KEVICC- College Artwork
6th - 11th February 2012
A collection of pieces by KEVICC students.
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Emma Birch - Paintings
12th - 18th February 2012
Emma completed a foundation course in art at Central St. Martins in London, before moving down to Totnes in 2000. This exhibition of paintings, prints and drawings from the last 10 years reflects her interest in natural form, colour and light, and the beauty found in plants, flowers and vegetables.
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Hazel Strange - Renew
19th - 25th February 2012
renew, ri-nu, v.t. to renovate: to transform to new life, revive: to begin again: to repeat: to make again: to invigorate: to substitute new for: to restore: to renovate: to regenerate.
At this time of year we begin to think of new life and growth and also of new ideas and new beginnings. This is my first solo exhibition since moving to Devon. In those two and a half years I’ve been absorbing my new surroundings, walking the paths and fields in a variety of weather and becoming increasingly affected by the landscape.
My recent paintings come out of this new, but ancient, landscape; a regeneration of ideas. Working in traditional oils, but also utilising new media, digital photography and photoshop, my paintings capture a specific moment, here for a few seconds and then gone.
From time to time, during my walking and looking, a solitary figure shape catches my eye. After drawing and working with the shapes over a period of time, these figures become transformed into a linocut. I enjoy the repetitive cutting and rolling and printing; a manual task recording a manual task and in the process reviving a traditional craft.
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Berry Pomeroy Primary School
27th February - 2nd March 2012
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Julie C. Lafferty- Paintings
3rd March - 9th March 2012
I was born in Paisley, Scotland, 1961. As a child I was obsessed with colour and image. When I was 11, my family emigrated to Melbourne, Australia to start a new life. The vast and endless brown red volcanic plains of dry cracked mud and lonely gum trees were a fascinating contrast to the green and grey land I had known. Choking dust storms, feral camels, locust plagues and heat replaced the duffle coats, snow and frozen milk of my early school life in Scotland.
Moving to Sydney in my late teens I studied graphic design at Randwick College.
In1985, I began my career in Television and Film. In the eighties, on-air graphics were still created using traditional methods; the artwork would be glued to black cards and then filmed. In the same year, I produced some of the first computer generated graphics in Australia, using Quantel Paintbox at Channel Nine in Sydney.
Later, I established a graphic design consultancy which specialised in brand identity and digital effects for the TV and Film industry in Australia, UK and Hong Kong. In 2007, I left the world of graphic design to become a full-time artist. My painting style falls somewhere between abstract and figurative, depending on the subject matter. I use acrylic and oil paints and experiment with other mediums to create texture and interest. For inspiration I look to my own experiences and usually work across five or six themed pieces at a time.
In 2010 I returned to the UK with my husband and children and now live in Totnes, Devon.
We often drive up to Dartmoor and although I don’t consider myself a landscape artist I was inspired by its beauty and character. Some of my recent work is based on these visits.
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