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| The Three Graces - Euan Eglow |
Yesterday we decided to avoid the heavy rain and travel south for inspiration. The first gallery we visited was
Browse & Darby showing the works of
Euan Euglow. I loved the quirkiness of The Three Graces. The working process with its meticulous measurement lines and holes are clearly evident, but this adds to the interest of the pieces. If you are interested ,
Painting Perceptions is a good website to discover more about his technique. Next door was a gallery with some 'palette knife daubs of flowers, trees and landscape' works for the tasteful lounge but then it was
Flowers Gallery with more exciting textural works by Terry Setch based on the pollution found on Penarth beach. One very large work, Tide Shift - unframed and screwed to the wall- contained crushed cans so we had to ask how it was stored and transported. Unbelievably it could be rolled. Watch this clip from the BBC to find out more -
Framing Wales
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| Woman on the Edge - John Bellany |
Then it was onto
Beaux Arts with one of my faves
John Bellany - well he does like orange. Bellany has lived through numerous surgeries and near death experiences. Soon after leaving hospital in the 1980s for a liver transplant he wrote to an old friend in capitals: 'COLOUR IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING'. This exhibition certainly showed that. Seeing his drawings confirmed the importance of sketching to help to develop your own artiststic language - unfortunately something not pursued enough or even particularly encouraged at some Art Schools in this digital age.
Jackie Mackay
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