Artist-in-Focus 15th-28th June

A sneak preview of some of Susan Short's exquisite images!

Susan will be our Artist-in-Focus at the gallery from 15th June to 28th which means (lucky for some!) more of her work will be on display than usual and all of it will be available to buy.

Brick Lane

Looking Up - City of London

Fireworks over the Thames

Susan tells us 'Printmaking enables me to bring together different elements and expressions in response to my surroundings. As an artist interested in my environment, and working in London I realized how controlled we are in where we move and what we see in the city. My work explores my surroundings of buildings and landscape.'

Drawings, notes and photographs are made on site and then extensively developed in the studio.

Susan is also exhibiting at The Society of Graphic Fine Art exhibition, 'Drawn Together' at  Bankside Gallery 30 June- 5 July.  48 Hopton St, London SE1 9JH. Open daily 11am- 6pm.  Admission free.  PV 30th June 6-9pm. 

'Brick Lane' (top) will be on show.  Also 'Fireworks over the Thames' (above) which will be available unframed. 

....and finally - checkout her website !  

Southbank Printmakers at the Royal Academy

We are delighted that five of our members have work in the RA Summer Exhibition. They are Mary Cossey, Jim Anderson, Martin Langford, Theresa Pateman and Lucie Green

A little foretaste to inspire you to visit this fantastic exhibition of contemporary and emerging artists!

Let me begin with something truly 'hands on'....images by Theresa from her series entitled 'Sense & Sensibilia'  This series looks at the five senses that we all know about and queries the likelihood of misconception and also questions the validity of our 'sixth sense'  Well my sixth sense is telling me that Theresa can look forward to many red dots on her exquisitely rendered aquatints - see below:

Ouch

There, There

Hands are also a theme in Jim's 'Shadow Play'  A rather amazing and vibrant lino-cut.  Jim has drawn upon the games we all played as children - creating monsters, birds and butterflies magically with clever contortions of our fingers and thumbs.

Lucie Green's highly skilled woodcut of a potter in Nepal just takes my breath away!

As I always say, these jpegs are all very well, but really only convey the image.  For the whole picture (pardon the pun) you have to see the actual print and if you can't make the RA you would be very welcome at our gallery