Author Archives: Susan Isaac
O3 Gallery – The Ship Inn at Porthleven
The trinity of elements I was keen to include in this composition were the Ship Inn, the old lifeboat house and the fishing boat. In the foreground, the boat seems to be as constant as the harbour wall against which … Continue reading
Posted in Cornwall, Galleries & Events, O3 Gallery, Porthleven, Seascapes
Tagged Cornwall, Lifeboat Art Studio, Porthleven, The Ship Inn
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O3 Gallery – Broad Walk & Christ Church Meadow Building, Oxford
The Meadow Building of Christ Church is one of the most recognisable of Oxford’s college buildings. The space the building inhabits is very different to others in Oxford, set as it is against the open space of Christ Church Meadow, and I was … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries & Events, Landscapes, O3 Gallery, Oxford
Tagged Broad Walk, Christ Church Meadow, Christs Church, Meadow Building, Oxford, The Meadows
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O3 Gallery – Porthleven from Institute Hill
In this second view of Porthleven, looking down Institute Hill, I was initially entranced by the soft blue and mauve shadows on the tall Institute building and the silvery granite stone walls of the lane running directly towards the pier in this ‘contre-jour’ … Continue reading
Posted in Cornwall, Galleries & Events, O3 Gallery, Porthleven, Seascapes
Tagged Bickford-Smith Institute, Cornwall, Institute Hill, Porthleven
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O3 Gallery – Radcliffe Camera from Brasenose Lane, Oxford
When most of the crowds had dispersed by a late afternoon in winter, I wandered through the centre of Oxford enjoying watching the sunlight trail its fingertips over some of the buildings, gilding their already warmly coloured limestone walls. At such … Continue reading
O3 Gallery – Bay View Terrace, Porthleven
In preparing for the O3 exhibition, I worked first on the 10 Oxford paintings that I had planned out. When these were complete I started on the Cornwall compositions. Having been completely immersed in the Oxford landscape I was anticipating the change … Continue reading
Posted in Cornwall, Galleries & Events, O3 Gallery, Porthleven, Seascapes
Tagged Bay View Terrace, O3 Gallery Oxford, Porthleven
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City & Shoreline at Oxford O3 Gallery
Yesterday, I went down to Oxford to deliver 20 large canvases for my forthcoming exhibition at the O3 Gallery. There I found Helen and team busy preparing the space. I am really looking forward to the preview on Friday evening … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries & Events, Landscapes, O3 Gallery, Oxford
Tagged Bodleian Library, Hertford College, Oxford, Radcliffe Camera
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Harley Gallery 2013 Open Exhibition
Pleased to have my most recent Staithes painting selected for the 2013 Harley Open. The painting is, once again, focused around the beck and the footbridge. The work emerged from a late afternoon walk during a weekend visit to the … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries & Events, Harley Gallery, North Yorkshire Coast, Staithes
Tagged Art Events, Staithes
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‘Newark Townscapes’ exhibition at Spotlight Gallery
My solo exhibition, ‘Newark Townscapes’ is now on at the Spotlight Gallery in Newark Town Hall – until 13 Nov. For this exhibition, I set about creating a series of contemporary views of Newark inspired by the structures and textures of the … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries & Events, Landscapes, Newark-on-Trent, Spotlight Gallery, Newark
Tagged art, Art Events, Newark-on-Trent, paintings
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Thoresby Exhibition – sneak preview
Here is one corner of the Thoresby gallery exhibition yesterday afternoon, with paintings and one of the sculptures in position and awaiting labels … … and these are some of my ceramic slumbering heads waiting to be positioned.
Posted in Ceramics, Galleries & Events, Landscapes, Sculpture, Seascapes, Thoresby Gallery
Tagged art, Art Events
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Susan Isaac - Paintings & Sculpture 