vulnerability in the paintings, some of which contain figures, whereas with the place-based paintings there is a stillness. It’s the drama of the moment which she aims to convey.

Frances explains: “I use a combination of oil paint, oil bars, cold wax and oil pastel, usually over a period of weeks so that each layer can dry. With the soft pastels I use a fixative and a liquifying medium which increases flexibility, allowing a build-up of texture and accidental pattern.

Having studied art history, I am influenced by a wide range of art.  However, my style is most strongly influenced by impressionism, post impressionism and fauvism, as well as some illustrative artists working today.”

This will be Frances’ first solo exhibition with the gallery.

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'Right Hemisphere'

Simplistic in structure, Anthony Murphy’s paintings allow the two-dimensional canvas to dominate the forms of the composition, reflecting an exploration of space. With a strong tonal palette, the artist chooses an array of subjects from townscapes to still life to people engaging in everyday activity.

Anthony mainly paints in oil and pastel and is known predominantly for his French and Irish scenes. His colourful Gauginesque paintings have become highly desirable.

The artist explains: “I paint with my right hemisphere. It cannot speak or use words in any way. It is humble and silent. When I am asked about my painting my left hemisphere blurts out all kinds of nonsense trying to answer for the right. But the left hemisphere knows nothing and makes it all up fuelled by vanity.

The right is just still (hardly perceptible) promptings of calm. I like its company and therefore painting.“

To view available work by Anthony please click here

Em Isaacson

Graduating with an honours degree from Loughborough College of Art in 1976, Em’s career began with teaching and lecturing in art and design involving both the British Craft Council and The Royal Society of Arts. Leaving the academic world in 1983, she soon became head of one of the country’s largest woven textile studios.

In 1998 she left the UK for South Africa establishing her first studio where she became noted for her pastel paintings of African women and her work was hung at The Everard Reed Gallery in Cape Town as well as the Residence of the British High Commission.

In 2013 Em returned to the UK and now lives and works in the Cotswolds where the study of colour, line and texture continues to be central to all her work, whether through the medium of either pastel or oil.

Her pastels express her love of colour, her fascination with texture and exploration of line. A unique style of painting influenced by her heritage of weaving and her greatest influence. It is her tapestry on paper or on canvas.

In London, her work has been exhibited at the Boundary, Thompson and Catto galleries, the Affordable Art Fair as well as being held in both private and worldwide corporate collections.

Articles about Em and her work have been published in The Independent magazine, Cotswold Life and Cotswolds Home magazines.

To view available work by Em please click here