Truro Art Exhibition Brought to you by ArtGallerySW

December 6th, 7th, 8th 2019 | 10am - 4pm at Heseltine Gallery | Truro School Trennick Lane | Truro | TR1 1TH

Painting: ‘Avalon’ by F G Davis

Charity exhibition in aid of Children’s Hospice South West Kindly sponsored by Truro School and Paddle & Cocks LLP Solicitors

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This exhibition is about bringing together This exhibition would not be possible over 50 of the best established and emerging without the great generosity of the sponsors, artists all in one place. Whilst offering you a Truro School and Paddle & Cocks LLP unique opportunity to see all this amazing Solicitors. We want to thank them for funding art first-hand this art exhibition will also be us to promote and stage the exhibition with raising money for Children’s Hospice free entrance for you. South West. Last but certainly not least, thank you for The art show will be held at the Heseltine joining us in supporting this amazing cause. Gallery, Truro School in Truro. It will be open We hope you find a piece of artwork that to the public on Friday 6th, Saturday 7th and inspires you this weekend and that you have Sunday 8th December 2019, from 10am - 4pm. enjoyed celebrating the beauty of local art with us. All the commission from any art sold at the exhibition will go directly to Children’s ArtGallerySW has several other exhibitions Hospice South West. This incredible planned in the South West during 2020. charity provides hospice care for children To find out more and to sign up to our free and families in the South West, providing monthly art newsletter, head to our website: a service from Little Bridge House in North www.artgallerysw.co.uk , Charlton Farm in North Somerset and Little Harbour in Mid .

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In aid of Children’s Hospice South West | Brought to you by ArtGallerySW | www.artgallerysw.co.uk | 3 Help make the most of short and precious lives

Children’s Hospice South West provides care for children who have life-limiting conditions and are not expected to live into adulthood whilst supporting the whole family.

We are the only organisation in the South West providing a range of care in a homely environment. As well as specialist palliative care and end of life care, we offer respite for the whole family, a sibling service for brothers and sisters, emergency care and bereavement support.

Our three hospices are designed to be a home-from-home offering a variety of facilities including: Inviting lounge areas Sensory rooms Soft play areas Large dining rooms Games rooms Beautiful open Hydrotherapy pools Art therapy rooms gardens

Stepping away from the day to day duties of care is simply bliss. Being able to be Mum and Dad is the best gift, we are so grateful.

It costs more than £10 million per year to keep our hospices A5 Footer open and we rely almost entirely on voluntary contributions from generous people like you.

To find out more or make a donation, visitwww.chsw.org.uk or call Little Harbour on01726 871 800 Children’s Hospice South West

For more than 25 years Children’s Hospice South West has been caring for children with life-threatening conditions by providing children’s hospice and professional family support services.

They are dedicated to making the most CHSW provide care and support to families of short and precious lives through the living in the South West, who have children provision of the best possible hospice with life-limiting conditions. They provide care for children and young people with specialist palliative care, respite for the life-limiting conditions. The care offered at whole family, a sibling service for brothers the three CHSW hospices is not just about and sisters, emergency support, end of life medical and nursing support for sick children care and a bereavement service for as long as but enriching lives of the children and their is needed. whole family.

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In aid of Children’s Hospice South West | Brought to you by ArtGallerySW | www.artgallerysw.co.uk | 7 Artist Index

Adam Halls 9 F G Davis 16 Sally Dennis 23 Adrian Holmes 9 Ingrid Sofrin 16 Sara Owen 23 Alan Cazu 9 James Howe 16 Sarah Keyworth 23 Andrew Barrowman 10 Jan Stevens 17 Sean Hewitt 24 Andrew Button 10 Jane Hebburn 17 Sharon Bruster 24 Angelica Sheldon-Fentem 10 Janet Burnett 17 Sheila Pearce 24 Anita Byrne 11 Janet Judge 18 Siobhan Purdy 25 Belinda Reynell 11 Jasmine Mills 18 Sue Templeman 25 Belinda Warwick 11 Jill Williamson 18 Tom Paddle 25 Carol Burns 12 Joan Speight 19 Tracey Platt 26 Carol Weir 12 Jonathan Peirson 19 Valerie Webberley 26 Caroline Grant 12 Julia Rowlands 19 Veronica Lamond 26 Carolyn Thompson 13 Kirsteen Titchener 20 Violette Dooley 27 Catriona Raffield 13 Kirsten Elswood 20 Winnie Lyn 27 Chris B J Bailey MA 13 Lesley Bickley 20 David Crompton 14 Lee Stevenson 21 Dominic Richards 14 Liam Dorcey 21 Donnette Bufton 14 Mary Allen 21 Dreya Bennett 15 Mary Taylor 22 Edward Flood 15 Natasha Laidlaw 22 Elizabeth Russell 15 Pam Furby 22

8 | The Truro Art Exhibition Adam Halls Adrian Holmes Alan Cazu

Adam is a contemporary Adrian is a printmaker Al Cazu (Alan G Williamson) artist. He combines textiles devoted to Japanese was born in London and grew and painting to create printmaking. His work is up in that war-torn city when pieces inspired by landscape shaped by his close link with food was still being rationed, and macro textures of nature and environment both and spent his formative years lichen and rust within our being integral in his work. exploring the many remaining environment, immediate, Adrian makes contemporary bomb sites, while living local and further afield. woodblock prints with a focus with his granny North, and on traditional methods. receiving lessons for the skills of drawing and painting from His works incorporate acrylic his uncle Kenny Williamson paint with upcycled materials, “I’m fascinated by woodblock (a popular bohemian artist at thermal fusing, soldering printing, its versatility, that time). and machine stitching openness and process. I techniques that are layered find the subtly of woodblock Since those early years, Al has and re-worked. printing fascinating and try traveled much of the world to incorporate this in to my and has produced thousands Various sizes are available work. I continue to explore of artworks. He has also and commissions undertaken. this medium balancing the lectured on art and design at beautiful subtleties of this the university level both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. You can view more of Adam’s Japanese medium using a work on his Instagram traditional approach with a This artist now lives in @adam.halls.art contemporary style focusing Cornwall and much of his on semi abstract themes of work focuses on the coastline landscapes and place.” and landscapes of England’s South Coast. www.adamhalls.co.uk www.adrianholmesva.com www.alcazu.com T | 07775 393006 E | [email protected]

In aid of Children’s Hospice South West | Brought to you by ArtGallerySW | www.artgallerysw.co.uk | 9 Andrew Barrowman Andrew Button Angelica Sheldon-Fentem

Andrew is a painter of Andrew has been a Angelica has a B.A hons in landscapes and seascapes professional painter for fine art from Falmouth School working in oils. His studio 13 years, dividing his time of Art and also went on to do is based at Krowji Redruth between sketchbook work a Masters at Norwich School and most of his subjects on the Cornish coast and of Art. are usually discovered developing finished studio whilst walking his dog. He finds skies and winter light pieces. He is fascinated by Her work is in oil on canvas particularly fascinating and the versatility of paint, in and is described as abstract or finds the most interesting particular oil paint. semi abstract. She uses poetry subjects are everyday, often and music as starting points overlooked places. He loves that you can for the paintings and has been manipulate its behaviour by exhibiting professionally for Andrew goes out sketching adding medium or using a 25 years. every day at various different type of brush. Oil locations but his favourites paint enables Andrew to take are Loe Bar, Carn Brea and advantage of the individual Predannack Mullion. These sketches are often developed characteristics of each into oil paintings which pigment to achieve a specific are concerned with the affect within his work. atmosphere and feeling of a place and time rather than details.

Find Andrew on Instagram @andrew.barrowman www.andrewbarrowman.com www.andrewbuttonart.co.uk T | 07787 125829 E | [email protected] E | [email protected] E | angelicashelonfentem@ gmail.com

10 | The Truro Art Exhibition Anita Byrne Belinda Reynell Belinda Warwick

Originally from the North, Belinda is an award-winning Belinda is a West Cornwall but a long-time resident of contemporary landscape based artist who works with West Cornwall, Anita devotes artist living and working in contemporary strategies, her working hours caring Devon. She finds herself predominantly through lino and collagraph print. for elderly and disabled more drawn to the abstract, Within her sphere of focus, throughout the local area. by absorbing herself in the constructivist and modernist landscape and then working tendencies are apparent. She can turn a skilful hand in the studio using her She draws influence from to a number of crafts, emotions and sense of place. early 20th century film recycling or up-cycling Qualifications include a BA noir photography and the whenever possible. Honours degree in Illustration abstraction of mid-century at Chelsea School of Art and block prints. The overriding Drawing on nature for much an MA in Narrative Illustration stimulus of her locality of her inspiration, she likes and Editorial Design at and environment dictate to work with the colour Brighton University. and affect her ongoing experimentation with form, combinations she see in her shape, colour, contrast and small but well maintained Last year she won Devon juxtaposition. garden, as well as when out Life’s Landscape Artist of walking with her husband and the Year and got shortlisted She has exhibited at Truman two dogs. for the Jackson’s Open Oil Brewery Gallery London and painting competition. This The Poly Falmouth. She has year she had her first London also published photo books. exhibition and has been shortlisted for the SAA Artists Find Belinda on Instagram of the Year. @belindawarwickart E | [email protected] www.belindareynell.com www.belindawarwick.co.uk E | [email protected]

In aid of Children’s Hospice South West | Brought to you by ArtGallerySW | www.artgallerysw.co.uk | 11 Carol Burns Carol Weir Caroline Grant

Carol Burns is an abstract Carol is interested in 2019 has been an ultimate artist and photographer investigating issues year of change for Caroline, whose bold, dramatic works surrounding the transience having opened Caroline Grant are inspired by Cornwall’s of life, memory and place Glass Art gallery in Newquay never ending horizons and using a variety of media in September 2018. Secondly the unique qualities of the and techniques. Caroline has also been Cornish light. Her paintings initiated into Open Studio’s are characterised by their She graduated with First Class this year. impressive depth and BA (Hons) in Contemporary abundant texture. Creative Practice from “I have loved the opportunities University, having presented with creating She holds a B.A and Master’s studied at Cornwall College commissions and the art degree in Fine Art and has Camborne and won the I offer for sale in the gallery, taken part in solo and group Krowji Graduate Studio Award (dishes, pictures, window exhibitions. Her work is found 2018/19. hangings and jewellery). in private and university I am a contemporary glass collections within the UK. She works from her studio at artist thriving by fusing Krowji, whilst studying for an glass in my kilns, giving me MA Illustration Authorial the freedom to follow my Practice at Falmouth hearts desire using colour, University. texture and form. I am totally captivated by this creative, She is Artist in Residence at technical process.” Wheal Martyn Clayworks until Find Caroline on Facebook June 2020. @carolinegrantglassart T | 07525 344601 www.krowji.org.uk/tenant/ E | [email protected] E | [email protected] carol-weir/ E | [email protected]

12 | The Truro Art Exhibition Carolyn Thompson Catriona Raffield Chris B J Bailey MA

Carolyn has been a practising Although originally from Chris creates abstract artist for over 40 years, Scotland, Catriona has paintings on canvas with including studio practice and lived and worked in the acrylic paints – informed by teaching in all aspects of art West Country for the last 38 the West Cornish landscape, education. Born and educated years where the windswept seascape, ancient stones, in London, after her Masters wildness of the countryside, the weather, everyday events she fled the city to take up rugged coast, moorland and and special occasions. The rural life in Somerset. After trackways, still moulded by language is distinctive with decades of working trips to the ancient peoples that curvilinear forms and dotting. Cornwall, Carol arrived in the lived there, have influenced Lizard for Christmas 2016. her painting. She explores landscapes in all seasons and weathers and “I mostly paint in watercolour walking is an essential part of because I love the way the this process. way it flows on the page mimicking patterns in nature.” She uses a variety of methods to collect material: sketchbooks, journals, photography, recordings. This forms the basis for work in her studio.

T | 01326 231618 E | [email protected] www.chrisbjbailey.weebly.com E | [email protected] T | 07846 327653

In aid of Children’s Hospice South West | Brought to you by ArtGallerySW | www.artgallerysw.co.uk | 13 David Crompton Dominic Richards Donnette Bufton

As an award-winning After many years working as Donnette’s art is wide and artist, David’s paintings in a graphic designer in London, varied and includes multi- watercolour and graphite, Dominic now lives in Bude media paintings incorporating are strongly influenced by (since 2017) and spends much acrylics, fabric and paper, the natural world. of his time painting in his photography and sculpture home studio. using found and recycled His artwork features closely materials. observed details of birds, Much of his work is based flowers and objects which he around the amazing The power of the landscape collects on urban, country landscape of the North in Cornwall with its sea, and seaside walks, such as Cornwall coast but his moorland and wild meadows feathers, shells, seeds and influences and interests together with visits to UK old pottery. David also are varied. Studio visitors National Parks are the uses his own photographic are welcome. Works in oil subjects of her art. Donnette’s reference material. or acrylic. emotional response to the clash and contrast of dramatic As a Dorset resident David Follow Dominic on Instagram scenes and weather set has exhibited over the @domrichards against man-made objects in years in Dorset Art Weeks, the landscape seems timeless. in his own exhibitions Her aim is to capture the and nationally. feelings of joy and awe that overwhelms her when painting He is happy to undertake dramatic seas, majestic commissions. mountains, wild moors and gentler wild meadows. T | 07944 100648 T | 07941 349807 T | 01736 367742 E | [email protected] E | [email protected] E | [email protected]

14 | The Truro Art Exhibition Dreya Bennett Edward Flood Elizabeth Russell

The sea and its different Edward is a mixed media Elizabeth has always enjoyed moods have always been artist inspired by the the creative process of in Dreya’s life. Especially Cornish Coast. making things. She studied its sound, which can be Woven Textiles and Fashion at carried many miles inland “I use the beauty of the Camberwell College of Arts in on the wind, it is a constant natural environment as London and received a First background noise to life a stimulus to help me Class Honours Degree. in Cornwall. express thoughts, feelings and reflections on life. She then spent many years To Dreya the sea is all Frequently I feel a kind of in the Fashion Business, first encompassing - its colour, spiritual connection to the with her own small business sounds, smell, translucent natural environment, not in and then working for many quality and constant a traditional religious sense Fashion Companies. movement can hold your more of a raw sensation that attention like nothing else. in some way the natural world “I always wanted to It is a constant source of has a spirit and we are all concentrate on weaving and inspiration to her. connected through it. Through finally decided to leave the the process of painting and Fashion Business to weave “Glass has a similar quality creating images I hope to tapestries. I am influenced by to water and is the perfect capture an amalgamation of colour, texture and squares.” medium to express it. It is nature and my own spirit.” enigmatic you can look at it, Elizabeth is a member of The or through it. It is there and British Tapestry Group and not there.” the AGWSD, Peter Tavy Guild. www.dreya.co.uk T | 01872 510319 E | [email protected] T | 07977 532933 E | [email protected]

In aid of Children’s Hospice South West | Brought to you by ArtGallerySW | www.artgallerysw.co.uk | 15 F G Davis Ingrid Sofrin James Howe

“I am an international artist Ingrid started painting James considers his paintings living and working between when she moved to Cornwall to be objects of mood and my homes in Devon and the nine years ago after a career time. He enjoys the play South of France. My work is in journalism. between the abstract and the usually recognised by its figurative, an element not use of bold colour and At first she painted very always discernible. mixed media. representational coastal scenes, but more recently “I work instinctively, The pieces on display are has started experimenting sometimes manipulating selected from my ‘Coffee Sack’ with looser techniques and the accident to maximise and ‘Matchbox’ Series’. Both different media. the element of surprise, are inspired by the idea of particularly in relation to recycling and reconstituting shape and colour. As the source material which has a images develop from this history of use, encapsulating interplay I relish the texture the associated memories and fluidity of the paint. and experiences of individual My work is executed briskly and corporate identities. The but over a long period of many times and journeys time, until I feel I have arrived experienced on the way. upon an image whereby all These rich visual records pay this history is encapsulated homage to humanity with all in the moment.” its highs and lows, dreams and aspirations.”

www.fgdavis.com T | 01736 762823 T | 07944 192848 T | 07984 636071 E | [email protected] E | [email protected]

16 | The Truro Art Exhibition Jan Stevens NAPA Jane Hebburn Janet Burnett

Cornish raised, state-degree- Jane grew up in the South Janet has come to ceramics educated, global business East of England but has after 25 years working as a wise and South West London spent most of her working commercial designer and living, Jan celebrates her life in Cornwall. illustrator, previously based creativity through fusion. in Wiltshire. Her inspiration comes from She has exhibited in the UK space, earth, waves, plants and North America and has Her work is mostly thrown, and natures landscapes. built up a broad clientele in although some pieces both markets. are slab built or coiled. “For me, the excitement Her stoneware pieces are of pouring paint with its Close observation of people decorated with wax resist unknown outcome combined and their emotions combined imagery inspired by the with solid colours creates with a lifelong fascination Cornish countryside moments of clarity in the with various ethnic art forms, and coast. ever changing unpredictable gives Jane’s work an original world we live in. I love and individual style. Working Janet’s work has been acrylic paint for its flexible often in monochrome acrylics, exhibited and sold within water based consistency colour is often only used to Cornwall and further afield that enhances my pouring accentuate the symbolism in in the UK since 2015. techniques. Abstract painting the subject which Jane calls is freeing, momentary and ‘portraits of the soul’. Commissions are welcome. deeply enjoyable.” Facebook and Instagram Facebook and Instagram @trethinna @janstevensart www.janstevensart.com www.janehebburnart.co.uk T | 07730 496041 T | 07703 459343 T | 07887 580824

In aid of Children’s Hospice South West | Brought to you by ArtGallerySW | www.artgallerysw.co.uk | 17 Janet Judge Jasmine Mills Jill Williamson

Janet is a contemporary artist Jasmine Mills lives and works Jill is a mosaic artist mainly painting and teaching in in Cornwall. She graduated working in glass. Cornwall producing vibrant with a 1st class BA in Fine Art paintings in watercolour and from Falmouth School of Art Based in Trefrew, nature is mixed media of the Cornish (2017). her inspiration. She creates coast, boats, harbours unique 2D & 3D. and still life. Jasmine’s approach to painting is emotional and Originally trained as a instinctive; she feels an sculptor, her eye for form is urgency to make marks and still evident in her choice of respond to people and places subject. It is often as if she is in the context of a historical trying to sculpt the subject in narrative. A fascination paint rather than clay, getting with rural landscapes, old deep into the shadows settlements and past human around her subject. She finds stories lived informs her work. that watercolour is perfect for painting the sea, using Jasmine has a fascination transparent layers of colour to with the moment by depict sand and rocks under moment conversations and the moving water. For still life, experiences that connect the transparent colours and us and transcend time, expressive drawing capture particularly our emotional her excitement at her subject. and spiritual existence and its connection with place. www.janetjudge.com www.jasminemills.co.uk T | 01840 213680 E | [email protected] E | [email protected] E | [email protected]

18 | The Truro Art Exhibition Joan Speight Jonathan Peirson Julia Rowlands

Joan started painting upon Jonathan began painting Born in Essex, Julia Rowlands retirement in 2002 with after attending an art therapy has had a successful mentoring from John Piper session for depression. international career in and M. Smith (M.A.). He found that painting Munich where she lived for 10 allowed him to channel years exhibiting in numerous She paints in oils using a his feelings and gave him solo and group shows. palette knife and has a strong freedom of expression. colour palette and impasto She studied at Falmouth mark. Janet endeavours to “I love experimenting with which inspired a return to capture the stunning beauty different styles and mediums Cornwall in 2005 producing of the Cornish landscape. and find that colour can be a sell out show of the local a reflection of moods. landscape. She lives in Her work can be seen in Falmouth and is based the Market House Gallery, Abstract painting allows at Krowji artists studios Marazion and on her website. me freedom from any rules in Redruth. or limitations.”

www.orangehat.co.uk T | 07848 417496 www.juliarowlands.com E | [email protected] E | [email protected]

In aid of Children’s Hospice South West | Brought to you by ArtGallerySW | www.artgallerysw.co.uk | 19 Kirsteen Titchener Kirsten Elswood Lesley Bickley

Kirsteen is a self- Kirsten studied fine art in Lesley paints mostly in oils taught photographic artist and now lives in and enjoys painting scenes from Devon. Using modern Penzance. from her walks around the digital editing techniques to West Penwith area and the combine her own photographs Her work is informed by the Isles of Scilly. This area has allows for the creation of environment, as she strives the most incredible light, and images that go beyond what to capture the beauty of the beaches and hedgerows can be created in a single landscape and coast. with the changing seasons traditional photograph. never fail to give inspiration.

Kirsteen’s work has received Her work can be seen in international recognition Gallery Tresco where she - recent accomplishments sells her watercolour cards, include; 13th Julia Margaret Morvah Gallery, Nr. Pendeen Cameron Award for Women and at her studio at home. Photographers (2019) category winner; The Visual Art Gold Medal - The Royal Photographic Society (2018), 1st Place in the International Photographer of the Year (2017) - photo manipulation category.

www.kirsteentitchener.co.uk www.kirstenelswood.co.uk www.paintings-lbickley. T | 07595 774645 vistaprintdigital.com E | [email protected]

20 | The Truro Art Exhibition Lee Stevenson Liam Dorcey Mary Allen

Lee was born and grew up Liam is a multi-discipline Mary’s spontaneous and in West Cornwall. He trained artist working in all media. bold work embodies a very at Falmouth School of Art His current interest is the personal take on her beloved and North Staffs University decay of Cornish industry, the Cornwall and all things where he specialised in tyranny of technology and the related to the sea landscape painting, but for meaning of life. and coastline. the last 25 years he has been exploring etching and linocut She works from her garden printmaking. studio at Owls House when she’s not on her travels. He is inspired by much in the local landscape especially The palette knife figures birdlife and the sea. greatly in her work and oils are by far her Lee is a member of the St.Ives preferred medium. Society of Artists. He now runs day workshops in linocut Mary has enjoyed considerable printmaking from his studio in success over the past years Long Rock. and now exhibits locally and in London.

Mary still works under her original name Allen but since remarrying is now known as Mary Graham. www.leestevenson.co.uk www.liamdorcey.co.uk www.maryallenartworks.com T | 07887 870787 T | 07912 699915

In aid of Children’s Hospice South West | Brought to you by ArtGallerySW | www.artgallerysw.co.uk | 21 Mary Taylor Natasha Laidlaw Pam Furby

Mary lives and works on the Natasha’s business name is Pam’s work starts with her Lizard Peninsula. Hough Art and Design, based painting out the landscape, in Newquay. She has always using various media and Her work is a journey, been passionate about art her sketch books. She then evolving and developing and crafts but it was only in produces her finished work gradually, responding to the her 40’s that she began to in her studio at home. original marks she makes, take painting more seriously. building up with various Her artwork is an expression “I work in watercolour, oil, mediums through layering of my love for vibrancy acrylic and pastel as well and movement. and blending. She aims to as mixed media. As I a print create a harmonious feeling maker I produce collagraphs “I like my art to be an with a sense of energy. The explosion of colour on a and mono prints all of which colours of our environment canvas and I hope that are unique and never more are so diverse and the anyone that sees it gets a than a part of an edition accentuation of these hues good vibe and happy feeling. of twelve.” along with spontaneity bring I enjoy painting landscapes a piece of work alive. and seascapes but my Her work is exhibited in passion is to paint life shows in the West Penwith She feels it is important under the ocean which to me area as well as hotels and for the viewer to interpret is such an amazing, colourful galleries, she sells from her the work through their own and mysterious part of studio and takes part in perception but still feel the our planet.” open studios each year. sense of place in the finished painting. Facebook and Instagram You can email Pam: @houghartanddesign [email protected] www.marytaylorart.co.uk www.houghartanddesign. www.pamfurbyart.com T | 07740 365587 wixsite.com/website T | 01736 364879 E | [email protected]

22 | The Truro Art Exhibition Sally Dennis Sara Owen Sarah Keyworth

Sally lives on the stunning Sara’s paintings are Sarah’s work evolves from coastline of South Cornwall containers of sensation, natural memories evoked in a small village called carriers of feelings and by sight, sound and smell. Flushing, where she grew up. emotions in response to Often the starting point landscapes, experiences, is standing and looking, She loves to paint local relationships, and things she listening, smelling, imbibing seascapes and landscapes has seen. atmosphere. mainly using oil paint. Sara is particularly interested Landscape and seascape is Email Sally: sallydennis_ in the edges where colour given narrative by human [email protected] and form meet and overlap. presence; either literal or She has a strong concern for from marks left by former colour and chance. industry or habitation. A sense of place inferred Sara trained at Wimbledon from social history or School of Art and The Slade spiritual connection. School of Art, London. She Familiar yet distant. lives in Cornwall where she has her studio. Back in the studio, memories and figures from old photos are conjoined with the plein air studies to work towards final pieces, using mediums and palettes germane to the subjects. www.sallydennisart.co.uk T | 01726 885031 E | [email protected] T | 07752 557702 E | [email protected]

In aid of Children’s Hospice South West | Brought to you by ArtGallerySW | www.artgallerysw.co.uk | 23 Sean Hewitt Sharon Bruster Sheila Pearce

Sean is an Academician with Sharon is based in St. Mawgan Sheila started painting ten the South West Academy of where she creates expressive years ago, using Homebase Fine and Applied Arts. art in acrylic, oils and mixed house paint samples as she He has lived and worked in media inspired by the sights, had rather a lot of them and Cornwall for over forty years colours and shapes of the wanted to use them up. in both Art Education as a coast of Cornwall. painter, exhibiting throughout “Looking back, my early the South West and London. Her palette tends to be bright paintings had a very limited and colourful and definitely palette! I soon graduated to His work is in collections favours the blues! using acrylic paints, and use in the USA, Spain, The She paints expressive them to paint pictures of the Netherlands, Austria, Ireland landscapes which aim to Cornish landscape, seascapes and Wales. His vivid and reflect her experience of the and harbours.” vibrant work is based on Cornish coast, alongside more music and the places and abstract pieces often based Her work has appeared people he loves. upon the things she finds on in Cornwall Living, Good beach walks and explorations. Housekeeping and in the Homebase in-house “I love to observe the sea and magazine. the sky and the ever-changing weather and often have a pocket full of shells and pebbles.”

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24 | The Truro Art Exhibition Siobhan Purdy Sue Templeman Tom Paddle

Siobhan has had several solo Sue studied art for two years Tom’s love of painting has shows in galleries throughout but then spent thirty years led him on an extraordinary Cornwall generating media recording BBC radio comedy journey. He has done book and interest. She currently shows and drama programmes. album covers, heraldic design, with The Byre Gallery in However, she always kept mythological work, painted Millbrook and The Hidden painting and exhibiting. furniture, marbled interiors, Gallery in Bristol. murals, archaeological She is now very lucky to live sketching and portraits. “My work is created from in an old coastguard cottage memories, experience and overlooking beautiful Mullion “I see myself as artist, family history. I paint in oils on Cove and has plenty of naturalist, geologist, canvas or board. My surfaces subjects nearby. archaeologist, occultist, build up a history. I like to give shaman, biker and musician. a sense of vulnerability on She aims to paint pattern I describe my work as the surface with a feeling of strength underneath, revealing and rhythm, rather than pure visionary. My inspiration the history of the earlier representation, using acrylic, comes from the Cornish layers. Sometimes areas of the and sometimes watercolour, countryside. I begin with a paint have a crayon-like effect, pastel or collage. She loves rough plan, but allow the which enhances the childlike living in Cornwall and always painting to develop itself. qualities I aim for. enjoys welcoming visitors I believe I channel the spirit to her cottage, particularly of place and am literally Structure and composition are during Open Studios. ‘entranced’ as I paint.” important to me and I might move a canvas around many times before I am happy.” www.purdysart.co.uk www.suetempleman.com www.tompaddleart.com T | 01208 832949

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Tracey is a mixed media artist Valerie’s inspiration comes Some of Veronica’s mixed and works from her home from many sources: travel, media work is inspired by studio near Truro, Cornwall. photographs, fabrics, media old photographs of people items and imaginary ideas. in Cornwall. She draws and “I adore colour and this is Other than fabric collages she transforms the images by evident in my work. I love to experiments with painted/ building up layers of paint, experiment with different drawn subjects on fabric, working back into surface materials, not always knowing embellishing with stitching. and breaking reality with what I will end up with. abstraction to give social My acrylic pours are a riot She uses all types of fabric history a more of colour and I undertake from silks to sacking. contemporary feel. commissions as when I Valerie also does am asked. watercolour painting. “In my abstract work, I start with a very loose idea then My designs are generally She has exhibited both alone let tone, colour, texture and quirky which make people and with other artists around movement take hold and smile and I love to paint the country, and is constantly work in a call and response seagulls, the coast, waves diversifying her work. way, letting each mark and mermaids.” determine the next move until Personal commissions I feel a strong connection Her other work includes undertaken. with the work and bring it to collage, designing greetings its conclusion. Sometimes cards and bags. recognisable images emerge as I work.”

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26 | The Truro Art Exhibition Violette Dooley Winnie Lyn

Violette currently lives in Winnie embraces nature Leigh on Sea and part time and wildlife. Downloaded in St Agnes Cornwall. As an from her memory, Winnie’s artist her work is continually ceramic sculptures are evolving. She is interested inspired by mother nature and influenced by the and humbly studied as part environment and memories of her meditation. of a lost era. “Art is a form of memory from “Creating art is always generations. I play amongst challenging and can be many different mediums extremely rewarding and hope to capture some whatever the outcome.” moments of our time, some memories of our generation, She is currently trying to the ups and downs, the encapsulate a moment bright and dark, the truth in time where the and pretense.” historical becomes placed in another era. Find Winnie on Facebook @WinnieLynArt Violette is presently working mainly in oils but also uses other mediums.

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