THE ART PACK – VENUE 285
Two For Joy Gallery, 11 North Cross Street, Gosport, PO12 1BE
11-5pm 17th, 19th, 21st-24th August. 1-5pm 20th August
The gallery is situated just off the busy Gosport High Street, a couple of minutes walk from the ferry and local bus stops. Plenty of nearby parking.
Unique and eclectic mix of paintings, quirky nostalgia, whimsical art, fibre paintings and sculptures by 5 contemporary artists
Well after a bit of a post-Christmas lull (partially due to spending half the week in a new job) things have all been happening thick and fast lately.
I have submitted work for two exhibitions this month – The Titchfield Art and Craft Show and the Flower Power exhibition at the yellow Edge Gallery in Gosport. Unfortunately both private view evenings were scheduled for the same day so I will be visiting the Titchfield preview as it will be my only chance to see THAT show, and then demonstrating/invigilating at Flower Power on May 3rd.
My pride and joy Chevrolet painting which I spent weeks on is going into the Titchfield Show for it’s debut outing. I have actually got this one properly framed rather than buying a frame off the shelf or the internet, and I think the result justifies the cost. Hopefully visitors and judges will think the same! (I should really have taken a decent photo of the framed final product before it went to the show, maybe later!)
My entries for the Flower Power show were actually partly inspired by a meeting with Clarke Reynolds ( www.seeingwithoutseeing.com ) at a previous exhibition at the Yellow Edge Gallery. Clarke is a blind artist who uses braille in his work to create a more interactive and inclusive experience – allowing people to touch the relief texture opens up his art to those who cannot see, but can still touch. While I do not claim to do the same, it made me think about whether I could add an extra dimension to my own work, lifting it off the page in some way. I had been gifted a 3D pen for Christmas a couple of years ago but never really felt like I was getting the best use out of it. I have discovered that the pen can be applied directly to canvas, and that I can apply primer over the top to allow me to paint over it too. This is something I hope to experiment further with in the coming months. The main tulip below has been outlined using the 3D pen, although this is best seen in person as a photograph doesn’t really show the texture.
AND FINALLY….the biggest news of the week is that my design has been chosen for this year’s Long Barn Christmas bauble. Some of the proceeds will go to a charity of my choice so I have some thinking to do. I can’t wait to see my design come to life and see how it works on a ball!
Well here we are again – the long run up to *whisper it* Christmas. Despite coming across the usual ‘all the markets I want to do are on the same flippin’ weekend’ issue, I now have a handful of paid, pending, and possible events lined up.
OCTOBER
This one is a definite – I have four original paintings submitted plus a number of prints and cards for sale. It was a terrific success last year and looks set to be even better this time around.
NOVEMBER
This one is also a definite – we did one day here last year and it was so good we’ve come back for a double dose this time around. Make sure you wrap up warm and bring a shopping bag! I have plenty of my new Spinnaker Tower Christmas cards and hoping that they do well in this part of Hampshire.
This one in Winchester is a possible – so far I have expressed interest but not heard anything back and there doesn’t appear to be a lot of information about timings as yet. Watch this space…
DECEMBER
If the Arc market is a possible then this one is currently ‘probable’. I will be focusing more on the Alresford themed cards and prints here, and will most likely be selling alongside my very talented friend Claire who crafts and makes all sorts of lovely things.
And finally this one is CONFIRMED, and I will be bringing plenty of South Coast appeal – prints or HMS Warrior, Fareham Creek, and the Spinnaker Tower, as well as my Spinnaker Tower Christmas cards.
It appears to be THAT time of year again doesn’t it, and yet another case of ‘where did the last one go?’ This little artist is off to market again, this time in a Christmas jumper to add a little festive cheer to these dull Autumn days.
It seems like every Christmas fair in Hampshire is happening this weekend so rather than being able to do one every couple of weeks through November and December we were left almost with the option of doing one, two, or none. Consequently we are doing two on consecutive days.
We may regret this…
Hope to see you there!
