'Come live with me and be my love.....'

Only 5 days to go to that special day and we have some amazing gifts for your loved ones.....Whether it's hearts and flowers you are looking for or something more eclectic we have a proliferating collection of beautiful images.

'Love on the Thames' - Theresa Pateman

Earth has not anything to show more fair:
Dull would he be of soul who could pass by
A sight so touching in its majesty:

Ann Burnham's beautiful tulips

And I will make thee beds of roses 

And a thousand fragrant posies; 

A cap of flowers and a kirtle 

Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle.

'Hot Daffs' - Lucie Green

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills
And dances with the daffodils.

'Flying Kisses' - Hill Scott

What is love? 'Tis not hereafter,
Present mirth hath present laughter,
What's to come is still unsure.
In delay there lies no plenty,
So come kiss me sweet and twenty,
Youth's a stuff will not endure.

'Tryst' - Barbara Jackson

Alas and is there no remedy ?
But have I thus lost it wilfully ?
I wis it was a thing all too dear
To be bestowed, and wist not where :
It was mine heart, I pray you heartily
Help me to seek.

'He Loves Me' Jane Daniell

Come and see us at the Gallery!

Our Julie at the Riverside Gallery, Richmond

Julie Sullock is well known for her translucent screenprints which can normally be seen at the Gallery, but additionally, from 29th November, her work can be seen at 'Artists' Books' at the Riverside Gallery Old Town Hall, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1DP To coincide with the annual Richmond upon Thames Literature Festival, this open exhibition showcases contemporary artists' books - artwork in book form - from unique examples to limited editions works. It runs till 14th February and the Private View is on 1st December  6.30 - 8pm

Julie's work (left) -  is a vivacious celebration of colour in a liquid form - that you are always welcome to enjoy at the Southbank Printmakers, but if you are looking for a treat, or an outing. or an outing that is a treat, the Riverside Gallery could be on your list as well! 

The Perfect Gift!

Excitement!!!

Even before the West End have lit up their Christmas displays we at Southbank Printmakers are getting excited about our forthcoming festive arrangements.......I'm not going to give the secret away but suffice to say this Christmas we're getting 'cracking' with our ideas, and if you want to find that special gift - the one that goes on giving - put the 5th December in your diaries as that is when our Christmas display will be in situ. On 6th there will be mulled wine and mince pies to be had in Gabriel's Wharf, presided over by a spectacular tree.

We have so much to look forward to guys! Not least a special exhibition of Lizy Bending's fabulous work for two weeks from 19th January.  

Here is a sneak preview (more about Lizy and this exhibition next month)

Mangalyaan Orbiter

 

Lizy has opted for a special exhibition on our back wall with use of the window.  We still have availability and can host an exhibition from 21st December to 4th January and from 4th to 18th January - £300 for two weeks  - Please contact Jane Stothert, art@janestothert.com  telephone 07813881641

We are also looking for new members:

Requirements:
Members will be required to sit once a month in the Gallery, to help sell the work, participate in hanging new exhibitions, and have a job enabling the smooth day-to-day running of the gallery; therefore it is essential that the members live within the London area.
Southbank Printmakers accept original prints in all media (including Linocut, Mono-Type, Woodcut, Wood Engraving, Lithographs, Etchings, and Photo Etching), with the exception of Giclée Prints.

There is a monthly membership fee of £25, with a joining fee of £50 -returnable on leaving SBP.  In return the members show their framed work in regularly changing exhibitions, and acetated unframed work in print display bins in a spacious gallery, with the opportunity to participate in external exhibitions.

Application:
1. Please send your CV and 2 jpeg images of your work to: info@southbank-printmakers.com . Please include your contact details.  Deadline for this is midnight Saturday 31st  January 2015.

2. Applicants will then be invited to bring their portfolios for selection with 8-10 prints plus supporting work/drawings/sketchbook). (Please include your C.V.)
3. Fee for submission is £10.  Cheques made payable to “Southbank Printmakers” (free for students). Please include this with your portfolio.

Delivery:
4.Please attach name and address on the outside of your portfolio, and deliver to the gallery on Saturday 14^th February  12-2pm.

Address: Southbank Printmakers, Unit 12, 56, Upperground, Gabriel’s Wharf London, SE1 9PP. Tel: 020 7928 8184.  www.southbank-printmakers.com

Collection & Notification:
All portfolios can be collected from the gallery Saturday 21^st February 12-4pm
All applicants will be informed of the result by email, successful applicants will have further confirmation by post. 

If this is for you - we would love to see your work!

Autumn Fest at Southbank Printmakers!!

This week we re-hung the Gallery with a fantastic assortment of etchings, collographs and silkscreen prints and now we are busy snipping our abandoned prints in to leaf-like shapes so we can garland the windows and truly celebrate Autumn.

What a lovely October it has been so far!  If you are enjoying a stroll along the South Bank why not pop in and see us.  By popular demand we have extended our Summer opening hours so you can call in Monday to Friday and Sunday between 11.30 and 6.30 and on Saturdays between 10 and 8 for the foreseeable.....

Here's what the gallery looks like:

If you want a closer look we would love to see you!

Fabulous Winter Exhibition Opportunity

Unit 12, Gabriel’s Wharf, 56 Upper Ground,  

 London  SE1 9PP

 

                           Web: www.southbank-printmakers.com   

                 Email: info@southbank-printmakers.com  Tel 020 7928 8184 

                                    Invites printmakers to apply for:                Two week rental of the rear wall gallery including
one front window display

Wall Dimensions: 3.87m wide x 2.60m high   Window dimensions: 1.10cm wide 190cm high

                                                                                                   

Dates: December 21–January 4/ January 4 – 18/ January 18 –February

The Offer:

                              ·        The Hirer rents for two weeks:                                 

·        The rear wall for hanging framed work

·        Hanging space in the left hand(smaller)window

·        One Browser

·        Gallery open 7 days each week

Hours - Mon to Fri 11.30 – 5.30pm, Saturday 10am – 7pm, and Sunday 11.30 – 5.30pm to take sales etc 

    Exhibition services include:      

        

·        One late night for a Private View to be held from 5 – 8pm.  The hirer could organise a lively PV with the facility to spill out in to the wharf after hours where there are plenty of bars and restaurants

·        A member to help with your hang

·        Use of SBP’s credit card machine

·        Listings on SBP’s website and on Facebook and Twitter

·        Inclusion in SBP’s monthly newsletter

·        Free Wifi

·        SBP members will man the gallery at all opening times.  Mon- Fri 11.30 – 5.30 Sat 10am – 7.00pm

             & Sun 11.30am -5.30pm

 The Cost: £300 for two weeks 

Please contact Jane Stothert  email: art@janestothert.com 07813881641

An Assortment to Tempt You!

If you are strolling on the South Bank this weekend we have a huge selection of Limited Edition Prints at our lovely gallery in Gabriel's Wharf.  We are open Mon to Fri and Sunday: 11.30 – 6.30pm and on Saturdays 10.00 – 8.00pm.  One of our artists will be sitting and can advise you on the techniques and tricks used in printmaking so your visit could be interesting and informative as well as a visual feast.

To whet your appetite here are a few of the prints you can find:

Angela Brookes 'Morning Mist'

Mary Cossey 'The Natural History Museum' - RA 2014 exhibition

David Bowyer 'Blackheath Evening'

Diana Croft 'Lone Tree'

Libby Carreck 'Meadow Buttercups'

Lilian Chow 'The High Life'

Pip Carpenter 'Green Green Grass'

Susan Short 'The Way to Wembley'

Sally Cutler 'Dulwich Heads'

We have something for everyone and for every room in the house.  Whether you are looking for humour (Sally's take on the local population in Dulwich) or profundity (Angela Brookes's 'Morning Mist' and Diana Croft's 'Lone Tree' or a souvenir of your visit to London - perhaps Mary Cossey's 'Natural History Museum, David Bowyer's 'Blackheath Evening' and Susan Short's 'the Way to Wembley' ? Or are you looking for that perfect gift?  Why not consider Mary Carreck's 'Meadow Buttercups', Pip Carpenter's 'Green Green Grass' or Lilian Chow's 'The High Life' Whatever your taste we are sure you will find something you'll love and enjoy for years to come!

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

See Laura Weston's fabulous work at Southbank Printmakers from Sunday 18th May

We are delighted to be hosting an exciting selection of work by Laura Weston.

From this Sunday you can see her relief and intaglio prints at our gallery until 1st June.

Laura's work provides a vibrant escapism into an imaginary world populated by trees, foxes, birds, domestic pets - the flora & fauna of a 1920’s garden suburb.  It features sequence and pattern and refers back to years working in animation as a producer and now University Lecturer in Animation.   Repeating themes and motifs echo the influence of cherished childhood toys and the block printed wallpaper's ample books, which she admired in the late 1960’s as a small child in her father’s painting & decorating shop.

"Blackbirch"

 

"Festival Bunting"

"Platypus"

 In 2012 she was awarded the Artichoke Studio Prize - 8^th British International Mini Print for “Seven Birds”

Laura was first inspired to try printmaking by Don Bessant & Jim Chappin during a Fine Art Degree at Wolverhampton Polytechnic in 1984-1987.  Days spent in their buzzing print room proved the perfect contrast  to the solitude of animation, her first subject.  After a career in animation she began printmaking again in 2009 on her kitchen table using water based inks. She now prints at home, and at the Bluecoat Print Studio & Artichoke, Brixton. 

"Sitting Fox"

Laura regularly exhibits her work in Cornwall, Wirral and Shrewsbury. You can follow her printmaking antics on Twitter @laurawestonart or web: laurawestonart.com

You will like what you see!  We are open from Mon to Fri and Sunday: 11.30 – 6.30pm

Saturdays 10.00 – 8.00pm.

Happy to Host Hampstead Printmakers!

We are lucky to be hosting some exquisite work from our North London friends, the Hampstead Printmakers.  You will be able to see their work from Monday 5th May to Sunday 18th May so if you are at a loose end during the upcoming long weekend why not come and visit.  We are open from 11.30 to 6.30pm Sunday to Friday and from 10am to 8pm on Saturday.

Emilie Butler has produced this unusual image which is slightly dark and captures the attention.  The drama of the woman prostrate on the finely wrought pebbles.  Is she grieving?  How did she arrive there? What is happening.  Regardless of the questions it raises - it is a very succinct piece of work.

No questions to ask Angela Bloomberg about her elegant 'Water Lily'! This is a simple and delightful rendering as you can see.  The colours of the original are strong and resonant.  This is one that has to be seen to be fully appreciated.  The thumbnail does not do it justice.

Sally Platt's 'Blue Planet' embodies all the mystery and movement occurring 'out there'....If, like me, you find contemplating the infinite disturbing, you can focus instead on this stunning image which incorporates many processes to achieve that molten explosive feel.

Rebecca Denton's images are, again, best seen in the flesh.  The humourous unique take on the world of dog walking can be seen below.  Her originality and quirky work will make you smile!

Not to be missed!  So do drop in to the gallery to see these and much much more.

Unique Utensils by Jacki Baxter

There is an element of surprise that Jacki brings to her work which is not an accident.  She takes an everyday object from your kitchen and it becomes a piece of art.  How clever is that!

I particularly like 'Blue Gold Jug' below where the flecks of gold elevate the image and somehow conveys to me the timelessness of the blue jug.  A shape that has been with us throughout man's history in the form of ewers, pitchers, flask and flagons and no doubt, because of its convenient shape will be with us for posterity.

Jacki chooses her subjects from the kitchens of family and friends.  Her intention is to give the 'ordinary' centre stage.  Inviting you to interpret it however you choose..  The image below (Golden Urn)  is an example of this.  The flourish alongside the urn takes it out of the kitchen and places it in my imagination.  How do you see it?  Let me know!

Jacki's 'Jug and Two Spoons' is aptly named and like her other images is strongly influenced by her career as a food stylist. The black and white draws my attention the shape of the everyday objects which she has interpreted using a linocut technique.

I love this one!  'On the Shelf' as it is humourously named!  This is a screenprint and the rendering of the glass is exquisite.

The extraordinary angles of the woodcut 'Under the Table' is what excites me about this one, with its glimpse of a perfectly rendered spoon nestling, as per the title.  Another surprise from Jacki!

For more of Jacki's work and an excellent choice of prints from a variety of artists do visit us at the Southbank Printmakers