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Paul Robinson
Humour is a powerful emotion and it is this that often strikes you first about Paul Robinson's paintings, and then it is texture and colour. There appears to be no subject that fails to light the spark of inspiration that sets his paint brush racing. But there is another vital ingredient, one that he shares with that other observer of people, Helen Bradley, and of course Lowry, and that is narrative - each picture tells a story, a cameo of the life of ordinary people going about their daily lives, windblown, snowbound or drenched by a downpour with handbags flapping. In a way there is a timelessness about them, though having said this there are undeniably echoes here of the 1950s.
Paul was born in Penrith, Cumbria in 1959 and studied Fine Art at Carlisle College of Art. After moving to London he became a successful illustrator working for many well-known publications. The artist's move from London to Norfolk in 1999 saw a dramatic change in his work as he discovered a whole new world of country towns, green hillsides, stormy seas and lots of space, a complete contrast to the cityscapes of London. His style is instantly recognisable and his paintings are becoming more and more collectable.
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Featured Artist
Elaine Kazimierczuk
"I paint landscapes mainly – not broad sweeping moorlands with acres of moody sky, but more intimate places – gardens, hedgerows, meadows and woodland. My connection to the natural world is the legacy of nature walks as a child – so my work, when it comes down to it, is about my personal experiences. Because painting is personal; in my work I offer you my response to the entropy of the natural environment in all its untidiness and brash self-adornment, that ‘assemblage of wild beauty’ - a phrase a critic once used to describe my work – I like that expression, it neatly describes the intended effect.
In larger pieces I’m trying to create an immersive experience – one where you’re drowned in the image and can’t take the whole thing in at once – one where you can have a close encounter with work and experience the paint surface, the brush strokes and scratches, the marks and textures; for this, size matters. I often make multi-paneled pieces, fragmenting the landscape into a series of ‘windows’, because in that way, I can frame the images, as I see them."
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Exhibition
Summer Exhibition 1 - 31 August 2018
New works by artists Georgia Cox and Anne-Marie Butlin
Georgia uses the natural world as source and inspiration for her work. Using oil paint, she explores the sensual characteristics of flowers and plants, capturing their essence by enhancing their velvety, crêpe and pearlescent qualities. There is a melancholic beauty to her floraI work as its decay has a poignancy that fascinates her. Georgia experiments with harmonious, vibrant, combinations of colour as well as gold, copper and silver leaf for its opulent and shimmering effect, building up layers that she then scores, rubs away and re-paints into a textural palimpsest. She is inspired by the Dutch Flower Painters of the 17th century, Medieval illuminated manuscripts, Japanese antique screens and Tudor portraits for their rich qualities of colour, intricate detail and skilled craftsmanship.
Georgia explains “Repetition and pattern have been central themes in my work since I started painting. I see this as Gestalt, a building up of small elements to make a whole which is perceived as more than the sum of its parts. Armoury, quilting and tiles are sources of inspiration as well as an interest in Mandalas and the Fibonacci sequence for their detailed and mathematical approaches to pattern and form in nature. I tend not to work to a plan, instead, I enjoy the serendipity of working from the middle outwards. It is an intricate, organic stepping stone approach and process of emergence and discovery."
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Anne-Marie's inspiration comes from the things she loves. She has a fascination with flowers growing freely in the countryside and in more formal gardens. She captures the beauty of the subject with great originality creating striking yet peaceful work. The impact of her paintings, especially with her garden paintings, is impossible to ignore. Her palette is subtle and her tones close, giving the paintings a feeling of quiet and calm.
Anne-Marie has been painting and exhibiting for nearly 25 years since training in Fine Art at Loughborough College of Art, as well as working in art education and raising her family. She currently lives and paints full-time in her garden in Crouch End, North London.
Anne-Marie explains “All my work is essentially an attempt to make a beautiful, uplifting image. In both my garden and still life paintings I hope to convey the character of different flowers and the unique feeling they can create in a space; the strong structures and often the sheer joyfulness of their appearance. I try to capture the sense of calm that flowers can give us; a chance to contemplate and meditate, and remember our connection with the natural world.”
Anne-Marie's work combines strong traditional technical skill with a modern sensibility and they appeal to a wide range of people; working just as well in a simple modern interior as in a period home.
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