Coming soon :The Personal in the Landscape - Our Winter group exhibition from 18 November 2023
Artists include Eileen Coxon, Kate Giles, Jane Human, Jane Kell, Ross Loveday, Anne Lynch RWS, Caroline Poole, Nahem Shoa. Sculpture by Roger Hardy.
Full list of works shortly.
Artists include Eileen Coxon, Kate Giles, Jane Human, Jane Kell, Ross Loveday, Anne Lynch RWS, Caroline Poole, Nahem Shoa. Sculpture by Roger Hardy.
Full list of works shortly.
Caroline Poole / Above the Salt (Bawdsey, Suffolk) / Oil on canvas / 70 x 90cm /£1,950
Alex Ayliffe - Connections, Boundaries and Place. Remaining works
Alex Ayliffe / Boatyard II /Mixed media on board/ 100 x 120cm /£1,500 SOLD
Alex Ayliffe /Balance I Mixed media on canvas 122 x 152cm/ £2,250 SOLD
Alex Ayliffe / Balance II/ Mixed media on canvas / 100 x 120cm / £1,000
Alex Ayliffe / Balance Blue /Oil on canvas / 92 x 137cm / £1,350
Alex Ayliffe /Coastal VII/ Mixed media on board/ 60 x42cm/ £800
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Alex Ayliffe / Coastal III/ Mixed media on canvas / 76 x 61cm / £825
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Alex Ayliffe /Coastal V /Mixed media on board /51 x 61cm /£775 SOLD
Alex Ayliffe / Deben I/ Oil on canvas / 120 x 100cm / £1,500
Alex Ayliffe / Balance III /Mixed media on board / 48 x 48cm / £700 SOLD
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Alex Ayliffe /Balance V / Mixed media on canvas/ 120 x 76cm /£1,100 SOLD
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Alex Ayliffe /Fragments (Snape)/ Oil on board /84 x 59cm /£850 SOLD
Alex Ayliffe /Elements I/ Mixed media on board /50 x 51cm /£700
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Alex Ayliffe /Deben IV /Mixed media on board/ 66 x 46cm /£750 SOLD
Alex Ayliffe / Fragments II / Oil on board / 84 x60cm / £850
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Alex Ayliffe / Balance VIII/ Oil on canvas / 101 x 70cm / £950 SOLD
Alex Ayliffe / Coastal IV/ Mixed media on board / 61 x 51cm / £850
Alex Ayliffe / Boatyard I/ Oil on board / 41 x 99cm / £800 SOLD
Alex Ayliffe / Boatyard IV/ Oil on board / 51 x 61cm / £775 SOLD
Alex Ayliffe / Rain/ Mixed media on board / 58 x 42cm / £700 SOLD
Alex Ayliffe / Landscape I/ Mixed media on board / 61 x 51cm / £775
Alex Ayliffe / Boatyard V/ Oil on canvas / 60 x 50cm / £750 SOLD
Alex Ayliffe / Coastal XI/ Oil on canvas / 43 x 33cm / £500
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Alex Ayliffe /Balance VI/ Oil on board / 57 x 42cm / £700
Alex Ayliffe / Coastal I/ Mixed media on canvas / 60 x 90cm / £850 SOLD
Alex Ayliffe / Coastal II/ Mixed media on board / 60 x 50cm / £800
Alex Ayliffe / Coastal IX/ Oil on board / 50 x 60cm / £750 SOLD
Alex Ayliffe / Boatyard III/ Oil on board / 60 x 50cm / £750
Alex Ayliffe / Elements II/ Oil on canvas / 61 x 76cm / £825
Alex Ayliffe / Landscape II/ Mixed media on board/ 50 x 40cm / £650 SOLD
Alex Ayliffe / Fragments I/ Oil on canvas / 90 x 60cm / £850 SOLD
Alex Ayliffe / Balance IX/ Oil on canvas / 43 x 33cm / £500 SOLD
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Alex Ayliffe / Landscape III/ Mixed media on panel / 30 x 100cm / £750 SOLD
Alex Ayliffe / Balance IV Oil on canvas / 33 x 100cm / £775 SOLD
Connections, Boundaries and Place
“Abstract art uses visual language of shape, form, colour and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world” (Rudolph Arnheim 1969).
Over the last few years this way of thinking has been the context for my work. I’ve referenced landscape and place, but not in the traditional sense. Rather, I explore a landscape as a metaphor, infusing emotion within the geography of a personal ‘scape’ – in effect, an inner landscape infused with the outer landscape. Through the use of colour, texture and scale, each painting contains a suggestion of a place within a place, loosely bound within outer boundaries and edges. Boundaries define an area, and my work questions how we respond and connect as we cross from one place to another. It has a notion of ‘edge’ where nothing is isolated or separate, but is connected, and it asks where exactly the personal landscape ends and the geographic landscape begins.
My move to Suffolk in 2021 has brought a new dimension to this work. The constantly shifting sea, sky and landscapes of the coast, the unique colour palette of the land, marshes and rivers have combined to inspire me in new directions.
The result is this exhibition, which is a homage to the connections, boundaries and places of Suffolk - its melancholic beauty, its colour and its stillness.
Alex Ayliffe July 2023
“Abstract art uses visual language of shape, form, colour and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world” (Rudolph Arnheim 1969).
Over the last few years this way of thinking has been the context for my work. I’ve referenced landscape and place, but not in the traditional sense. Rather, I explore a landscape as a metaphor, infusing emotion within the geography of a personal ‘scape’ – in effect, an inner landscape infused with the outer landscape. Through the use of colour, texture and scale, each painting contains a suggestion of a place within a place, loosely bound within outer boundaries and edges. Boundaries define an area, and my work questions how we respond and connect as we cross from one place to another. It has a notion of ‘edge’ where nothing is isolated or separate, but is connected, and it asks where exactly the personal landscape ends and the geographic landscape begins.
My move to Suffolk in 2021 has brought a new dimension to this work. The constantly shifting sea, sky and landscapes of the coast, the unique colour palette of the land, marshes and rivers have combined to inspire me in new directions.
The result is this exhibition, which is a homage to the connections, boundaries and places of Suffolk - its melancholic beauty, its colour and its stillness.
Alex Ayliffe July 2023
New Ceramics by Elaine Bolt - the Weft Collection
For this project, Elaine found direct inspiration in a companion craft - hand-spun and woven textiles. Working with Brighton based artist-maker Imogen Bright Moon, Elaine has created a collection reflecting the muted tones of cream, beige and dark flecked brown found in undyed wool and natural yarns. The forms and textures of the vessels were similarly inspired by shapes and textures found in weaving - the tapered forms of yarn cones and the repeated lines drawn in the warp and weft of woven fabric.
Elaine’s signature use of mixed media in her work ensured the use of carefully placed additions - in this case tendrils of wisteria draw meandering, thread-like lines in the air above the ceramic pieces.
For this project, Elaine found direct inspiration in a companion craft - hand-spun and woven textiles. Working with Brighton based artist-maker Imogen Bright Moon, Elaine has created a collection reflecting the muted tones of cream, beige and dark flecked brown found in undyed wool and natural yarns. The forms and textures of the vessels were similarly inspired by shapes and textures found in weaving - the tapered forms of yarn cones and the repeated lines drawn in the warp and weft of woven fabric.
Elaine’s signature use of mixed media in her work ensured the use of carefully placed additions - in this case tendrils of wisteria draw meandering, thread-like lines in the air above the ceramic pieces.
Elaine Bolt / Yarn Cone Vessel White / Thrown porcelain £150, Yarn Cone Bottle, Tall Cream/ Hand built and carved stoneware /£275
Yarn Ball Vessel, Red, Brown/ Thrown oxide-stained porcelain / £98, Yarn Cone Vessel, Speckled brown / Thrown oxide -stained stoneware / £175, Yarn Weft Vessel / Thrown porcelain / £245
