Exhibition dates: Wed 19 May - Sun 30 May, 2021
Space 1
Betty Nicholson
My exhibition Still Distinguishing Between Night And Day was developed through 2020-21. My method to develop a painting is to use the canvas to work through my reflections about the complexities of life as I am experiencing at that time. I begin by applying and wiping away paint on the canvas until an image emerges that resonates within me. Memories and dreams that arise from the subconscious are an integral part of the process.Figures and forms appear in a narrative that emerges from the canvas. Time is required to know them.
It is a slow process that is challenging and requires reflection and many changes. For me, my paintings are a mirror for contemplation, where doors are constantly opening.
When All The Words Fall Into The Sea is a work about words, remembered as fragments, disappearing into eternity.
Space 2
Tommy Bawden
Visual Jazz is a collection of works created between 2020 and 2021. Through bold, fluid and powerful strokes of paint I am replicating the improvisation of a jazz musician.
The sheer creativity it takes to keep an audience engaged while making a melody on the spot is extremely poetic,
I strive to achieve that through my paintings that have a constant chime attached to them.
