Category Archives: Galleries & Events
The Ram at Newark on Trent
I was asked recently to create a portrait of ‘The Ram‘ at Newark-on-Trent, a former hotel that has been lovingly refurbished and re-opened as a bar and brasserie by the Derry family. The handsome three-storied Georgian facade stands in a fine run … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
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New Porthleven Paintings 1
I’ve been working on a series of paintings of Porthleven. In this composition my eye was caught by activity on one of the harbour walls. I like the way these walls traverse and interrupt the inconstant waters of the harbour, the cross … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries & Events, Porthleven, Seascapes
Tagged Bickford-Smith Institute, Cornish paintings, Cornwall, harbour, Porthleven
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Affordable Art Fair 2
Here are two more paintings completed for the Affordable Art Fair’s Wren Gallery stand. In these Cornish works, the high sun illuminates the atmosphere in both, but the shadows are orchestrated differently according to the lay of their respective coastlines. St Ives … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries & Events, Polperro, Seascapes, St Ives, Wren Gallery, Burford
Tagged Affordable Art Fair, art, Cornish paintings, Cornwall, Polperro, St Ives
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Affordable Art Fair
During January and early February I was preparing paintings to send to the Wren Gallery for their stand at the Affordable Art Fair in Battersea Park London (on 13-16 March). My compositions focussed on the harbours of Staithes in the … Continue reading
Wren Gallery Autumn Exhibition 2013
The Wren Gallery in Burford, Oxfordshire has put a selection of my work in their Autumn Exhibition. Their focus for my work is seascapes, particularly of Cornwall. There is a preview on Sunday 27 Oct (11am-4pm, with wine and refreshments) … Continue reading
Posted in Cornwall, Galleries & Events, Seascapes, Wren Gallery, Burford
Tagged art, Cornish paintings, Cornwall, Exhibition, Wren Gallery Burford
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Pulteney Bridge from Riverside Walk in Bath
Amongst my paintings at the Bath Contemporary exhibition is this view, just below Pulteney Bridge. The riverside path at this point presents a very inviting set of compositional elements, from the seventeenth-century colonnades in the background and Pulteney Bridge itself, … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Bath, Bath Contemporary, Pulteney Bridge, River Avon
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Bath Contemporary Exhibition
I have been visiting Bath in the summer months for several years now and have found it a rich source of inspiration for my paintings. In the summer sunshine there is an underglow in the seemingly endless Georgian parades of … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Bath, Bath Contemporary, Galleries, Townscapes
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Kirk Gate, Newark-on-Trent
This second painting at the Newfield Galleries is of Newark-on-Trent. Kirk Gate has a lively mixture of facades ranging from medieval timber-frame through to quite grandiose Italianate Victorian, all following a serpentine line towards the main entrance of St Mary’s Church. Wherever … Continue reading
Derwent Reservoir Dam
Derwent Reservoir recently featured in reportage on the 70th anniversary of the ‘Dam Busters’ wartime campaign, as the reservoir was used during WW2 in practice manoeuvres for the assault on the German dams. I was unaware of its wartime significance at … Continue reading
Rufford Exhibition – Southwell Minster from the Recreation Ground
This is the fifth & final painting in the Rufford exhibition, again of Southwell Minster. In the spring, before new leaves have unfurled, soft and fragile pink blossoms make a striking contrast against sharply defined trees, whose dark plum branches … Continue reading
Susan Isaac - Paintings & Sculpture 